Piece based on the Alpine mountain "Aiguille du Midi". It describes the ascent from the village of Chamonix Montblanc to the top of the steep, snowy mountain.
Premiered in 2019
Recorded in 2024

Soprano saxophone: J. Benjamín Falces

Aiguille du Midi (2019)

Moscow based classical composer / arranger / sound engineer. Compose orchestral, ensemble music.

Master's degree in classical saxophone from The Royal Conservatory of The Hague and Master's degree Magna Cum Laude in Scoring for Film, TV and Video Games at Berklee College of Music.

His music, passionate, energetic and full of contrasts, includes styles between the avant-garde and the styles of the 20th century, and has been performed in several countries such as Taiwan, Spain, Andorra, Holland, Thailand, Italy, Canada... With an extensive catalogue of works for saxophone, in which he explores the technical and sonic limits of the instrument, highlights the successful premiere of "Suite of Nothing" at the Amsterdam SaxFest 18 festival, which has been awarded and performed in several countries, as well as the premiere of "Fantasia", premiered by saxophonist Joshua Hyde in Bangkok.

With extensive experience in orchestral and chamber music recordings, his works have been recorded by the Budapest Art Orchestra, Air Studios Orchestra and Fame's Institute Recording Orchestra.

He has received multiple prizes such as “Manuel Carrascosa Prize”, two bronze medals at "Global Music Awards”, “Agustín Ramos Chamber Music Composition Competition”, “Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy Composers Competition”, "Emili Giménez Bou Composition Competition for Symphonic Band", "Lockdown Lullabies of Toronto", "Perugia Concorso Internazionale di Composizione", among others.