Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 56, New Performances of Saxophone Quartet Music
Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature three new performances of saxophone quartet music: "Fanfare/Variations on Durch Adams Fall” from Recitation Book, "Inwardly" and "Dramatic" from Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble, and "The soul is here for its own joy" from Songs for the Coming Day.
Featured works
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble
Sax Quartet, Wind Ens (2012) 33'
Popular works
Give Us This Day: Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble
Wind Ens (2006) 10'
Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 55, Alison
Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week we celebrate the life of Alison Matthews by featuring three of David's works that have a movement dedicated to her: "Alison" from Symphony No. 10, "Song for Alison" from Song Book for Alto Saxophone and Marimba, and "For Pretty Alison" from My Lady White.
Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 54, Walking
Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week we feature three of David’s works that reference his practice of walking: Song: "Fire in the Earth" from Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble, "Solvitur Ambulando" from Song Book for Flute and Wind Ensemble, and Rollo Takes a Walk.
Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 53, Wounds
Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week we feature three of David's works that specifically refer to "wounds" of some kind: First Light, "Chorale - O Sacred Head Now Wounded" from Hosannas, and "Unforgettable Wounds" from David's Book.
Maslanka Weekly: Best of the Web – No. 52, Premiers
Maslanka Weekly highlights excellent performances of David Maslanka’s music from around the web. This week, we feature recordings and/or videos of three of David's premiers: Saint Francis, Symphony No. 2, and Hurtling Through Space at an Unimaginable Speed.