| Programme notes: | One of the most prodigious and prolific of American composers for the saxophone, Walter Hartley always has been able to combine his strongly lyrical writing style with the impact of the contemporary idiom. Poem embodies these two characteristics. His idiomatic and lyrical writing for the tenor saxophone informs the listener that this composer knows the instrument very well and enjoys writing music for it. It has been a great joy to have such a talented and committed a composer, as Walter Hartley, share his love of writing music saxophone performers.
- Frederick Hemke |
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