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This project includes a recording, composer biographies, performance guides, and composer questionnaires for seven original works commissioned for either the Rogue Trio or Lotus. The members of the Rogue Trio are violinist Kathleen Strahm, saxophonist Justin Rollefson, and pianist Mary Cota. Lotus’s members include Samuel Detweiler, Justin Rollefson, and Kristen Zelenak on saxophone. Both ensembles are based in Tempe, Arizona. All seven original compositions were recorded at Tempest Recording in February of 2018.
The first piece, Four Impersonations (2016), was commissioned by the Rogue Trio and written by Theo Chandler (b.1992) for violin, soprano saxophone and piano. The second piece was written by Spencer Arias (b. 1990) titled He Said There Was No Sound (2015) for violin, alto saxophone, and piano. The final work is titled Cabinet Meeting (2017), composed by Zachary Green (b. 1993) for violin, alto and tenor saxophone, and piano.
The first piece commissioned by Lotus and composed by Spencer Arias is titled As I escape, the water calms (2017) for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, and tenor saxophone. The second piece was composed by Graham Cohen (b. 1999), titled Introduction and Toccata (2017), written for soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones. The third piece, titled Everything that rises, was written by David “Clay” Mettens (b. 1990) in 2014 for three soprano saxophones. Samuel Detweiler, Justin Rollefson and Tyler Flowers originally commissioned this piece. The final piece commissioned by Lotus was written by Matthew Kennedy (b. 1987) titled Triceratops: tasty grooves for saxophone trio (2017) for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones.
The first piece, Four Impersonations (2016), was commissioned by the Rogue Trio and written by Theo Chandler (b.1992) for violin, soprano saxophone and piano. The second piece was written by Spencer Arias (b. 1990) titled He Said There Was No Sound (2015) for violin, alto saxophone, and piano. The final work is titled Cabinet Meeting (2017), composed by Zachary Green (b. 1993) for violin, alto and tenor saxophone, and piano.
The first piece commissioned by Lotus and composed by Spencer Arias is titled As I escape, the water calms (2017) for soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, and tenor saxophone. The second piece was composed by Graham Cohen (b. 1999), titled Introduction and Toccata (2017), written for soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones. The third piece, titled Everything that rises, was written by David “Clay” Mettens (b. 1990) in 2014 for three soprano saxophones. Samuel Detweiler, Justin Rollefson and Tyler Flowers originally commissioned this piece. The final piece commissioned by Lotus was written by Matthew Kennedy (b. 1987) titled Triceratops: tasty grooves for saxophone trio (2017) for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones.
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Title
- A recording, performance guide, and composer interviews: : six new original works for trios involving saxophone, commissioned for the Rogue Trio and Lotus
Contributors
Agent
- Rollefson, Justin David (Author)
- Creviston, Christopher (Thesis advisor)
- Gardner, Joshua (Committee member)
- Norton, Kay (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2018
Subjects
- Music
- Justin
- Lotus
- Rogue
- Rollefson
- Saxophone
- Trios
- Trios (Piano, saxophone, violin)
- Woodwind trios (Saxophones (3))
- Trios (Piano, saxophone, violin)--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
- Trios (Piano, saxophone, violin)
- Woodwind trios (Saxophones (3))--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
- Woodwind trios (Saxophones (3))
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- Partial requirement for: D.M.A., Arizona State University, 2018Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-42)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Music
- Contains: Chandler, Theo, 1992- Impersonations
- Contains: Green, Zachary. Cabinet meeting
- Contains: Cohen, Graham. Introduction and Toccata
- Contains: Arias, Spencer. He said there was no sound
- Contains: Arias, Spencer. As I escape, the water calms
- Contains: Mettens, David Clay. Everything that rises
- Contains: Kennedy, Matthew, 1987- Triceratops
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by Justin David Rollefson