COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES

Morton Subotnick, Yuval Zaliouk, John Sampen

* denotes commissioning consortium
+ premiered by Sampen (no commission)
CONCERTOS
Daniel Godfrey FOUR DAWNS OVER BARD’S ISLE
for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra
2012
Marilyn Shrude ESSAY for alto saxophone and Junior High Band
2011
Narong Prangcharoen MANTRAS * for soprano saxophone and wind ensemble
2009
Claude Baker LAMENTATIONS for saxes & orchestra (American premiere)
2007
Lewis Spratlin CONCERTO * for saxophone and orchestra
2006
John Fitz Rogers CONCERTO* for saxophone and wind ensemble
2006
Marilyn Shrude MEMORIES OF A PLACE for alto sax and string orchestra
2002
Michael Colgrass DREAM DANCER* for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
2002
Vache Sharafian CONCERTO for saxophone, piano and orchestra
2000
Samuel Adler SERENATA CONCERTANTE* for wind quintet and wind ensemble
1997
William Kleinsasser CONCERTO for alto saxophone, chamber orch.and computer
1996
Marilyn Shrude FLIGHT from Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble
1995
Carleton Macy FAUST* for alto saxophone and orchestra
1993
Eugene O’Brien CONCERTO (alto saxophone/orchestra)
1992
Drake Mabry 12-15-89 for soprano saxophone/chamber orchestra
1989
Donald Martino CONCERTO* for alto saxophone and orchestra
1988
Morton Subotnick IN TWO WORLDS*  for alto saxophone, computer and orchestra
1988
Luca Francesconi TRAMA for soprano/alto saxophone & orchestra
1987
Peter Terry INTO LIGHT for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra
1986
Lou Coyner SOLO SAXOPHONE WITH ENSEMBLE for alto saxophone/orch
1985
Elliott Schwartz CHAMBER CONCERTO IV for alto saxophone/chamber orch
1981
Burton Beerman CONCERTO I for alto saxophone and tape
1980
Marilyn Shrude EVOLUTION V for alto saxophone/SATB quartet
1976
Walter Mays CONCERTO for alto saxophone and chamber ensemble
1974

* Consortium Commission

 

