Midnight Zoomies
Midnight Zoomies is a Grade 2 work for band available for purchase from J.W. Pepper as well as from Randall Standridge Music directly.
Midnight Zoomies is inspired by the real life rambunctious, exciting, and entirely unwarranted antics of two cats as they race around in the middle of the night while their humans are trying to sleep. We meet our protagonists (or antagonists, whatever have you) shortly after the lights go out, when the house is quiet and still. Moments later, the game begins. The pint sized predators stalk each other through the shadow, weaving through several different melodies then the tension builds as the cats navigate the household, finding themselves in tight corners and unexpected places. After a frantic chase, a back and forth battle and a spat of hissing, the humans have had enough and slam the bedroom door and the cats reluctantly find their own peaceful sleep. Until tomorrow night that is.
The antics of Millie (black and white) and Fig (black) inspired endless entertainment or frustration depending on the time of day. The were either running around the house or competing for prime lap real estate. I’m not sure they ever grew to love each other, as Millie was a bit of a curmudgeon when I got Fig, but they were able to sign the occasional truce around nap time. Unfortunately, we lost Millie in the fall of 2023, before Midnight Zoomies was published. I like to think she’s still zooming beyond the rainbow bridge.