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World Premiere
7/11/2019
Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury
Jess Gillam, saxophone /
Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury
Jess Gillam, saxophone /
Composer's Notes
Snake & Ladder was inspired by Jess Gillam’s virtuosic acrobatics as a saxophonist. It is a short, fast and playful piece for solo saxophone with optional live electronic processing that explores the range of the instrument. It is comprised of winding, chromatic lines that are at first characterised by articulated jumps - up the ladders - and then interspersed with legato descending lines - slipping down. Thank you to the Cheltenham Festival for this opportunity to write a new piece for Jess.
(c) Anna Clyne, 2019