“James Crowder was a Boeing engineer whose primary work concerned flow visualization — making it possible to see the movement of air over solid surfaces — that required the use of the 1939 wind tunnel. For this, he achieved international recognition. He was also a tuba player and interested, not surprisingly, in the air flow inside the instrument. After his death in 2002, his widow, Sandra, an ardent connoisseur of music, wanted a vehicle to commemorate her husband.” So she commissioned Samuel Jones…