Compositions Dedicated to Kenneth
Tres Preludios Mestizos (2015) by Luis Serrano Alarcón (b. 1972)
Duration: 12'
Premiere: World Saxophone Congress Strasbourg 2015
Publisher: Alarcon Music
Recording: Crystal Records CD783
Chaconne for Alto Saxophone, Violin, and Piano by Athanasios Thomas Peter Aronis
Duration: 10'
Premiere: July 14, 2014 Osaka's Phoenix Hall
Publisher: Jeanne Publications
Recording: Enharmonic Records ENCD20-036
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano(2000) by David DeBoor Canfield (b. 1950)
Grazioso e semplice
Molto vivo
Ad libitum
Moto perpetuo
Duration: ~13’
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Richard Jobe, piano; February 19, 2001; Edmond, Oklahoma
Publisher: Jeanné
Recording: Crystal Records CD657
Recording: Enharmonic Records "Written for Kenneth"
Le Petit Duo for Alto Saxophone and Clarinet (2001) by David DeBoor Canfield
The Chase
The Chaise Lounge
Tse-Tse Fly
Duration: ~7’
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Nophachal Cholthitchanta, clarinet; April 11, 2003; Moorhead, Minnesota
Publisher: Jeanné
Recording: Enharmonic Records "Written for Kenneth"
Martyrs for the Faith—Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Winds (2003) by David DeBoor Canfield
Polycarp
Gaspard de Coligny
Jim Elliot
Duration: ~22’
Publisher: Jeanné—davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Slovenian Army Band, Alain Crepin, conductor, July 7th, 2006; Ljubljana, Slovenia (World Saxophone Congress XIV)
Recording: MSR Records "Martyrs for the Faith"
Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2006-2007) by David DeBoor Canfield
Furioso con fuoco
Lento ma poco movente
VivacissimoDuration: 12'
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone, Kazuo Murakami, piano, University of Minnesota during 7th Eugene Rousseau International Master Class, October 25th, 2007
Publisher: Jeanné —davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Recording: Enharmonic Records "Written for Kenneth"
Fisherman of the Fragrant Harbor for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2007) by David DeBoor Canfield
Duration: 5'
Premiere: November 14th, 2008; University of Iowa, Clapp Recital Hall; Jason Sifford, piano
Publisher: Jeanné —davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Recording: Enharmonic Records "Written for Kenneth"
Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008) by David DeBoor Canfield
Tempo di Bolero
Tempo di Marcia Funebre
Tempo de Tarantella
Duration: 13'
Premiere: November 14th, 2008; University of Iowa; Jason Sifford, piano
Publisher: Jeanné —davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Recording: Enharmonic Records "Written for Kenneth"
Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky) for Saxophones and Piano (2010) by David DeBoor Canfield
Duration: ~33'
Premiere: WSCXVI Scotland
Publisher: Jeanné —davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Recording: Crystal Records
Paradosis for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone and Piano (2010) by David DeBoor Canfield
Duration: ~7’
Premiere: March 26th, 2011, NASA Region 3 Conference, Simpson College, Indianola, IA; Stephen Page, soprano saxophone, Minji Kwan, piano
Publisher: Jeanné —davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Recording: Enharmonic Records "Written for Kenneth"
Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2011) by David DeBoor Canfield
Moderato assai
Vivacissimo: A ritmo indiavolato
Adagio
Tempo di BravuraDuration: ~15’ Premiere: NASA National Conference March 2012 Arizona State University
Publisher: Jeanné —davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Recording: Enharmonic Records "Written for Kenneth"
Concerto after Elgar (2019) by David DeBoor Canfield
Duration: ~20’
Premiere: Costa Rica Sax Fest 2019
Publisher: Jeanné —davecanfield@sbcglobal.net
Recording:
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2001) by John Cheetham (b. 1939)
Giocoso
Lento
Con moto
Duration: ~17’ Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Leonard Mark Lewis, piano; March 6-9, 2002; Denton, Texas
Publisher: Booneslick Press, Inc.
Recording: Crystal Records CD657
Concerto Agrariana for Alto Saxophone and Band (2004) by John Cheetham
Allegro gioviale
Lento e pensieroso
Scherzando
Vigoroso
Duration: ~18’
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Myron Welch, conductor; University of Iowa Symphony Band; April 12, 2004; Iowa City, Iowa
Publisher: Booneslick Press, Inc.
