OpenSax – the title of this collection should appeal to all saxophonists who seek to explore new directions while keeping an eye on the current musical scene. Claude Georgel director of the Vent de Sax collection took advantage of a festive occasion – the 17th World Saxophone Congress and Festival in July 2015 – to ask nine composers from very different backgrounds to write pieces either joyful or poetic. The idea was to allow instrumentalists (starting year two of Alto Saxophone study) to explore a variety of artistic and technical worlds guided by the pure joy of playing. It’s a thrilling adventure: British composer JohnHarle draws on the Sanskrit symbol Yantra to weave magical connections between soloist and electroacoustics. Sophie Lacaze turns young saxophonists into Oriental storytellers as they celebrate through deft plays on keys the thousand shards of La Lune dans l’Eau. Vincent-Raphaël Carinola takes musicians into the dreamlike mechanism of the Montre molle so dear to Dali. In Sunny groove Claude Barthélémy offers those who thrill to jazz the pleasure of slipping into the skin of the legendary Sonny Rollins. Annette Mengel gives her Vol au Vent the appearance of a fragile haiku while Clara Olivares the composer of L’Envol transforms what could have been a banal study of the various types of vibrato into a hymn for freedom – that of the performer for example to whom she gives great importance. Claude Georgel’s Du Tac au Tac! conjures an amusing world to which a “very free questioning” rubato brings a simply irresistible sway. In Gamaphone for Saxophone and electroacoustics Philippe Gleiss throws a bridge between jazz and funk by plunging the musician into the sensual delights of rhythm. Xavier Rosselle brings the electroacoustic accompaniment of Main gauche Main droite et Clac a granular quality that emphasizes the music’s sobriety. From the nine stops that compose this journey springs an intoxicating taste of freedom. - Claude BarthélemySonny’s groove

Saxophone-Performed by John Cipolla alto saxophone Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn These all-time favorite standards have been arranged for Alto Sax and symphony orchestra for a beautiful palette of sound. Beautiful music and not of excessive difficulty. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance in split-channel stereo with the soloist on the right channel; and a second performance in full stereo minus the soloist.

Commande de l?Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, dans le cadre de SaxOpen - 17e Congrès et Festival mondial du Saxophone. Création le 9 juillet 2015, au Palais de la musique et des congrès, Strasbourg (France), dans le cadre de SaxOpen - Congrès et Festival mondial du Saxophone, par Joonatan Rautiola (saxophone soprano), Jean-Yves Fourmeau (saxophone alto) et Nicolas Prost (saxophone soprano)

City Solstice was commissioned by The City of London Corporation for The City of London Festival 2009 and is dedicated with thanks to Ian Ritchie.Instrumentations - Choir Organ (available separatly) Soprano SaxophoneDuration - 18 minutesFirst performance - 22nd June 2009 at Southwark Cathedral.Performed by The Choir of King's College Cambridgeconducted by StephenCleobury with John Harle (Soprano Saxophone). Programme Note City Solstice celebrates the 800th anniversary of the construction of variousbridges  on the site of the current London Bridge. The difficulty of erecting sturdy  constructions on this bend in the Thames where the currents are particularly  strong has led to a rich seam of stories aboutthe bridges passed on through  history myth and folklore.What are thought to be the original words of 'London  Bridge is falling down' carry much of the references to materials used in building the original bridges- wood  and stone gravel and stone and then later iron and steel. The lines my fair lady   dance over my lady lea (or lee ) and with a gay lady are thought to refer to Matilda of  Scotland (c.1080- 1118) consort of Henry I and who was responsible for  building the series of bridges that carried the London toColchester road across the River Lea.King (Saint) Olaf II of Norway figures prominently in the destruction of the bridge  after its occupation by the Danes around 1013. Coming to the assistance of Aethelred Olaf isthought to have pulled the bridge down into the Thames along  with its occupying Danes rather than fight on the bridge itself. There is a line in the  Norse saga The

Mantis was originally composed by Simon Holt for Viola. This arrangement is for Tenor Saxophone and was first performaned on 12th July 2015 by Niels Bijl at La Cité de la Musique et de la Danse Strasbourg as part of SaxOpen - World Saxophone Congress & Festival.?The piece lasts around 3 minutes. The original Viola composition was first performed on 16th February 2009 by Roger Chase at theStradivari Music and Arts Center Chicago.

