Yes, this one was a blast! New instruments, progression challenge and a great theme :)
I like the woodwinds section a lot too - when I got that part mostly together, that's when I thought I could make something worthy of entering here :D
Yes, the melody gets a bit lost, was trying my best to embrace the "no repeating" as much as I could, this likely led to those dissonances, too.
I appreciate the feedback and the kind words!