Sez Who? (New Work — Now available in the USA!)
This work was commissioned by the French publisher Gérard
Billaudot as
the sole American contribution to a portfolio of six commissioned works
for saxophone students. The electro-acoustic accompaniment was
entirely derived from a handful of source sounds recorded using a
vintage 1927 Conn bass saxophone: key clicks, key pops, multiphonics,
air rushing through the instrument, tapping on the instrument,
etc. I tried to capture the spirit of youthful rebellion
suggested in the title by giving the saxophonist license to honk,
growl, bend or smear pitches -- all things that a traditional classical
teacher would ordinarily discourage.
The whole collection is available in the US from Theodore Presser’s website. It comes with a CD
that has a complete performance of all 6 of the pieces in the
collection, as well as a recorded accompaniment for each work.
But you can get a preview
of the work here: (WARNING! ... it has a
cheesy MIDI saxophone playing the melody!)
Works published by MMB Music, Inc.,
St. Louis, MO
Fire and Ice for string chamber orchestra
Birds of a Feather for two flutes and piano
One of a Kind for unaccompanied clarinet
Shadow Dancing for chamber orchestra or large
chamber ensemble
Three of a Kind , a trio concerto for clarinet,
piano, and percussion soloists
(both orchestra & wind
symphony versions are available)
Rain Dance for flute and tape
Shadow Play for flute, oboe and bassoon
Time Traveler for cello, piano, percussion, &
electronic music
Sonic Landscapes for soprano saxophone and tape
Sonic Landscapes for oboe and tape
Blue 2 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Summer-soft for chamber orchestra
Intrusus for orchestra
Turning for orchestra
Works published by Dorn Publications, Inc.,
Medfield, Massachusetts
Night Vision for saxophone and piano
T. Rex
is
published
by the International Trombone Association and distributed by Southern
Music.
A streaming audio recording of the work is available
on-line here.
(Scroll down until you see my
name
and the click on the
link.)