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2000
  • for tenor saxophone, drumkit and orchestra
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Duration:
16' 00"
Instrumentation:
2 fl. (both dbl picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl. (1 dbl E flat, 2 bsn; 4,3,3,1; timp., perc (3 players); solo tenor saxophone; drum kit; strings.
Contents:
One movement

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Commissioned:
Commissioned by the 6th Concorso Internazionale '2 Agosto.' and written for the particular skills of legendary tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker
Difficulty:
Advanced
Influences:

Performance History

World Premiere for P: Saxophone Concerto (Omnifenix); Becker, Orch Emille Romana 02 Aug 2000 Performed by Michael Brecker (solo tenor saxophone) with the Orchestra Sinfoniza dell’Emille Romagna a Arturo Toscanini conducted by Marcello Rota
13 Nov 2004 Performed by Harry White (tenor saxophone) with Ensemble SurPlus conducted by James Avery
08 May 2006 Recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with Joshua Redman (saxophone), Lance Philip (percussion) conducted by Marc Taddei in 2006
Marc Taddei    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
13 May 2006 Performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with
Lachlan Davidson (saxophone), David Jones (drums) conducted by Hamish McKeich
Hamish McKeich
25 May 2007 Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hamish McKeich, with Nathan Haines (saxophone) and Ron Samsom (drums)
Hamish McKeich    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
25 May 2009 Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with Joshua Redman (saxophone), Lance Philip (percussion) conducted by Marc Taddei in 2006. This is broadcast on Radio New Zealand Concert in May 2009
Marc Taddei    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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