The Red Violin is a 1998Canadian drama film directed by François Girard. It spans three centuries andfive countries as it tells the story of a mysterious violin and its manyowners. The film received an Academy Award for the Best OriginalScore (John Corigliano), 8 Genie Awards, 9 Jutra Awards, a Golden Reel Award(for sound editing), and a Best Artistic Contribution Award from the TokyoInternational Film Festival. The film tells the story of a perfect violinknown as "the Red Violin" for its rich red colour. In each setting the dialogue is spoken in theappropriate language. Also, a variation of the movie's signature violin solo (Anna?sTheme) by composer John Corigliano is played at least once in theperiod it is played, with the exception of Cremona, where the solo is beinghummed by Anna herself. Throughout the movie, the solos are played by notedviolinist Joshua Bell. This arrangement for SATB Saxophone Quartet perfectly captures the mood of this haunting theme music, and is well-suited for most concert programmes. Duration is 2:56. Contact me at james.pybus@rogers.com.

Linus and Lucy is a popular jazz pianocomposition written by Vince Guaraldi, appearing in many of the Peanutsanimated television specials. Named for the fictional siblings Linus and Lucyvan Pelt, it was released in 1964 on the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named CharlieBrown. A Charlie Brown Christmas introduced thesong to a television audience of millions of children beginningin 1965. Since that special, the piece has introduced most of the Peanuts TVcartoons, with the exceptions of the specials and other TV programs producedbetween 1979 and 1992. It is one of the most recognizable pieces by Vince Guaraldi, and hasgained status as the de facto theme song of the Peanuts franchise. This arrangement in the original key is playable by either SATB or AATB Saxophone Quartet. Duration is 3:10. Contact me at james.pybus@rogers.com.

Somewhere, My Love, also know as Lara's Theme is the name given to aleitmotif written for the film Doctor Zhivago (1965) by composer MauriceJarre. By special request of Connie Francis, Paul Francis Webster later tookthe theme and added lyrics to it to create Somewhere,My Love. In 1967, Somewhere, MyLove was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It lost to Michelle by The Beatles. Francis also had her version released as a single, and although itfailed to chart in the US, it became one of her biggest successesinternationally. This arrangement, suitable for concerts and many other occasions, is playable by either SATB or AATB Saxophone Quartet, with optional Bass Saxophone doubling the Baritone. Duration is 2:40. Contact me at james.pybus@rogers.com.

Sakura Sakura ("Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms"), also known as Sakura, is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms. Contrary to popular belief, the song did not originate in ancient times; it was a popular, urban melody of the Edo period and was adopted as a piece for beginning koto students in the Tokyo Academy of Music Collection of Japanese Koto Music issued in 1888 (in English) by the Department of Education. The song has been popular since the Meiji period, and the lyrics in their present form were attached then. It is often sung in international settings as a song representative of Japan. This setting for SATB or AATB Saxophone Quartet serves as a relaxing, contrasting recital piece. The duration is 4:38. Please contact me at james.pybus@rogers.com.