Giles-Ames Duo
from USA The Giles-Ames duo formed as a result of attaining permission from composer Jan Sandstršm to write a piano reduction and perform this new version of his concerto, My Assam Dragon, in recital. They have planned a tour in Europe during the summer of 2012. Consecutively in 2007 and 2008, Thomas Giles was recognized as Classical Student Soloist of the Year, by Downbeat Magazine. He has won first prizes at the Midland-Odessa International Woodwind Concert Artist Competition, MMTA Young Concert Artist Division, and was a finalist in the International Ceour D'Alene Concerto Competition. He has been featured in several concerto performances with the University of Southern Mississippi's Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, performing works by: Lars-Erik Larsson, Karel Husa, and William Bolcom. Thomas currently attends Illinois State University, where he is pursuing a Master of Music Degree. Liz Ames is a collaborative pianist who is passionate about performing and working with instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers. Liz performed at the International Double Reed Society Conference in June 2012 and played in master classes for Richard Woodhams, Nicholas Daniel, and John Steinmetz. She has been working with the Henry Brant estate to create a published piano reduction for his monumental saxophone concerto and with other international composers for whom she is creating piano reductions of their saxophone concerti. Liz is currently working toward her DMA in Collaborative Piano at Arizona State University. |
My Assam Dragon - Jan SandströmCommissioned by Swedish National Concert Institute for John-Edward Kelly and first performed in Helsinki 1995, My Assam Dragon demands a high level of technical facility and requires the use of the extreme high register of the instrument. The piece was given the major Christ Johnson Musik Pris Fund in 1998.Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra - Henry Branti. Prelude
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Saxophonists know Henry Brant primarily through his Concerto for Alto Saxophone, written for Sigurd Rascher in 1941. According to the composer: " ... It is aimed to exploit the utmost capacities of the solo instrument in virtuoso hands. Generally speaking, this seems to be a country concerto." |
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