SAXOPHONE

Chagallian Suite for baritone saxophone and piano (16 min.) commissioned by Wayne Leechford for premiere, Jan. 30, 2011 for the Free Spirits Ensemble in Raleigh, North Carolina, with Lanette Lind accompanying him on piano. Version for alto sax and euphonium as well. Cimarron

Variations for Alto Sax and Piano  (from Variations for Trumpet and Piano (2006) commissioned by and recorded by Dean McNeil, Saskatoon trumpet player, on his CD. (12 min.) Cimarron Music Press

Flights of Fancy (2012) 12 min. commissioned by the Triple Play Ensemble, Charlotte Leonard, trombone, Brenda Arrowsmith, clarinet, and Charlene Biggs, piano. Premiered at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, Oct. 2012. Version with baritone sax

Mr. S.C. (2005) for F tuba, sax quartet, and vibraphone, commissioned and recorded by Sergio Carolino. (Cimarron) https://www.dropbox.com/s/8bps4c8choiaqqh/Mr%20SC%20-%20Caprice%20%282005%29%20for%20solo%20tuba%2C%20sax%20quartet%20%26%20vibraphone.mp3?raw=1

Aegean Perspective (1999) 14 min. Commissioned by Shelley Jagow and Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, for flute, clarinet, saxophone, tuba, and percussion. Version with trumpet replacing the flute. Narration, written by the composer and based on a humorous, modern prespective of ancient Greek myths, can be performed by the musicians or by an outside narrator. Premiered at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Regina, 2000. Later performed at the World Saxophone Congress in Montreal and the World Flute Congress in Ohio. CMC

Romance for Saxophone and Piano (2001) 5 min.  adapted from the Romance for French Horn. Available from Cherry Classics, also with orchestral accompaniment. Versions for alto and tenor sax, cello, horn, euphonium, tuba, and bass trombone. https://www.dropbox.com/s/pp8xn4km8sdaod7/Romance%20for%20Horn%20and%20Piano.mp3?raw=1

The Bushwakker Brewpub. (2002) 17min. for horn, clarinet, and piano; Alternate version for trumpet, clarinet and piano; for horn, trumpet and piano; for saxophone clarinet and piano, for trumpet, trombone and piano; and for oboe trumpet and piano.This piece was commissioned by hornist, Kurt Kellan, and clarinettist, Don Oehler, in 2002 for premiere at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, March, 2003. . The Bushwakker Brewpub is a popular watering hole in Regina where musicians often gather after concertts. The movements (Stubblejumper, Northern Lights, Screamin’ Mosquito Chili Beer, Last Mountain, and MacGregor’s Wee Heavy) are named for the beers brewed at Bushwakker’s. The music can be obtained on free loan from the CMC. (There is now a version called The Bushwakker Six Pack that includes a sixth movement called India Pale Ale.) CMC This is the version for trumpet and trombone.