Three Images for Saxophone Octet

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These three movements all explore their own sound worlds. The first movement, “Spring” begins with three simple melodic ideas, is through- composed, and is meant to depict a verdant springtime landscape in which people/animals are playing. “The Golden Hour” is a meditation on the image of the sun setting (or rising). In photography, the term “the golden hour” refers to the time just before and after sunrise/sunset, during which daylight is reddish and soft. Lastly, “Bed Monsters” is an unbridled rondo that is evocative of someone or something being chased by a predator. The title comes from my wife, Amelia, who thought it sounded like a monster lurking under the bed (from her childhood...).

This piece was premiered on March 12, 2016 at 11:20a in Hemmle Recital Hall at Texas Tech University during the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference. It was commissioned by the Kenari and Barkada quartets:

Barkada Quartet is Christopher Elchico, Shane Rathburn, Steven Lawhon*, and Justin Polyblank

Kenari Quartet is Bob Eason, Kyle Baldwin, Corey Dundee, and Steven Banks

* - Harrison Clarke subbed for Steven Lawhon on this world premiere performance.
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Heard this at Sax Symposium last year, and it blew me away. The second movement is so beautiful!

PeterBailer
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A superb composition performed by a stellar group! Very well done.

Steveiegaming
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Sir, this is an absolute masterpiece. I heard this preformed by the Saxophone Octet at UGA I can not get it out of my head. I get chills everytime I listen, and I've never felt this way about any piece I've heard or performed. This piece will forever stick with me

statewidecrib
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Movement 1; Spring: 0:00
Movement 2; The Golden Hour: 2:25
Movement 3; Bed Monsters: 7:28

tylerhascoolsocks
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Just heard this tonight at UofM. The second movement gave me goosebumps. Absolutely gorgeous music!

GoTeam
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My brother played the third movement at MPulse 2017 and it was so cool, I was blown away!

kirstenfranzel
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Stunning. Great piece and wonderfully played. Thank-you.

Loksax
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this is beautiful! you write so well for sax!

zj
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I've heard that this piece is quickly becoming part of the standard repertoire for saxophone ensemble; it's easy to understand why.

rloomis
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Can one of the barytons be replaced by a tenor?

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