Amy Dickson, saxophonist

PORTRAITS OF A MASK
July 2007
Premiered at Exeter Cathedral on 18 July 2007

This concerto was written for me by Michael Csanyi-Wills and was given it's first performance with the Amadeus orchestra in Exeter cathedral, with a second performance at Wells cathedral. The work is for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra and is in seven movements, with each describing a different aspect (or mask) of the same personality. Each piece conveys a different emotion or personality trait, such as self-awareness, motivation, paranoia, anxiety, power, bitterness and acceptance. If you would like to access the score or recording of the work, you can write to michael@moviefonics.com

IN ELLIPSES June 2007 Premiered at St Giles in the Field, London on 07 June 2007 In Ellipses was written by Adam Melvin for the 2007 City Showcase festival and I gave the first performance with pianist Martin Cousin.

FANFARES October 2006 Premiered at Wigmore Hall, London on 27 November 2006 This wonderful work was written by Huw Watkins for my recital at the the Wigmore Hall with pianist Catherine Milledge. It is written for soprano saxophone and piano and is available from Schott.

WRITTEN IN HONEY AND SAND September 2006 Premiered at Royal Academy of Music on 22 September 2006 Joseph Finlay wrote this concerto for Alto Saxophone and Symphony Orchestra and it was performed for the first time in Duke's Hall with the Royal Academy Symphony Orchestra. joseph@josephfinlay.com

PEARL June 2006 Premiered at Royal College of Music Concert Hall on 22 June 2006 Written by Philip Ashworth and scored for Soprano Saxophone and Piano.

MEIN BLAUES KLAVIER
March 2006
Premiered at Wigmore Hall on 06 March 2006

This work for Soprano Saxophone and Piano was written by Cecilia McDowall who was inspired by the poem Mein Blaues Klavier by the German Expressionist, Else Lasker-Schüler. Though the composition is essentially abstract the fractured, tilted world of the poem pervades the piece; it is as if the broken, disused piano, standing in the shadow, is a metaphor for all that has been lost. The work opens with a bright-edged four not motif which then becomes fragmented; it takes many shapes before its final utterance, narrowing down to a single note at the end of the final section. The central section of Mein Blaues Klavier is a lament in which the two instruments intertwine their melodies over a falling bass line.

http://www.ceciliamcdowall.co.uk/

SUITE 'MIDVAR' February 2006 Premiered at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 03 March 2006 Adam Sherkin wrote this three-movement suite for Soprano Saxophone and Piano which derives it's musical origin from three Jewish religious chants. The structures employed in its three movements are inspired by Baroque dance forms, namely: the allemande, sarabande and corrente.

ALTO STRATUS December 2005 Premiered at Purcell Room on 13 January 2006 Michael Csanyi-Wills wrote this work for Alto Saxophone and Piano which is in two movements.