News & Updates
Recent changes, news, and additions to the website:
2024
- (July 24) Two transcriptions of romantic masterpieces ideal for opening a concert half in dramatic style: Verdi's epic fanfare The Trumpet Will Send Its Wondrous Sound from his Requiem, and the opening part of Wagner's ever popular prelude to act three of The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries.
- (May'24) We continue to add to our collection of arrangements for full saxophone choir with this favourite from Holst: Jig from the St. Paul's Suite.
- (March'24) Based on an 1864 original score provided by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France we present two transcriptions of one of the very first solo pieces for baritone saxophone: Jean-Baptiste Singelee's "Septième Solo de Concert" with either piano or sax ensemble accompaniment.
- (February'24) With a joyful tune that gets firmly stuck in your head, Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen is a short and entertaining piece for either sax quartet or full saxophone choir.
- (February'24) All the saxes get their chance to revel in Saint-Saën's Bacchanale in this arrangement for up to 15 saxes.
- (January'24) A time for reflection with Eric Whitacre's haunting Sleep.
2023
- (December'23) We present a simple transposition of Donizetti's joyful Sinfonia für Bläser onto nine saxes that don't mind pretending to be flute, oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons.
- (November'23) Just in time for bonfire night in the UK, three movements from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks for saxophone choir.
- (August'23) A short, fun, and very cliché version of The Wellerman for sax octet.
- (July'23) For those times when you don't have a bass or sopranino to hand, several of our pieces provide alternative parts for baritone and soprano respectively. New alternative parts have now been added to: Tico Tico no Fubá, Strutter's Ball, Funeral March of a Marionette, Malagueña, March from the Moorside Suite, Three Sea Songs, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (1st mvt), and The Liberty Bell.
- (June'23) Rachmaninoff's classic prelude at terrifying scale: Day of Judgement.
- (May'23) A concert favourite from the Caucasus Mountains scored for full saxophone choir: Procession of the Sirdar.
- (April'23) A selection of three pieces from Byrd's Funeral Music for Queen Mary arranged for sax sextet.
- (April'23) Hugh S. Roberton's meditation on Easter arranged for sax octet: All in the April Evening.
- (February'23) Improved scores and parts for Wo ist ein so herllich Volk (double sax-quartet), Entrance of the Gladiators (sax choir), and Dance of the Buffoons (sax choir).
- (January'23) New type-settings of two favourite sextets from the repertoire of the Hollywood sax quartet: Alabamy Bound and Strutter's Ball.
2022
2021
- (December'21) If you've played carols until they haunt your dreams, take some time out with Victoria's tranquil reflection on the nativity: O Magnum Mysterium for sax quartet (SATB or AATB) or sax octet.
- (November'21) Take your sax octet to the high seas with: Three Sea Songs selected from Henry Wood's famous Fantasia on British Sea Songs.
- (October'21) Two band classics from Holst reduced for sax octet: Song Without Words and March from the Moorside Suite.
- (October'21) Six saxes tackle Paganini's famous Caprice No. 24
- (September'21) Elgar's famous "Enigma" theme and a selection of variations arranged for saxophone octet: Enigma Variations
- (June'21) A new arrangement of Brahms 5th Hungarian Dance - lively and great fun to play.
- (May'21) Music for mourning and celebration: Walch's powerful and sombre Funeral March No. 1 (sometimes known as "Beethoven's Funeral March") is balanced by Théodore Dubois' joyful and exhuberant Toccata.
- (February'21) A short sax sextet for a frosty February morning: the sinfonia from Bach's cantata Just as the Rain and Snow Fall from Heaven
- (February'21) Large-scale polyphony from an Italian master in Gabrieli's Canzon XV for sax dectet.
2020
- (December'20) To celebrate this unusual Christmas Eve we present Corelli's Concerto for Christmas Night for sax octet.
- (December'20) Something gentle for Christmas: Berlioz' beautiful Shepherds' Farewell reduced for sax quartet.
- (October'20) Several arrangements now provide backing tracks that you can play over to make practicing a bit more interesting.
- (August'20) A collection of three of the best from the "King of Ragtime" Scott Joplin: A Bundle of Rags for sax sextet.
- (August'20) Enjoy the master of the Viennese Waltz at his finest, with a new sax octet arrangement of Johann Strauss II's "Wein, Weib und Gesang" waltz.
- (July'20) A simple transcription of Anton Bruckner's lovely motet "Locus Iste" for sax quartet.
- (June'20) All scores and parts have been given a bit of an aesthetic upgrade, with nicer and more detailed cover sheets. The dots inside are the same though :-)
- (May'20) We may not be getting to do much playing right now, but we can still look ahead to freer times and catching a Holiday Train with Johann Strauss II
- (May'20) If you're stuck at home with a bari sax player for company, why not keep them busy with some traditional Irish Rakes and Reels for alto and bari?
- (March'20) A taste (or two) of Renaissance Italy for double sax quartet: Giovanni Gabrieli's Canzon Primi Toni à 8 and Ludovico Viadana's Sinfonia La Padovana.
- (February'20) A new year and a new addition to our sextet repertoire, Boccherini's well known Minuet & Trio from opus 11, quintet 5.
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