Name: Game of Thrones-Saxophone Ensemble (Live) by Joseph David Spence in Saxophone
Duration: 4 min 10 s
Description: This is a live recording of my arrangement of Game of Thrones for saxophone ensemble. It not only includes the main theme, but several important ancillary themes as well, such as: "The Rains of Castamere," "The North Remembers," and "Mhysa."

Saxophone

Paper Pony Song feat. Sean Silva, and Aaron Nakaji

performed by Kenari Quartet:
Bob Eason - soprano saxophone
Kyle Baldwin - alto saxophone
Corey Dundee - tenor saxophone
Steven Banks - baritone saxophone

Shifting Gears, for saxophone quartet

Sonata Op. 19 by Paul Creston Movement II: With tranquility

Creston: Sonata Op. 19, With tranquility

Sonata Op. 19 by Paul Creston Movement III: With gaiety

Creston: Sonata Op. 19, With gaiety

The Resurgam Quartet performing the first movement of A Schumann Bouquet, a collection of pieces written by Robert Schumann arranged for saxophone quartet by William Bolcom

Robert Schumann (arr. Bolcom)-A Schumann Bouquet I. Lieber Mai (Beloved Maytime)

The first movement of David Maslanka's Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Moderato. Recorded November 11th, 2017.

Maslanka: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano I. Moderato

The first movement of Henri Tomasi's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra. Recorded December 7th, 2017. Elisabeth Tomcyzk on piano.

Tomasi: Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra I. Andante et Allegro

Ryo Noda's Mai. Recorded December 3rd, 2017.

"Mai, The Battle of the Sea."

At twilight one night in Autumn, while the moon reflected its silver light on the surface of the waves, General Kyotsun plays his flute.
Standing at the prow of the ship, he seizes his sword and cuts the plate which goes down to his feet and disappears into the sea.
On his doorstep the phantom of the Samurai appeared. Facing him his wife asks him "Why did you go?"
"To save my army" he replied, "because I knew the battle was lost in advance and I also saved the lives of my men and their families."
"And me," she said. "Did you think about me!"

Trancribed by Jean Leduc as recited by Ryo Noda.

Noda: Mai

Star Bits is inspired by the tiny crystalline objects of the same name found throughout the video game 'Super Mario Galaxy.' The star bits are a collectible item that can be seen falling from the sky, bursting out of hidden locations, bouncing around the stage, or floating in groups forming various geometric patterns. I believe that, if personified, these star bits would have a quirky disposition similar to my own, and my portrayal of this aesthetic is the driving force behind this piece."

Performed by Corey Dundee (Taos, NM - January 2015)

Star Bits, for solo alto saxophone

This is a live recording of my arrangement of Game of Thrones for saxophone ensemble. It not only includes the main theme, but several important ancillary themes as well, such as: "The Rains of Castamere," "The North Remembers," and "Mhysa."

Game of Thrones-Saxophone Ensemble (Live)

NOTE:
Workshop recording of two excerpts from a 40-minute cycle of choral works to be premiered in 2020

PERFORMED BY:
The Crossing

ABOUT:
Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for The Crossing and based on the Novgorod Codex, a 10th-Century palimpsest text by the dualistic monk Isaakiy who was excommunicated from the Orthodox Church for using pagan texts and rituals in his worship. Music is assembled from sonic fragments of psalms and hymns from the medieval Russian and Byzantine liturgy that are acoustically transformed, transcribed, and reharmonized using contemporary materials. Original lyrics are constructed from individual words drawn from the Novgorod Codex and contemporary texts by writers in various states of displacement — by Oscar Wilde, Thanhha Lai, The Rolling Stones, Leila Abdelrazaq, Pablo Neruda, etc — and applied freely to each musical phrase (using a database charting scansion, number of syllables, part of speech, etc) creating a new text that still retains traces of its originals.

The Book Of Never (Excerpts)

Concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble. Premiered by Jonathan Yanik (saxophone), Captain Brian O. Walden, and the United States Navy Band. 

Dreams in the Dusk

Saxophonist, composer, educator, Joseph David Spence has made a name as an advocate for the saxophone in the concert hall and in his own compositions.  As the son of a film composer, Joseph David Spence’s compositional voice is rooted in musical storytelling told through a contemporary harmonic and aesthetic lens and is influenced by the great film and concert music composers of our time. Spence’s music has been performed throughout the United States by such ensembles as the Donald Sinta Quartet and KC VITAs. His main teachers include Gilda Lyons, Robert Carl, Larry Alan Smith, David Macbride, and Mark Edward Lewis.

Game of Thrones-Saxophone Ensemble (Live)

Joseph David Spence

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