Concerto No. 3 for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra

Concerto No. 3 for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra is a fun piece. It denotes the thoughts of the altosaxophone and the orchestra. Throughout the piece intervallic relationships control the varioushappenings. Sonorities based on seconds and thirds highlight the harmonic progressions, which influence the direction of the music. Stylistic quotations ornamented by sound effects are also important.

This piece employs materials from other saxophone pieces and is written as a concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra at the suggestion of the Greek virtuoso saxophonist Theodore Kerkezos, to whom this work is dedicated.