SOLOS/ENSEMBLES
Vache Sharafyan NEW DUOS IN PROGRESS
Piotr Grella-Mozejko SAMPEN for saxophone and electronics IN PROGRESS
Leslie Bassett POSTCARD for alto saxophone and piano IN PROGRESS
Mario Davidosky TRIO for saxophone, piano and violin IN PROGRESS
Richard Festinger QUARTET for saxophones IN PROGRESS
Nathan Davis CIPHER * for baritone sax and electronics
2012
Marilyn Shrude WITHIN SILENCE for sax, piano, violin
2012
Marilyn Shrude AVANTI for alto saxophone and piano
2012
James Mobberley ONCE AGAIN TO THE LIGHT for sax and MAX/MSP
2011
Marilyn Shrude RIVER SONG for solo saxophone  
2010
Steven Stucky SCHERZINO for alto saxophone & piano
2010
Russell Pinkston INSIDE/OUTSIDE for alto saxophone and Max/MSP
2009
Mark Bunce SCHRODINGER'S CAT for alto saxophone and Max/MSP
2008
Carson Cooman MOON SHARDS for sax, tpt, hrn, perc, pno
2008
John Anthony Lennon STILL THE FIRE * for saxophone, violin, cello and piano
2007
Frederick Rzewski THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE for soprano sax and piano
2007
Burton Beerman BEGINNINGS for alto saxophone and piano
2007
Elanie Lillios WEDGE for alto saxophone and piano
2007
Mikel Kuehn RESONANCES for soprano saxophone and piano
2007
Marilyn Shrude TROPE for alto saxophone and piano (or multiple saxophones)
2007
Marilyn Shrude LACRIMOSA  for alto saxophone and piano
2006
Steven Ricks AMERICAN DREAMSCAPE for sax, perc, piano, bass, electronics
2005
Marilyn Shrude FANTASMI for 5 saxophones
2005
Paul Thomas ASCENSION for 2 saxophones
2005
Beth Weimann JANNSON for saxophone and visuals
2004
Marilyn Shrude KANTADA for saxophone and piano
2004
Howard Frazin THE JESTER *
2004
John McDonald TRANSCRIPTIONS *
2004
Chen, Shih-Hui PLUMB BLOSSOMS *
2004
Ileana Velazaquez SONATA +
2003
Jane Brockman TRIO * for alto sax, violin and piano 
2003
Mei-Fang Lin SOLO for alto saxophone
2002
Ty Emerson SONATA for alto saxophone & piano +
2001
Mikel Kuehn TRIO for alto saxophone,violin, piano
2000
Vache Sharafian SONATA for alto saxophone and piano
2000
M.Wolpe HOMAGE FOR BEN HAIM for two saxophones
1999
Stephen Gryc THREE SMALL RESONANT PIECES * for alto saxophone and piano
1999
Vache Sharafian THE ECLIPSE for saxophone, violin and piano
1999
Bernard Rands MEMO 6 * for solo alto saxophone
1999
Gunther Schuller SONATA * for alto saxophone/piano
1999
Carlos Michans SONATA for alto saxophone and piano
1999
David Lefkowitz MINIATURE for solo saxophone solo or saxophone trio
1999
Samuel Adler PENSIVE SOLILOQUY  for alto saxophone and piano
1997
William Albright POSTCARD FROM KANSAS for alto sax/piano
1997
Marilyn Shrude CONTINUUM-POSTSCRIPT ’97 for alto sax and piano
1997
Marilyn Shrude VISIONS IN METAPHOR for solo saxophone
1996
Marilyn Shrude NOTTURNO: IN MEMORIAM TAKEMITSU for sax, pno & vln
1996
John Harbison SONATA * for alto saxophone and piano
1995
Pablo Furman MUSIC FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE AND TAPE
1995
Milton Babbitt ACCOMPANIED RECITATIVE for soprano sax/piano
1994
William Albright RUSLES OF SPRING, 1994 *  for saxophone quintet
1994
Pauline Oliveros MIRRORRIM for alto sax/piano
1994
Mark Bunce WATERWINGS for alto saxophone/electronics
1993
Chris Theofanidis NETHERLAND * for alto sax/piano
1993
Peter Terry STRANGE ATTRACTORS for alto sax/piano
1992
John Cage FOUR 5 for multiples of 4  saxophones
1992
Marilyn Shrude AND THEY SHALL INHERIT for saxophone ensemble
1992
Dana Brayton RANGE OF MOTION for two saxophones
1992
Walter Baer FRAGMENTS OF A DREAM for alto sax/piano
1991
John Orfe THREE MOVEMENTS for alto sax/piano
1991
Evan Chambers GREENSILVER for two saxophones
1990
Greg Fish HAMMER AND THE ARROW for WX7/computer
1990
Edward Miller TWO PIECES FOR ALTO SAXOPHONE AND PIANO
1990
Donald M. Wilson TETRAGON for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, bassoon
1990
Marilyn Shrude RENEWING THE MYTH for alto sax/piano
1988
Milton Babbitt WHIRLED SERIES * for alto saxophone and piano
1988
Elizabeth Gould TUNES FOR A MADRIGAL for alto sax/piano
1987
John Melby ALTO RHAPSODY for alto sax/tape (premiere performance)
1987
Burton Beerman PASSAGES for soprano sax/piano
1986
Carleton Macy CONNECTIONS for alto sax/violin/piano
1986
Ulf Grahn BALLAD for solo saxophone
1985
Ryo Noda FUSHIGI-NO-BASHO for two alto saxes and piano
1985
Peter Terry SPIDER KISS for alto saxophone/tape
1984
Burton Beerman CALIFORNIA MOODS for Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, piano
1983
Ryo Noda 4TH SIDE OF THE TRIANGLE for two saxes/piano
1983
Sydney Hodkinson THREE DANCE PRELUDES for alto sax and piano
1982
Marilyn Shrude MASKS for satb quartet
1982
David Mariasy PRIVATE EYES for saxophone and tape
1982
Vladimer Ussachevsky MIMICRY for alto saxophone/tape
1982
David Bell HONEST PLEASURES for alto sax w/chamber ensemble
1981
William Bolcom SHORT LECTURE ON THE SAXOPHONE for solo sax
1979
Burton Beerman MOMENT 1978 for alto sax/piano
1978
Charmian Tashjian ANTIPHONIES I for alto sax/chamber ensemble
1977
Marilyn Shrude MUSIC FOR SOPRANO SAXOPHONE and PIANO
1974
Gene Cho SONATA for Two Saxophones and Piano
1971
Marilyn Shrude QUARTET FOR SAXOPHONES for satb saxophones
1972
Alan Stout SUITE for alto saxophone and organ
1971

* Consortium Commission

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS
John Luther Adams STRANGE BIRDS PASSING for saxophone ensemble
2013
György Kurtág IN NOMINE – ALL ONGHERESE for solo saxophone
2013
György Kurtág EIN SAPPHO FRAGMENT for solo saxophone
2013
Martin Wesley-Smith WEAPONS OF MASS DISTORTION for soprano sax/visuals
2003
Karel Husa POSTCARD FROM HOME  for alto sax/piano
1997
John Adams/Shrude 1988/97  POSTMARK  for soprano  saxophone/piano
1997
Philip Glass/Shrude 1982/97  FACADES for sop sax/piano
1997
Joan Tower 1981/91  WINGS for solo saxophone
1991
Marilyn Shrude DRIFTING OVER A RED PLACE for wind controller
1989
Witold Lutoslawski 1972/87  DANCE PRELUDES for soprano sax/piano
1987
Karlheinz Stockhausen IN FRIENDSHIP for solo saxophone
1982

 
   
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