Saxophone Ensemble
Almost… [2012]
4 mins, saxophone octet • ‘Ferns have guided my way and held me back, shale has rolled me into the ocean almost.’ Inspired by the poetry of David Hart.
Inflorescence [2011]
20 mins, soprano saxophone and piano • A sequence of clifftop flowers – dogdaisy, stonecrop, selfheal, thistle, silverweed – and an evocation of a man’s lonely voice, inspired by David Hart’s poem Crag Inspector.
Orisha Osun [2010]
8 mins, soprano sax, saxophone sextet & percussion • Osun, goddess of rivers, honey, the divine feminine, weaving the traditional Yoruba melody with jazz ensemble.
Hildegard Reflections [2008]
12 mins, saxophone quartet • Three short pieces for saxophones taking inspiration from medieval icon Hildegard of Bingen: O Vos, Meditation on O Frondens and Hildegard Dances.
Turn of the Moon [2001]
5 mins, saxophone quartet • A strange lyrical mapping of a blood red moon.
O Vos [2000]
3 mins, 3 alto saxophones • Spiralling angelic sounds generated by the Fibonnacci sequence and inspired by the 12th century philosopher, poet and composer Hildegard of Bingen. Arrangement of the version for three sopranos.
