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Peter Sommer

from USA

Peter Sommer, saxophonist and composer, is in demand as a performer, clinician and recording artist throughout the state of Colorado and across the nation. Since establishing himself among the Denver area's elite jazz musicians, Peter has contributed his muscular tenor playing and creative spirit to a wide variety of musical projects ranging from mainstream bebop to avant garde and beyond.

Peter has released three albums as a leader - "Sioux County" (2006) on Tapestry Records, featuring his original compositions in duo with jazz piano legend Art Lande, "Crossroads" (2008) on Capri Records, featuring a two-tenor frontline with the great NYC saxophonist Rich Perry, and "Tremolo Canteen" (2010) on Dazzle Recordings.

Peter has performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, and has been a featured jazz soloist at North American Saxophone Alliance Regional and Biennial Conferences and has also performed at IAJE International Conferences in Anaheim and Toronto, Canada, and has performed at World Saxophone Congresses in Valencia, Spain and Bangkok, Thailand.

Peter Sommer is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Saxophone at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. At CSU, Mr Sommer directs Jazz Ensemble I and coordinates the Jazz Studies area.


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A Hunger Artist (from KAFKA, concerto for solo tenor saxophone, chamber orchestra and live electronics) - James M. David

Franz Kafka is without question one of the most fascinating and profound writers of the twentieth century, and his works captivated my attention from a very young age. "A Hunger Artist" centers around the protagonist's torture, heard in microtonal clouds of distorted sounds.

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Fantasy Etudes, Book I - James M. David

i. LS/SR
ii. OM/MD
iii. GL/LM

I was profoundly inspired to write a work in memory of György Ligeti after learning of his passing in 2005. Drawing from his Piano Etudes, each movement utilizes a different rhythmic process as the primary motivating force. Originally composed in 2006 for trumpet and piano, this work has been adapted for saxophone and digital media.

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