Concert Suite for Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone and Band

William Bolcom

General Info

Year: 1998
Duration: c. 15:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: E.B. Marks
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental

Movements

1. Lively - 2:08
2. Like an Old Folksong
3. Scherzando
4. Introduction and Jump - 3:52

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I
Oboe II/English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano/Celesta
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Chimes
Concert Tom (3)
Crash Cymbals
Crotales
Drum Set
Gong
Slapstick
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal (3)
Triangle
Wood Block
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This piece (1998), originally for alto saxophone and concert band, was written specifically for the University of Michigan Symphony Band and the famed professor of saxophone Donald J. Sinta. It was commissioned by the University of Michigan Band Alumni Association and is one is a series of four original works for the band's centennial celebration in 1997.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Northern Symphonic Winds (Scott Lavine, conductor; Christopher Creviston, saxophone)
Audio CD: Michigan State University Wind Symphony (John Whitwell, conductor; Joseph Lulloff, alto saxophone) - 2007

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Wind Ensemble (John Zastoupil, conductor; Allison Andrews, alto saxophone) - 25 April 2025
University of Toronto (Ont., Can.) Wind Symphony (Pratik Gandhi, conductor; Samuel Chen, alto saxophone) - 3 December 2022
SUNY Fredonia Wind Ensemble (Paula Holcomb, conductor; Christopher Mantell, alto saxophone) - 17 November 2021
Michigan State University (East Lansing) Wind Symphony (Kevin Sedatole, conductor; Julian Velasco, alto saxophone) – 26 April 2018
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Concert Band (Courtney Snyder, conductor) – 9 April 2018
United States Coast Guard Band (New London, Conn.) (Richard Wyman, conductor; Greg Case, saxophone) – 18 March 2018
Central Winds: A Music Educators Wind Ensemble (Syracuse, N.Y.) (James R. Tapia, conductor; Timothy McAllister, saxophone) - 14 December 2016 (2016 Midwest Clinic)
Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Thomas E. Caneva, conductor; Nathan Bogart, saxophone) – 30 September 2015
United States Coast Guard Band (New London, Conn.) (Kenneth W. Megan, conductor; Joshua Thomas, alto saxophone) - 8 March 2013 (ABA 2013 Annual Convention (Tampa, Florida))
University of Michigan Symphony Band (Michael Haithcock, conductor; Edward Goodman, saxophone) – 28 September 2012
Michigan State University (East Lansing) Wind Symphony (John Whitwell, conductor; Joseph Lulloff, alto saxophone) – 22 December 2007 (2007 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Broadside: Ceremonial for Winds
Circus Overture (tr. Bolcom and Dooley) (2015)
Concert Suite for Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone and Band (1998)
Concerto for Clarinet and Band (1990/2015)
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band (2015)
Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet (2000)
Fanfare for a New President
First Symphony for Band (2008)
Fifth Symphony (1999)
Five Cabaret Songs (arr. Frenkel) (2009/2014)
Graceful Ghost Rag (1970/2011)
Liberty Enlightening the World (1985)
Machine (tr. Lavender) (1990/1999)
Orphée-Sérénade (1984)
Serenade for English Horn and Chamber Winds (2023)
Song (for Band) (2001)
Trombone Concerto (2017)

Resources

Bolcom, W. (1998). Concert Suite: For Eb Alto Saxophone and Band [score]. E.B. Marks: [New York].