20 Easy Solos with Piano Accompaniments-First Festival Solos: 20 easy Alto Saxophone solos with Piano Accompaniments. Carl Fischer presents a new collection of solo pieces with piano accompaniments for use at festival adjudicated events or in recitals. These solos are written by two of the most popular composers of music for students: Larry Clark and Sean O'Loughlin. The solos range in difficulty from grades 1 to 2 and are progressively arranged in the book. There is a wide variety of musical styles from original compositions to beautiful arrangements of folk songs and classical pieces. Each volume includes a CD of full-versionrecordings for the student to use as examples as well as piano-only recordings to use in practice. The CD also contains piano accompaniments as printable PDF files so that the student can print the solo they need for the accompanist. This collection of solos is destined to be on every state contest/festival required music list.

Premiered in 2013 Sweet And Go for solo Saxophone elegantly explores the poetic and technical resources of the instrument Armando Ghidoni knows so well (Concerto pour saxophone et orchestre à cordes; Concerto Grosso pour saxophone alto piano et orchestre).    The diptych approximately five minutes in length opens with an Adagio a free de­clamation in recitative that is an oasis of tenderness to which the glissandi bring a whiff of the Orient. In contrast to this voluptuous dream the second section marked Vivo brilante ben ritmato allows the soloist to display a sparkling virtuosity – slapsincluded! – without betraying the underlying spirit of improvisation. Melodies rhythms nuances and colours all contribute to this festival of ingenuity.

Edward Gregson’s Saxophone Concerto was commissioned by Nobuya Sugawa and first performed on 10th May 2006 as part of the Sonic Skylines Festival Manchester by Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone) and the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Clark Rundell.

Saxophone Quartet-Chesterton Flowers was written for a concert given as part of a flower festival at the Oxfordshire village of Chesterton. For soprano alto tenor baritone with the option of 2 altos tenor baritone. 'Hollyhocks' 'Deadly Nightshade' 'French Marigolds' and 'Canterbury Bells'. Duration: 10 min.Grade: 5 - 8

Solo Saxophone part. Where The Bee Dances was commissioned by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta and premiered 13 July 1991 at the Cheltenham Festival.

Book with Online Audio (stream or download)-This new collection of 11-14 Rubank solos* includes many that had long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Purchase includes exceptional performance tracks (recorded by pro players) accompaniment tracks for practice and PDF piano accompaniments for use at contest. Available January 2018. *Percussion book includes snare solos bass drum solos and percussion ensembles.

16 Most Popular Christmas Melodies-Ring in Christmas time with this charming collection of the most beautiful Christmas carols!In this new highlight of the successful series 'Schott Saxophone Lounge' Dirko Juchem presents his exquisite selection of classical swinging and poppy arrangements showing the whole tonal and sensual spectrum of the Saxophone.No matter how you celebrate Christmas - whether festively quietly or merrily - this volume is an absolute must for every Saxophone player! The melodious and easy-to-play arrangements are all included on the accompanying CD performed and recorded by the author himself. The CD also contains backing tracks of all pieces.

Play-Alongs Bekannter Stücke Aus Irland Schottland Wales Dem Cornwall und Der Bretagne-Martin Tourish is an accordionist composer and musicologist from Co. Donegal now based in Dublin. Celtic music is in his blood for his ancestors were noted collectors of dance music manuscripts dating back to the 19th century. With many recordings to his credit he now offers his expertise to performers wishing to explore the rich culture of Irish and other Celtic music on a variety of instruments. ?World Music Celtic? presents material from the Irish Scottish Welsh Cornish and Breton traditions. It makes no great technical demands on the players but Tourish points out that notation of this music is often ?skeletal? hence it is important to gain a knowledge of theindividual traditions in question and naturally he offers plenty of information on performance practice. The collection spans three centuries from the blind bardic harpists of the 18th century to the international performers of the present day. Tourish accepts that this volume can only scratch the surface of a multi-faceted genre but hopes you will see it as a stepping stone to delve deeper into recordings festivals and the very communities whence this music comes. ?World Music Celtic? is available in four formats each with complete recordings and backing tracks on CD: as solo versions for violin flute or saxophone (with piano) and in an ensemble version for two melodic instruments (C Bb or Eb) piano guitar bass and bodhrán.