September 8, 2014

SHORT STORIES for alto saxophone & piano

SHORT STORIES NOW AVAILABLE!

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Todd Yukumoto’s new saxophone album Nocturnal opens with with SHORT STORIES. Available at Equilibrium Records, iTunes, and Amazon.com.

 

 

 

PROGRAM NOTE
SHORT STORIES (2008) is a collection of miniature, self-contained musical essays for alto saxophone & piano. Each of the four movements live in their own sound world – creating a unique musical emotion, mood, or character. The work was commissioned by the CASE Arts Group, Inc. and a consortium of performers including Jonathan Brink, James Bunte, Marcos Duran, Jeremy Justeson, Stacy Maugans, Joe Murphy, Todd Oxford, Erik Rönmark, Joshua Thomas, Valerie Vidal, and Todd Yukumoto.

PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Jeremy Justeson & Charisse Baldoria (premiere) | March 15, 2009 | Kutztown University (PA)
Stacy Maugans & Nicole Lee | October 4, 2009 | Valparaiso University (IN)
Stacy Maugans & Nicole Lee | March 5, 2010 | 2010 North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, Athens, GA