Unremembered Wings for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2001 for oboe/2008) by Andrea Clearfield (b. 1960)
Duration: 10'
Premiere: World Saxophone Congress XV, Mahidol University, ASEAN Nat Hall, Bangkok Thailand, July 11, 2009 4:30p.m.; Su Yen Chee, piano
Publisher: JOMAR Press
Rock Me! for Unaccompanied Saxophone (2007) by Barry Cockcroft (b. 1972)
Duration: 5'
Premiere: WSCXV 2009, Bangkok, Thailand; Barry Cockcroft, saxophone
Publisher: Reed Music Australia
Rock Us! for Two Soprano Saxophones (2012) by Barry Cockcroft
Duration: 8'
Premiere: WSCXVI 2012, St. Andrew, Scotland; with Barry Cockcroft, saxophone
Publisher: Reed Music Australia
Buffalo Dance for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2009) by Luke Dahn (b. 1976)
Duration: ~10'
Premiere: NASA Biennial Conference, March 6, 2010, University of Georgia, Ramsey Hall, Inara Zandmane,piano
Publisher: Luke Dahn
Refraction for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2021) by Vincent David (b. 1974)
Duration: ~11'
Premiere: World Saxophone Congress, Kurashiki, Japan 2023
Publisher: Billaudot
Blue Arc for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2009) by Michael Eckert (b. 1950)
Duration: ~6
Premiere: NA
Publisher: composer
Con-TSE-to for Alto Saxophone and Band by Gregory Fritze (b. 1954)
Pasodoble Melanie
Lamento
Danza Jubiloso
Duration: 16'
Premiere: Hong Kong International Saxophone Symposium 2013, July 14th, 2013 Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; Victor Tam (conductor) and HK Chamber Wind Philharmonia
Publisher: Composer
Arirang Variations for Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano (2005) by David Froom (b. 1951)
Duration: ~10’
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Benjamin Coelho, bassoon; Alan Huckleberry, piano; April 11th, 2005; University of Iowa, Clapp Recital Hall
Publisher: composer
Recording: Crystal Records CD358
Before the Dawn for Alto saxophone and Piano by David Froom
Duration: 10~
Premiere:
Publisher: American Composers Edition
Recording:
Noir for Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano (2005) by Perry Goldstein (b. 1952)
Duration: ~12’
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Benjamin Coelho, bassoon; Alan Huckleberry, piano; April 11th, 2005; University of Iowa, Clapp Recital Hall
Publisher: composer
Recording: Crystal Records CD358
Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet (2006-7) by Perry Goldstein
Duration: ~19’
Premiere: University of Minnesota during 7th Eugene Rousseau International Master Class, October 25th, 2007
Publisher: Reed Music
Recording: Bridge Records 9318
Total Absorption for Tenor or Baritone Saxophone (1999) by Perry Goldstein
Duration: ~5’
Premiere:
Publisher: Reed Music
Recording:
Incandescence for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2011) by Ida Gotkovsky (b. 1933)
Consortium member
Duration: ~20'
Premiere:
Publisher: Billaudot
Duo for Baritone Saxophone and Piano (2008) by Walter Hartley (1927-2016)
Andante
Vivace
Duration: ~5’
Premiere: November 14th, 2008; University of Iowa; Jason Sifford, piano
Publisher: Dorn Publications
Dualités for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2011) by Guy Lacour (1932-2013)
Tengu Maï 天狗舞 for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2012) by Robert Lemay (b. 1960)
Duration: ~10’
Premiere:
Publisher: Canadian Music Center
As in Stained Light for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2002) by Leonard Mark Lewis (b. 1973)
Duration: ~10’
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Leonard Mark Lewis, piano; March 6-9, 2002; Denton, Texas
Publisher: Dorn Publications
Recording: Crystal Records CD657
Prelude for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2004) by Leonard Mark Lewis
Duration: ~4’
Publisher: Dorn Publications
Recording: Crystal Records CD658
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band (2009) by Leonard Mark Lewis
Duration: ~20
Premiere: November 13th, 2009 Northwestern College Wind Ensemble, Tim McGarvey, conductor ( I and III movements)
Publisher: TBD
Capriccio for Saxophone Quartet (2009) by Leonard Mark Lewis
Duration: ~7
Premiere:
Publisher: TBD
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Op. 145 (2024) by Lowell Liebermann
Duration: ~23
Premiere: March 20th, 2025 with Armenian State Symphony Orchestra in the framework of Penderetcki Contemporary Music Festival
Hall: Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, Yerevan
Conductor: Barbara Dragan
Publisher: Theodore Press
“On My Mind…” for Baritone Saxophone and String Trio (2004) by Ketty Nez
Duration: ~8’
Premiere: Kenneth Tse, saxophone; Margaret Soper Gutierrez, violin; Elizabeth Oakes, viola; Hannah Holman, cello; April 8th, 2005; NASA Region 3 conference, Drake University
Publisher: A to Z Publication (composer)
It Has to Be Beautiful: A Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2018) by Aaron Perrine (b. 1979)
I. Screaming at the Sky
II. It Has to Be Beautiful
III. Illumine
Duration: ~18’
Premiere: World Saxophone Congress XVIII 2018, Zagreb, Croatia; Wind Orchestra of Croatian Armed Forces, Alain Crepin, conductor
Publisher: Composer
Cuento #3 for Two Alto Saxophones, piano, double bass and percussion (2012) by Nelson Ramirez
Duration: ~15’
Premiere: WSC 2015
Publisher: TBD
"Reflections" a Waltz for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2010) by Yuri Sherling (b. 1944)
Duration: ~10’
Premiere: Kiev, Ukraine
Publisher: Composer
Le Tombeau de Ravel for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2009) by Piet Swerts (b. 1960)
Duration: ~12'
Premiere: World Saxophone Congress XV, Mahidol University, ASEAN Nat Hall, Bangkok Thailand, July 11, 2009 4:30p.m.; Su Yen Chee, piano
Publisher: Zodiac Edition
Paganini Capriccio for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2015) by Piet Swerts
Duration: ~7’
Premiere:WSC 2015
Publisher: Zodiac Edition
Recording:
Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2013) by Frank Tichelli (b. 1958)
Consortium member
Three Colombian Scenes for Alto Saxophone and Band (2016/9) by Victoriano Valencia (b. 1970)
Boga
Danza
Aquelarre
Duration: 16'
Premiere: Shanghai September 2019
Publisher: Composer