REPERTOIRE
| SOLO REPERTOIRE | 2019-20 SAX/PIANO PROGRAMS | CONCERTO PROGRAMMING |
Solo Repertoire with Orchestra
(All works are originally for saxophone unless indicated otherwise)
(orch. key: fl, ob, cl, fg – hrn, trp, trb, tuba)
| Jacques Ibert | Concertino Da Camera for alto saxophone and orchestra - 12 mins | (1 1 1 1 - 1 1 0 0 - strings) Leduc/Robert King,Inc |
| Alexander Glazunov | Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (Leduc/Kalmus) - 13 mins | |
| John Williams | Escapades for alto saxophone and orchestra - 13 mins | (3 2 3 2 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, 3perc, harp, piano/cel, strings) Hal Leonard |
| Claude Debussy | Rapsodie for alto saxophone and orchestra - 11 mins | (3 3 2 2 - 4 2 3 1 - timb, perc, hp, strings) Durand/Kalmus |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Fantasia for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra - 10 mins | (strings, 3 fr.hns.) Peer |
| Astor Piazzolla | 2 Tangos for soprano saxophone and strings (arr/orch: Ashu) - 8 mins | |
| Darius Milhaud | Scaramouche, Op. 165c for alto saxophone and orchestra - 12 mins | (2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 0, perc, strings) Salabert |
| John Adams | Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra - 32 mins | (3 3 3 2 - 3 2 0 0 - piano, cel, harp, strings) Boosey & Hawkes |
| Michael Torke | Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra - 17 mins | (1 2 2 0 - 4 0 1 0 - 4perc, harp, strings) Holab Music |
| Jennifer Higdon | Concerto for soprano sax and orchestra - 17 mins | (2 1 2 2 - 2 2 0 0 - 1perc, strings) Lawdon Press |
| Ennio Morricone | 2 Italian Film Pieces for soprano sax and strings (arr/orch: Ashu) - 8 mins | |
| Franz Waxman | A Place in the Sun: Suite for alto saxophone and orchestra - 9 mins | (3 2 2 2 - 4 4 4 1 - timp, 2perc, harp, piano, strings) Tnv |
| Jules Demersseman | Fantaisie sur un thème Original for alto sax and strings (orch: Ashu) - 6 mins | |
| George Gershwin | But Not for Me for soprano sax and orchestra (arr: Tunick/Ashu) - 4 mins | (2 2 2 2 - 4 0 0 0, cel, harp, strings) Warner/EAMD |
| Erich W. Korngold | Concerto in C Major, Op. 37, for alto sax and orchestra (arr: Hemke) - 13 mins | (2 2 3 2 - 2 2 2 1- timp, 2 perc, harp, celeste, piano, strings) Schott |
| Michael Nyman | Where the Bee Dances, for soprano sax and orchestra - 21 mins | (1 2 2 2 - 2 1 1 0 - pf, strings) Chester Music |
| Ingolf Dahl | Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra - 20 mins | (4 3 5 3 - 4 4 3 2 - timp, 3perc, 4cb, no strings) Euro-American |
| Frank Martin | Ballade for alto saxophone and orchestra - 14 mins | (Strings, piano, and timpani) Universal Editions |
| Henri Tomasi | Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra - 17 mins | (3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timb., perc., glock, xylo, harpe, cordes) Leduc |
| Avner Dorman | Concerto for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra - 14 mins | (1 1 1 2 - 2 0 0 0 - dmkit, strings) G. Schirmer |
| Jacob Ter Veldhuis | Tallahatchie Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra - 19 mins | (2 1 2 2 - 1 1 0 0 - perc., strings) Donemus |
| Lee Actor | Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra - 22 mins | (2 2 2 2 - 2 2 0 0 - timp., perc., strings) Polygames |
| Florent Schmitt | Légende for alto saxophone and orchestra - 9 mins | (3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1, timp., 3 perc., celeste, 2 harp, strings) Durand |
| Vincent D'Indy | Chorale Varié, Op.55 for solo alto saxophone and orchestra - 10 mins | (2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 0, harp, timp, strings) Kalmus |
| Paule Maurice | Tableaux de Provence for alto saxophone and orchestra - 12 mins | (2 3 2 1 - 2 1 0 0 - timp, 2perc, celeste, harp, strings) Lemoine |
| Pierre Max Dubois | Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (Leduc) - 15 mins | |
| Roger Boutry | Divertimento for alto saxophone and string orchestra (or band, arr.) (Leduc) - 9 mins | |
| Paul Creston | Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra, or concert band - 18 mins | (3 2 2.asx.2 - 4 2 3 1 - timp, strings) G. Schirmer |
| Lars-Erik Larsson | Konsert for alto saxophone and string orchestra (Gehrmans) - 16 mins |
2019-2020 Sax/Piano Tour Programs
(All works are originally for saxophone unless indicated otherwise)
(All programs feature both alto and soprano saxophone)
| Program #1: Romantic Masterpieces | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Andante from Sonata, Op.19, for alto sax & piano (arr. Ashu) |
