Guardian, Op. 6
This piece is was a part of a speedwriting collaboration during my undergraduate studies while at the University of Kansas. Due to the pandemic, we were trying to come up with ways in which we could collaborate virtually, and the result was a collaboration between composers and solo performers in which composers had 24 hours to compose a short solo piece for performers, who had 24 hours to record the music. The theme was "superheroes," and my superhero is my father. Shortly after I was born, and my mother had left my biological father, he stepped up and adopted me after they fell in love - the three of us share a very special bond. My father's love of music is shown through his love of improvisational styles, and his remiscing on memories of playing alto saxophone for his high school band.
This piece is was a part of a speedwriting collaboration during my undergraduate studies while at the University of Kansas. Due to the pandemic, we were trying to come up with ways in which we could collaborate virtually, and the result was a collaboration between composers and solo performers in which composers had 24 hours to compose a short solo piece for performers, who had 24 hours to record the music. The theme was "superheroes," and my superhero is my father. Shortly after I was born, and my mother had left my biological father, he stepped up and adopted me after they fell in love - the three of us share a very special bond. My father's love of music is shown through his love of improvisational styles, and his remiscing on memories of playing alto saxophone for his high school band.
This piece is was a part of a speedwriting collaboration during my undergraduate studies while at the University of Kansas. Due to the pandemic, we were trying to come up with ways in which we could collaborate virtually, and the result was a collaboration between composers and solo performers in which composers had 24 hours to compose a short solo piece for performers, who had 24 hours to record the music. The theme was "superheroes," and my superhero is my father. Shortly after I was born, and my mother had left my biological father, he stepped up and adopted me after they fell in love - the three of us share a very special bond. My father's love of music is shown through his love of improvisational styles, and his remiscing on memories of playing alto saxophone for his high school band.
for solo alto saxophone | completed 2021 | duration: 2’ 30”