Transformations for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra

Transformations for saxophone was written in three versions: (a) saxophone alone, (b) saxophone and piano, and (c) saxophone and chamber orchestra, the piece presented here. The saxophone part is basically the same for all three versions.

Transformations is a constant transformation of a single motive that the composer remembers from his youth, when he played violin for the Greek Cinema. Divided into four parts, the piece portrays four different scenes of simple everyday happenings.