| Robert Schumann | Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70, for soprano sax & piano |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Much Ado About Nothing Suite (arr. Ashu) |
| Gustav Mahler | 3 Songs (arr. Ashu) |
| Astor Piazzolla | Histoire du Tango, for soprano sax & piano |
| Ennio Morricone | Italian Film Suite (arr. Ashu) |
| Program #2: Latin Themed | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Fantasia (soprano sax/piano) |
| Manuel de Falla | Suite Populaire Espagnole (arr. Ashu) |
| Darius Milhaud | Scaramouche (alto sax/piano) |
| Isaac Albéniz | Songs of Spain (arr. Ashu) |
| Claude Debussy | Rapsodie (alto sax/piano) |
| Astor Piazzolla | 3 Tangos, for soprano sax & piano (arr. Ashu) |
The 12 most effective ways to feature Ashu with orchestra
(All works are originally for saxophone unless indicated otherwise)
| 1. With Symphony or Chamber Orchestra | |
| Jacques Ibert | Concertino Da Camera for alto saxophone and orchestra (12 min) |
| Astor Piazzolla | Two Tangos for soprano saxophone and strings (arr: Ashu) (8 min) |
| encore: Demersseman | Fantaisie sur un thème original for alto sax and strings (orch: Ashu) (6 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 2. With Symphony Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Jacques Ibert | Concertino Da Camera for alto saxophone and orchestra (12 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| John Williams | Escapades for alto saxophone and orchestra (13 min) |
| 3. With Chamber Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Alexander Glazunov | Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (15 min) |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Fantasia for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (10 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 4. With Symphony Orchestra | |
| Jacques Ibert | Concertino Da Camera for alto saxophone and orchestra (12 min) |
| Claude Debussy | Rapsodie for alto saxophone and orchestra (11 min) |
| Jules Demersseman | Fantaisie sur un thème original for alto sax and strings (orch: Ashu) (6 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 5. With Symphony or Chamber Orchestra | |
| Alexander Glazunov | Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (15 min) |
| Astor Piazzolla | 2 Tangos for soprano sax and orchestra (arr/orch: Ashu) (8 min) |
| encore: J. Demersseman | Fantaisie sur un thème original for alto sax and strings (orch: Ashu) (6 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 6. With Chamber Orchestra (strings plus 3 horns, piano and timpani) | |
| Overture | |
| Frank Martin | Ballade for alto saxophone with strings, piano and timpani (16 min) |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Fantasia for soprano saxophone with strings and 3 horns (10 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 7. With Symphony Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Alexander Glazunov | Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (15 min) |
| Darius Milhaud | Scaramouche, Op. 165c for alto saxophone and orchestra (12 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 8. With Symphony or Chamber Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Vincent D'Indy | Chorale Varié, Op.55 for solo alto sax and orchestra (10 min) |
| Jacques Ibert | Concertino Da Camera for alto saxophone and orchestra (12 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 9. With Symphony Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Ingolf Dahl | Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra (20 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Erich W. Korngold | Concerto in C Major, Op. 37 (arr. Hemke) (13 min) |
| Symphony | |
| 10. With Chamber Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Alexander Glazunov | Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra (15 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Jacques Ibert | Concertino Da Camera for alto saxophone and orchestra (12 min) |
| Symphony | |
| 11. With Symphony Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Florent Schmitt | Légende for alto saxophone and orchestra (9 min) |
| Darius Milhaud | Scaramouche, Op. 165c for alto saxophone and orchestra (12 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony | |
| 12. With Chamber Orchestra | |
| Overture | |
| Frank Martin | Ballade for alto saxophone with strings, piano and timpani (16 min) |
| Jacques Ibert | Concertino Da Camera for alto saxophone orchestra (12 min) |
| -Intermission- | |
| Symphony |