Albany Records: Works for Saxophone

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New music for saxophone - unusual first recordings!

Tom Myer is the Professor of Saxophone for the College of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder and has served as the Director of Jazz Studies from 1988-95. He received his M.M. degree in woodwind performance and jazz studies from North Texas State University. He earned his undergraduate degree in music education from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. He has worked professionally for Woody Herman, Nelson Riddle, Ice Capades and Disney World, and has backed up such names as Dave Grusin, Doc Severinson, Bob Hope, Dionne Warwick and numerous others. Joseph Lukasik is on the music theory and jazz faculties at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 1993, he received first prize in the Barlow International Composition Competition. Chris Theofanidis' Netherland was commissioned by Worldwide Concurrent Premieres and Commissioning Fund, as a consortium commission. There are two versions of the work, one for piano and one for Orchestra. David Gillingham is Professor of Music Composition at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

David Gillingham, composer
Alto Saxophone Sonata
Tom Myer, saxophone, Tanya Gille, piano

John Harbison, composer
San Antonio - Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Tom Myer, saxophone, Robert Spillman, piano

Joseph Lukasik, composer
Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Electronic Sounds
Tom Myer, saxophone

Chris Theofanidis, composer
Netherland for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Tom Myer, saxophone, Tanya Gille, piano

Richard Tisinai, composer
Trio for Alto Saxophone, Harp and Contrabass
Tom Myer, saxophone, Pamela Eldridge, harp, Paul Erhard, contrabass

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