Music for Saxophone
Shades (2015, rev. 2019/2021)
for saxophone and piano
11 minutes
Commissioned by Luminarts Foundation for Jeffrey Siegfried. Revised in consultation
with Jessica Maxfield.
Commercial recording coming Fall 2023 on Jeffrey Seigfried’s album, Shades, on Parma Recordings.
Premiered at World Saxophone Congress (Strasbourg, France) in July 2015 by Jeff Siegfried and Liz Ames. Revised version premiered at NASA Conference (Tempe, AZ) in February 2020 by Jessica Maxfield and Sean Friar.
Performed by Jeff Siegfried (alto saxophone) and Sean Friar (piano). Commercial recording on Siegfried’s album Shades in Fall 2023 on Parma Recordings.
Mezereon (2015, rev. 2023)
for alto sax and prepared piano
8 minutes or 12:30 minutes
Commissioned by Luminarts Foundation for Jeffrey Siegfried.
Premiered at World Saxophone Congress (Strasbourg, France) in July 2015 by Jeff Siegfried and Liz Ames. Revised version premiered at NASA Conference (Hattiesburg, MS) in March 2023 by Jeff Siegfried and Sean Friar.
Live performance of 8-minute version by Jeff Siegfried (alto saxophone) and Sean Friar (piano) at 2023 NASA Conference.
Short Winds (2011)
for saxophone quartet
7 minutes
Premiered at Nuova Consonanza festival by Apeiron Saxophone Quartet (Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy). US Premiere by quadrATOMIC Sax Quartet at US Navy Band Saxophone Symposium (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA).
Little Green Pop (2008, rev. 2013)
for soprano sax, tenor sax, trombone, electric guitar, piano, percussion, and sound engineer
10 minutes
Premiered by Ensemble Klang (Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University) in October 2008. Subsequent performances by ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic (Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA) and Present Music (Milwaukee, WI).