Composer:
Bob Mintzer
Instrumentation:
Concerto with Wind Orchestra (inc. percussion)
Details:
Concerto with Concert Band | Piano reduction also available. Both available to purchase from the composers website.
Duration:
21:00
Difficulty:
Difficult: approx diploma/professional
Publisher:
bobmintzer.com
Soundbite:
Programme notes:
I. Go
II. Go Slow
III. Go Fast
This is a three movement piece for tenor (alternate alto sax part) and concert band commissioned by a consortium of 50 schools spearheaded by Cody Birdwell at the University of Kentucky Lexington. The saxophone part is quite difficult and the band has lots to play. The percussion section functions like one big drum set at times, and requires some knowledge of groove musics.
Performance notes:
Premiered by Bob Mintzer & the University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble. Conducted by Dr. John Cody Birdwell
Discography:
Go!: The Music of Bob Mintzer (Mark Records 2011)
Astute Music