Gershwin Fantasy, A

George Gershwin

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Subtitle: For Alto Sax and Band

General Info

Year: 1991
Duration: c. 6:55
Difficulty: VI (solo); III (ensemble) (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

While serving as an arranger and composer with the U.S. Navy Band, Ralph Martino has combined a number of Gershwin’s greatest melodies, including I Got Rhythm, Summertime, and It Ain’t Necessarily So into a brilliant display piece for Dale Underwood and his alto saxophone artistry.

- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

A Gershwin Fantasy was arranged by Ralph Martino in 1991 for Dale Underwood and the U.S. Navy Band. The arrangement takes several of George Gershwin’s greatest hits and combines them into a medley for saxophone and concert band. The piece was primarily performed on tour with the Navy Band, but was so popular that it has become one of Dale’s signature pieces.

- Program Note from Summit High School Wind Symphony concert program, 21 December 2017

Media

Audio CD: Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds (Arnald D. Gabriel, conductor; Dale Underwood, saxophone) - 2004

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Purdue University Fort Wayne (Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Daniel Tembras, conductor; ; Paul Lorenz, alto saxophone) - 14 January 2023 (Indiana University Music Educators Association Conference, Ft. Wayne)
Purdue University Fort Wayne (Ind.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Daniel Tembras, conductor; Paul Lorenz, alto saxophone) - 8 December 2022
Roseville (Calif.) Community Concert Band (Stephanie Sugano, conductor; Russell Veirs, alto saxophone) - 6 June 2022
University of South Florida (Tampa) Wind Ensemble (Marc Sosnowchik, conductor; Katherine Weintraub-Pearce, alto saxophone) - 14 October 2021
Virginia Grand Military Band (Alexandria) (Loras John Schissel, conductor; Dale Underwood, alto saxophone) – 16 March 2019
Lakeshore Wind Ensemble (Manitowoc, Wisc.) (Marc Sackman, conductor; David Lovrien, alto saxophone) – 20 October 2018
Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Stephen W. Pratt, conductor; Otis Murphy, alto saxophone) – 15 April 2018
Summit High School (Arlington, Tex.) Wind Symphony (Chris Kanicki, conductor; Dale Underwood, alto saxophone) - 21 December 2017 (2017 Midwest Clinic)
Virginia (Alexandria) Grand Military Band (Loras John Schissel, conductor; Dale Underwood, saxophone) – 11 November 2017
Singapore Wind Symphony (Lien Boon Hua, conductor; Samuel Phua, alto saxophone) – 20 December 2015
"Salesiana del Niño Jesús" Symphonic Band (Rogelio Arturo Castro-García, conductor; Nicolás Castro Granados, saxophone) – 23 October 2017
Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds (Woodland Hills, Calif.) (Arnald D. Gabriel, conductor; Dale Underwood, saxophone) – 16 December 2004 (2004 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1924/2020)
Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wada) (1934/2018)

All Wind Works

An American in Paris (tr. Krance) (1929/1959)
An American in Paris (arr. Brubaker) (1929/1994)
An American in Paris (arr. Hoshina) (1929/1980)
An American in Paris (arr. Nowlin) (1929/2016)
An American in Paris (arr. Satone) (1929)
An American in Paris (arr. Tamanini) (1929/2015)
An American in Paris (orch. Van Gils) (1929/1994)
But Not for Me (arr. Barker) (1930/1995/2006)
Catfish Row (arr. Hunsberger) (1934/2000)
Concerto for Piano in F (tr. Grofé) (1925/1928)
Concerto in F (arr. Jorge) (1925/2017)
Concerto in F for Piano and Wind Band (arr. Bulla) (1925/2009)
Cuban Overture (arr. Koekelkoren) (1925/1987)
Cuban Overture (arr. Milburn) (1925/)
Cuban Overture (arr. Rogers) (1933/2001)
Embraceable You (arr. Barker) (1930 / 1999)
Fascinatin' Gershwin (arr. Murtha)
Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Bulla) (1924)
Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Del Borgo) (1924/1994)
Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Taylor) (1924/1961/2006)
A Foggy Day in London Town (arr. Ninmer) (1937/)
George by Fred (arr. Frenkel)
George Gershwin (arr. Chase) (1971)
George Gershwin Selection (tr. Bennett) (1947)
Gershwin! (arr. Barker) (1997)
Gershwin: A Medley (arr. Bennett) (1972)
Gershwin by George! (arr. Brubaker) (2015)
A Gershwin Fantasy (arr. Martino) (1991)
Gershwin on Broadway (arr. Moss) (1991)
A Gershwin Portrait! (arr. Higgins) (1985)
A Gershwin Tribute to Love (arr. Heisinger) (2014)
The Great Gershwin (arr. van der Beek) (2018)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (arr. Barker) (1927/2000)
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (arr. Wagner) (1935/2008)
I Got Rhythm (arr. Davis) (1930)
I Got Rhythm (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
Japanese (arr. Wagner; scored Sandler) (c. 1918/2006)
Liza (arr. Teague) (1929/1944)
The Man I Love (arr. Bergman) (1924)
March from "Strike Up the Band" (arr. Hearshen) (1927/1987)
Overture to "Strike Up the Band" (arr. Matsushiro) (1927)
Porgy and Bess: Selections (arr. Bennett) (1934/1942)
Porgy and Bess (arr. Barnes) (1934/2002)
Porgy and Bess Medley (arr. Hermann) (1934/)
Porgy and Bess Medley (arr. Lowden) (1934/1984)
Rhapsody in Blue (tr. Grofe) (1924/1938)
Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Hunsberger) (1924/1998)
Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1924/2020)
Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Verrier) (1924/1998)
Rhapsody in Blue (ed. Bañagale) (1924/2023)
Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band) (arr. Grofe) (1924)
Rhapsody in Blue (tr. Tamanini) 1924/2010)
Rialto Ripples (arr. Di Scala) (1917/2013)
'S Wonderful (arr. Barker) (1919/1996)
Second Prelude (arr. Krance) (1927/1964)
Someone to Watch Over Me (arr. Barker) (1926/1995)
Someone to Watch Over Me (arr. Rumbelow) (1926/2006)
Strike Up the Band (arr. Barker) (1927/1981/1997)
Strike Up the Band (arr. Brubaker) (1927/1994)
Strike Up the Band (arr. Moss) (1927/1967)
Strike Up the Band (arr. Nestico) (1927)
Strike Up the Band (arr. Paynter) (1927)
Strike Up the Band (arr. Pegram) (1927/1979)
Strike Up the Band (arr. Schoenfeld) (1927/1956)
Summertime (arr. Custer) (1934/1995)
Summertime (arr. Garcia; ed. Shaw) (1934)
Summertime (arr. Lang) (1934/1959)
Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wada) (1934/2018)
Summertime from "Porgy and Bess" (arr. Longfield) (1934/2015)
Swanee (arr. Holcombe) (1919)
The Symphonic Gershwin (arr. Barker) (2011)
They Can't Take That Away from Me (arr. Barker) (1937/2001)
Three Preludes (arr. Norris) (1927/)
Three Preludes (tr. Williams) (1927/2015)
A Tribute to Gershwin (arr. Bullock) (20098)
Walking the Dog (arr. Bourgeois) (1937/2007)

Resources

Gershwin, G.; Martino. [197?]. A Gershwin Fantasy: For Alto Sax and Band [score]. [s.n.]:[s.l.]