Homage – A Folk Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra

Homage – A Folk Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra is folk-like in nature, although no actual material has been borrowed from folk music. The first movement is simple and unaffected with a few bursts of excitement, leading to the second movement with no interruption. The latter is a cadenza-like solo for alto saxophone, free and expressive. The orchestra repeats throughout a four-bar chord progression. The final movement is a frenzied dance, typical of the folk music of the Greek islands. However, somewhere along the way, some J.S. Bach creeps in uninvited.

The concerto is dedicated to Dr. Everett Timm, past Dean of the LSU School of Music, as a personal tribute and token of appreciation for his numerous contributions to music in Baton Rouge. It is meant to be a musical portrait.

This piece is the same as Homage – A Folk Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, reworked for alto saxophone.