Sounds and Landscapes

This recital is presented as part of the Hanson Dyer Hall Concert Series. All concerts in this series can also be streamed live via our website.

This program brings together works written for saxophone and piano alongside arrangements of music originally written for other instruments. Spanning French, Spanish, German, and Australian repertoire, the saxophone moves between lyrical, rhythmic, and virtuosic roles in close dialogue with the piano.

From the evocative imagery of Tableaux de Provence by the female composer Paule Maurice, to the folkloric character of de Falla, the lyricism of Schumann, and the tightly structured rhythmic drive of Melbourne Sonata, these works explore how melody and texture can evoke place, colour, and atmosphere.

Antoine & Yiyun present a program shaped by contrast, highlighting the shared role of saxophone and piano in shaping each musical landscape.

PROGRAM

Jules Demersseman (1833–1866)
Fantaisie sur un thème original, for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Paule Maurice (1910–1967)
Tableaux de Provence, for Alto Saxophone and Piano
I. Farandoulo di chatouno
II. Cansoun per ma mio
III. La boumiano
IV. Desneño coumo l’amo
V. Lou cabridan

Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
7 Canciones Populares Españolas, arrangement for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Pedro Melo
I. El paño moruno
II. Seguidilla murciana
III. Asturiana
IV. Jota
V. Nana
VI. Canción
VII. Polo

Barry Cockcroft
Melbourne Sonata, for Soprano Saxophone and Piano
I. Go
II. Slow
III. Blow

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Adagio et Allegro, Op. 70, arrangement for Tenor Saxophone and Piano by Alain Bouhey.

CREDITS

Antoine Flores Gracia - Saxophone
Yiyun Gu - Piano

Image Credit: Antoine Flores Gracia, 2023. Image by Isabel Cruz Fumero & Yiyun Gu, 2024.

PARKING

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