Wrote this about a week ago. Kept humming this tune in the car so I figured I'd write it into an actual song. Enjoy!

The Curious Flower

Here is a piece I originally wrote for piano and was only about two minutes long. I later revised it into a piano quartet and added a bit more music to it. This piece is part a four-piece suite entitled The Elements Suite. Water, Earth, Fire, and Wind. Here is Water. Enjoy!

Water: From the Elements Suite

Performed live by Choral Arts Initiative. Brandon Elliot, Artistic Director. As part of the CAI ICON Series, "Hold Fast" is a choral piece for SATB divisi choir and vibraphone. Using the text of Langston Hughes' "Dreams," this harmonically dense piece of music will recall images of dreamscapes and ambiance. The piece begins with a rhythmic melody in the sopranos and then explodes in harmony with full divisi voices and a catchy vibraphone riff. It then enters into romantic harmony, teasing the listener with functioning and non-functioning resolutions to then finish with a soft chorale, lulling the listener into dreams.

Hold Fast

Performed by Andrew Sanchez and the Hip Six, this original composition came to fruition after many long midnight walks on the beaches of the Outer Banks of NC. In this piece you will hear the stillness and deafening silence of the night and piercing white light from the moon, as well as the sound of enveloping waves tossing and turning.

Midnight Moon Over Mother Atlantic

Original composition written for SATB choir. Performed November 21, 2021 in Fayetteville, NC. Directed by Andrew M. Sánchez

And Now To Him

Here is an original composition scored for piano and percussion. This piece is part of a larger work "The Elements Suite" which consists of "Water", "Wind", "Earth", and "Fire". This piece is to portray the gentleness of the wind on a calm and clear skied day and the constant movement of the wind when on top of a hill or summit. Towards the end of the piece I use the major pentatonic scale, which is what most wind chimes are tuned to, in two different keys to symbolize how the wind changes direction constantly. When listening, imagine yourself atop of a hill. On this hill is a wide plain with tall green grass. See the wind flurry through the grass, feel the wind brushing your skin, and hear the wind whisper in your ear. Close your eyes and enjoy!

Wind: From The Elements Suite

This is a tune I wrote earlier in my freshman year of college. I hope you enjoy it!

Letters Unread

A tune I wrote for my, now, fiance. But at the time she was only a dream girl who seemed out of reach. This was after we held hands for the first time many years ago.

Holding Your Hand

A collaboration with my good friend Jacob Bruner and our group, Sonication Station. Formed in August of 2017, we aim to create sound paintings with the tools we have and the world around us.

Fantasies

Composer, performer, and educator Andrew M. Sánchez bridges the gap between American jazz and Western classical music. Sanchez found his passion for composing and conducting at an early age, writing music for a myriad of ensembles. Sanchez has written, performed, and recorded music with top jazz artists such as JD Allen, Bria Skonberg, Matt Wilson, and Melva Houston, while also writing for notable orchestras and choirs such as The Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra, the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and Choral Arts Initiative. Graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Sanchez has studied with top tier jazz musicians and educators Brandon Lee, Steve Haines, John Salmon and Chad Eby.

A.M. Sánchez Music

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