Kari Besharse

Embers

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Embers (2011)

for alto saxophone and piano (12:00)

Commissioned by Richard Schwartz

World Premiere: March 19, 2011 North American Saxophone Association Conference, North Florida University, Jacksonville, Florida, Philip Schuessler, piano and Richard Schwartz, alto saxophone

Awards: Finalist, Tuscaloosa New Music Collective Call for Scores 2012

 

 


Listen:

Preview of studio recording of upcoming Centaur Records album, Embers


Embers explores the timbral threshold between the alto saxophone and piano and the auditory threshold between sound and silence. Quiet, flickering embers and shimmering bells weave in and out of silence creating an amorphous and otherworldly continuum.


Download a score excerpt

To purchase a score and parts please contact me directly at karibesharse@hotmail.com


 

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