Share 'Autumn's Fire (for symphonic wind ensemble)'

Happy first day of spring to everyone in the Northern Hemisphere! Because I'm seasonally confused, I just finished orchestrating this piece about autumn, and I'd like to get some feedback on it. I'm pretty happy with everything in this piece EXCEPT the first 1'50". I'm curious what you think... is the first section up to par with the rest of the piece? If not, what didn't you like about it? Comme…