Well for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Description

Audio

Duration

6 min.

Instrumentation

Alto Saxophone and Piano

Program Notes

Well is a creative re-imagining of the hymn tune It Is Well With My Soul for alto saxophone and piano, commissioned by Vanessa Woolsey, a student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Full of long lyrical lines and contrasting highly energetic and fast-moving passages, Well is a perfect fit for an accomplished undergraduate performer.

The piece begins with a simple texture of melody in the saxophone and block chord accompaniment in the piano, creating a serene atmosphere. After growing turmoil that is intensified by chromaticism and dialogue between the instruments, the piece eventually finds contentment again with a call and response between the piano and the soloist declaring It Is Well With My Soul.

For more information go to garretthope.com/well.