For Alto Saxophone in Eb and Piano
Commissioned by Timothy McAllister and Liz Ames
Programme Notes
As the world around us grows increasingly dilapidated, with wars raging and climate change exasperating other existing crises, I often find solace in music and nature. Since 2014, I have lived near beautiful rivers, the Huron river in Ann Arbor (a connection I share with the commissioners of this work), the East river in New York, and the Humber river in Toronto. The river has been a constant in my life. Having just experienced the hottest North American winter on record this year, I was struck by the images of Alaska’s iron and sulfur-rich orange rivers, which while beautiful, are a stark reminder of how sensitively-balanced our ecosystem is, and how quickly that constancy can change. The music goes through frequent unexpected changes of harmony, like a river as it changes colour.
Recording
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