Single Reed

William Perconti (saxophone), William Perconti (baritone saxophone)

Catalog #: TROY1527
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Format: Digital
Instrumental

At first thought, the scope of a solo saxophone CD seems a bit narrow, but this recording includes the mainstream family of saxophones—soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones—in a wide variety of classical styles, ranging from tradition tonal music to 12-tone abstraction. As a soloist and founding performer of such ensembles as the Alloy Saxophone Quartet, Bill Perconti's exploration and expansion of the classical saxophone repertoire includes 12 CDs on five record labels. He has commissioned and premiered music by composers Lera Auerbach, Henry Cowell, Alan Hovhaness, Libby Larsen and Frederick Rzewski, among many others. A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Baldwin Wallace conservatory and the University of Iowa, he served on the faculty at Lewis-Clark State College until his recent retirement.

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Title Composer Performer
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 Benjamin Britten William Perconti, saxophone
Four Shorts for Solo Baritone Saxophone Allan Blank William Perconti, saxophone
Arietta da capo Leo Kraft William Perconti, saxophone
Improvisation Eugène Bozza William Perconti, saxophone
Caprice en forme de valse Paul Bonneau William Perconti, saxophone
Variations on a Theme by "Grandma Moses" Rick Sowash William Perconti, saxophone
College Town Diary Rick Sowash William Perconti, saxophone
Farewell Warren Benson William Perconti, saxophone

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