Description
For Saxophone Quartet (SATB) and Piano
Three tone poems about fire:
I. March to War
II. Viking longboat funeral pyre, ca. 1000 a.d.
III. Fireworks
Composer Bio:
Born on March 13, 1952 in California, David Carlson has composed successfully in many genres including orchestral music, chamber music, and opera. His works have been performed by some of the country’s leading orchestras and chamber ensembles. The recipient of a number of awards and honors, he has received grants from Meet the Composer and commissions from Chamber Music America, the a cappella vocal group Chanticleer and opera companies in New York, Utah, California, Missouri and Florida. In 1995 he was given an Academy Award in composition by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His opera ‘Anna Karenina,” with a libretto by Colin Graham, received its European premiere in Germany in 2024.
