for saxophone quartet
Gala Flagello
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Red Giant
for saxophone quartet
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Gala Flagello 2023
Program Note
Red Giant (2023) depicts the red giant stage of the life cycle of a star. Before this point, the outward pressure of nuclear fusion balances the inward pressure of gravity, but over time the star's core fusion ceases, gravity compresses the star, its helium core contracts, and the star expands, its luminosity intensifying (hence the illustrative term "red giant"). The sax quartet portrays this celestial transformation through expanding and contracting note values, gestures that brighten through registral change, and increasing tempi. Huge thanks to Matthew Younglove, Joshua Thomas, the Assembly Quartet, and the consortium of saxophonists who commissioned this work as part of the Assembly Quartet Pedagogy Project.
— Gala Flagello
Instrumentation
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
A version for AATB Saxophone Quartet is also available.
Duration: 5 minutes
This work was commissioned by a consortium of saxophonists organized by Matthew Younglove and Joshua Thomas as a part of the Assembly Quartet Pedagogy Project.
Assembly Quartet members are Adam Estes, Ian Jefress, Jefrey Heisler, Matthew Younglove.
Consortium Members
Erik Aguirre
Crystal Alexander
Logan Banister
Brina Bourliea
Michael Bovenzi
Luke Bowman
Caleb Brown
Jayson Brown
Southern Saxophones
Dr. Paul Cohen
Ryan Contreras
Jacob Cronan
Joe D’Aleo
Stephen Davis
Nate Downey
Aaron M. Durst
Dannel Espinoza
Andrew Harrison
Barbara Hawkinson
Martin L. Heger, Jr.
Amanda Heim
Jefrey Heisler
Tyler Hewett
Li-Chun Hsiao
Joshua Huf
Andrew Hutchens
Cary Jacobs
Michael N. Jacobson
Ian Jefress
Sheldon Johnson
Dekylan Jones
Marcus Jones Jr.
Jeremy Justeson
Garret Klauss
Gregory E. Lewis
Jefrey Loefert
Samuel Lorber
Stacy Maugans
Adam McCord
Walter McCray
Colton McManus
Nathan Mertens
Braiden Messerschmidt
A. Daniel Miller
Jayley Mink
Yiannis Miralis
Gage Moore
Gonzalo Murillo
Sean Ohmann
Matt Olson
Cote Peña
Thomas Plotzke III
Kaitlyn Robbins
Karen Roll Gardener
James Romain
Nicki Roman
Perry Roth
John Sampen
Alex Sellers
Inbo Shim
Jacob Smith
Zeke Spirko
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Adam Estes
Cathy Ettle
Alexander Granados
Derek Granger
Andy Hall
First printing, December 2023
Garrett Krawczyk
Jason Kush
Ryan C. Lemoine
Paul Lessard
Terry Levins
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Julian Orem
Miles Osland, Professor of Saxophone, University of Kentucky
Stephen Padgett
James Pecsok
David Stambler and the Margot Music Fund
Noah Stephenson
Gabriel Szcinski
Brett Thole
Joshua Thomas
Brian Utley
Drew Whiting
Jefrey Wiles
Matthew Younglove
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