The title Urban Development is a play on words. As composers, we are always taught to fully develop our ideas in order to create a cohesive piece. I tried to take a short four-note motive and develop it to its maximum capacity to serve as the basis for the entire piece. We also tend to associate the sound of saxophones with big city life, so I tried to capture the fast-paced bustle and energy of a city in this Urban Development. My sincere thanks to Lisa Keeney and Andrea Voulgaris for commissioning this piece.
Andrea Voulgaris and Lisa Keeney, alto saxophones
Recorded and edited by Nelson Gast
Andrea Voulgaris and Lisa Keeney, alto saxophones
Recorded by Nelson Gast
December 6th, 2020
UMKC Saxophone Studio livestream concert
Performed by Hannah Hickman and Mariah Goulet
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, Kansas City, MO
June 17th, 2020
Jasmijn de Klerk’s final bachelor’s recital (livestream concert)
Tilburg, Netherlands
April 28th, 2020
Junior Recital: Scott Brown
University of Georgia (Edge Hall)
Athens, GA
March 6th-9th, 2020
North American Saxophone Alliance 2020 Biennial Conference
Performed by BethAnne Kunert and Hannah Hickman
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
March 9th, 2019
2019 NASA Region 2 Conference Concert
Performed by the zooDuo (George Rosas and Aj Pratt)
Crowder Hall, University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
August 23rd, 2018
National Sawdust Featured Concert – “Go Blue: Wolverine New Music”
Performed by Jeff Siegfried and Sean Meyers
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
Tickets $25 (purchase tickets here)
July 23rd-28th, 2018
Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy 2018 Concert
Performed by James Barger and Ben Still (Mirasol Quartet)
College of Music, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University (BSRU)
Bangkok, Thailand
March 8th-11th, 2018
2018 North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Biennial Conference
Performed by James Barger and Ben Still (Mirasol Quartet)
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati, Ohio
April 27th, 2017
“Company of Birds:” An Evening of New Music
Performed by Andrea Voulgaris and Lisa Keeney
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI
April 14th, 2017
Specialist Recital: Andrea Voulgaris, saxophone
Performed by Andrea Voulgaris and Lisa Keeney
Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
March 28th, 2017
“write HEAR right NOW:”
University of Michigan Student Composers Concert
Performed by Andrea Voulgaris and Lisa Keeney
Britton Recital Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
March 3rd-4th, 2017
North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region V Conference
Performed by Andrea Voulgaris and Lisa Keeney
Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana
