THE AGE OF SAXOPHONE
It’s a good time for saxophone music!! And there’s LOTS of it. I’ll highlight a few of them below - for a more comprehensive look at all of my newly published compositions and arrangements, check out my NEW RELEASES page for this year.
Last year, I was honored to have had a new version of my piece Splendid Ridges premiered at The Midwest Clinic conference by the Allen High School Saxophone Ensemble (Alex Baczewski, conductor)! The piece is available through Murphy Music Press, along with saxophone ensemble versions of the other two works comprising The Grand Ledge Triptych - Seven Islands and Comets Ablaze!
The fun doesn’t stop there! Sincerest gratitude and thanks to Kevin Day, Shawn O’Kelley, Dr. Matthew Tracy, and the Owasso Saxophone Ensemble for entrusting me to create a BRAND NEW saxophone ensemble version of Kevin’s brilliant Unquiet Waters! Matt, Shawn, and this group will debut two of the three movements at THIS year’s Midwest Clinic conference in December. As with the other versions of Kevin’s piece, you can find this arrangement available through Murphy Music Press.
NEWLY SELECTED for this year’s JWPepper Editor’s Choice:
The Magician Card (Lee Mitchell/arr. Trentadue) - “Extracted from the Octagon collection, Lee Mitchell presents a magical work full of mystery and intrigue.”
Indigo (Lee Mitchell/arr. Trentadue) - “Extracted from the 7 Colors collection, Lee Mitchell creates a beautful tapestry of sound within its ballad form.”
The Tale of Melpomene (Lee Mitchell/arr. Trentadue) - "Extracted from The Nine Muses collection, Lee Mitchell's hauntingly beautiful work can't escape the tragedies of loss and grief woven within its musical arc.”
NEWLY SELECTED for the 2023-2024 Texas UIL Prescribed Music List:
Primavera (Geritt Davenport/arr. Trentadue) - “Through constant building and expansion, Primavera invites the listener to look at the beauty of our surroundings and the beauty within. With a hint of minimalism, it is captivating yet technically challenging, and is sure to delight any audience!”
Cairo, 1915 (Lee Mitchell/arr. Trentadue) - “Extracted from The Eloquent Earth collection, this piece presents freely-moving melodies and lush textures that feature your star ensemble!”
Finally, also now available through TUX People’s Music:
My tenor saxophone concerto for Drew Hosler, To fly and to fall, ended its consortium exclusivity earlier this year and is now publicly available for performance!! TUX has not only made available the original chamber ensemble version and its piano reduction, but also a BRAND NEW chamber orchestra version I’ve created this year that expands upon the original instrumentation and adds a few new surprises to the mix. Sincerest gratitude to Drew for commissioning this concerto; to Peter Leung, Jonathan Steltzer, Nick Nutter, Ben MacDonald, and AJ Pratt for supporting the consortium for this project; and to the U of M SMTD’s Excel Enterprise Fund for supporting Drew in making this commission possible.
Thank you ALL for your support of me and my work over the years - none of this would have been possible without you.
Time for me to get back to it!
