Dr. Bob Eason, soprano saxophone
Dr. Tamey Anglley, condutor
Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble

I. Light (Prelude) (00:00)
II. Bison (02:22)
III. Timber (06:27)
IV. Water (10:52)
V. Fuel (15:59)
VI. Light (Postlude) (18:59)

The title of "The Myth of Inexhaustibility" is derived from the notion that our natural resources will never run out. The piece explores the overexploitation of our natural resources through four movements: Bison, Timber, Water, and Fuel, that are bookended by a prelude and postlude, Light. Each is a resource that has been historically overharvested in American history. The work takes inspiration from the sounds of agricultural and industrial expansion with an Americana flavor in the harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic language, covering a broad range of emotions, from frantic development to despair to glimmers of hope, with challenging material for the saxophonist soloist. The piece exists in both soprano sax and wind ensemble AND soprano sax and piano or fixed media versions.

Join the consortium here: https://www.benmorrismusic.com/mythconsortium

YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmisvDmG5Y8

The piece exists in both soprano sax and wind ensemble AND soprano sax and piano or fixed media versions.

Thank you to Stephen Lias and Nathan Stansbury for recording video, and Byron Reinhardt, Stephen Bacarisse, and Hugh Taylor for audio and technical assistance.

The Myth of Inexhaustibility

Ben Morris is a composer whose music tells unconventional stories and crosses genre boundaries. He is Assistant Professor of Composition at Stephen F. Austin State University.

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