Performed by the Richardson PREP HI Middle School Orchestra on May 24, 2019. Peter Llamas, director.

The Enigma of the Twilight Stallion

Performed by Camerata PYP, David Hattner, dir. 

Commissioned by the Portland Youth Philharmonic Young String Ensemble as part of the Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative.

Visit my website to peruse the score and purchase the sheet music here: https://sakaridixon.com/my-music/large-ensemble/citronella-sunsets-2020/

Citronella Sunsets

Citronella Sunsets (2020)

For Grade 1.5 concert band.

Commissioned by the Heritage Intermediate School Concert Band in Fontana, California in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the school's opening. Premiered on April 19, 2023. Directed by Eileen Aquila.

Reign of the Hawks

Reign Of The Hawks (2023)

Kelsey Broersma, alto sax
Ian Kaminski, violin
Sakari Dixon, viola
Jeremy Boersma, cello
Austin Davis, conductor

Recorded by Manuel Perez at the University of Redlands in May 2014.
Composed in 2014. Photo adapted from Kunal Mukherjee's work on Flickr using an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license: https://www.flickr.com/photos/redlinx/3858645744/

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For Grade 1.5 string orchestra. 

Chicagoland Educators Orchestra, Lt Col  Bryan Miller, dir. Performed at the 2023 Midwest Clinic Orchestra New Music Reading Session on Dec 20, 2023.

Little Mountain Pastorale (Excerpt)

For grade 1.5 concert band. 

Bands of the Air National Guard, Lt Col Bryan Miller, dir. Performed at the 2023 Midwest Clinic Band New Music Reading Session on Dec 20, 2023.

Reign of the Hawks (Excerpt)

Recorded at the live premiere by the PHAZE Ensemble at the University of Redlands on May 30, 2019. Gerardo Lopez, flute; Manuel J. Perez, III, alto saxophone; Matt Dearie, clarinet in B-flat.

To learn more, go to https://sakaridixon.com/my-music/chamber/type-2019/ . There, you can peruse the score, listen to additional performances, and order a copy of this work.

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type - part 6

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type - part 2

type - part 1

Music from Sakari Dixon's Upper Division Qualifying Exam on April 9, 2012.

El príncipe sombrío y los recuerdos de su niñez

Premiere by the Salastina Music Society in Pasadena, CA on Apr 7, 2019.

Kevin Kumar, violin
Heather Powell, violin
Meredith Crawford, viola
Yoshika Masuda, cello
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, piano

Obsidian, rippled in moonlight, gleams

A recording of the premiere of "Fire Season" by Sakari Dixon Vanderveer on December 14, 2019. Commissioned and performed by the Salastina Music Society (Kevin Kumar, violin solo; Maia Jasper White, Hana Kim, violins; Meredith Crawford, viola; Yoshika Masuda, cello; Brianna Goldberg, double bass; Jason Yoshida, lute; Bernard Gordillo).

Poetry by Thea Gavin, Benjamin Gucciardi, and Donna Emerson. These works can be found in the anthology Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California: https://amzn.to/2FaK8ps (affiliate link).

http://www.sakaridixon.com
http://www.salastina.org

http://theagavin.wordpress.com/about/
http://www.benjamingucciardi.com/
http://www.donnaemerson.com/

The Four Seasons x 2

Fire Season - III. Joyful, Jubilant

Fire Season - from "First Rain" by Donna Emerson

Fire Season - II. Desolate

Fire Season - "Scavengers," by Benjamin Gucciardi

Fire Season - I. Devilish

A recording of the premiere of "Fire Season" by Sakari Dixon Vanderveer on December 14, 2019. Commissioned and performed by the Salastina Music Society (Kevin Kumar, violin solo; Maia Jasper White, Hana Kim, violins; Meredith Crawford, viola; Yoshika Masuda, cello; Brianna Goldberg, double bass; Jason Yoshida, lute; Bernard Gordillo).

Poetry by Thea Gavin, Benjamin Gucciardi, and Donna Emerson. These works can be found in the anthology Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California: https://amzn.to/2FaK8ps (affiliate link).

https://sakaridixon.com/my-music/chamber/fire-season-2019/
http://www.salastina.org

http://theagavin.wordpress.com/about/
http://www.benjamingucciardi.com/
http://www.donnaemerson.com/

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