Senior Recital

May 10th, 2005

 

Sonata for Eb Alto Saxophone and Piano by Paul Creston
I. With Vigor

II. With Tranquility

III.  With Gaiety

 

Violoncello Suite I by Johann Sebastian Bach
trans. Ramon Ricker
Menuet

Gigue

 

Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert
I. Allegro con moto

II. Larghetto - Animato molto

 

La Fiesta by Chick Corea

I Can't Get Started by Ira Gershwin & George Duke

White Lightnin' by Jamie Beckman

 

David Erato - alto and tenor saxophones

with

Teresa Drews - piano
T.J. Beebe - drums
Jim Sodke - piano
Larry Tresp - bass

Recorded live at UW-Milwaukee's Recital Hall
by Jeffery Shoemaker, Millivolt Productions

Dave Erato and Curt Hanrahan

Dave Erato and Curt Hanrahan

What's in my shed

woodshed [v.] -

To lock oneself away with a musical instrument and practice, either a particular piece or in general, until the player has improved greatly or can perfectly play the piece he has been practicing.

I've had my hands full on a couple of very difficult parts on some great arrangements of some holiday classics.  These tunes may or may not end up being publicly performed this season, but I have a feeling I'm going to need to take out these parts every year before Thanksgiving, so they don't get colder than the turkey.

 

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RIP Frank Foster

From A Blog Supreme/NPR Jazz:

Frank Foster, a saxophonist and composer/arranger best known for his longtime association with the Count Basie Orchestra, has died. He passed away in his sleep early Tuesday morning at his home in Chesapeake, Va., according to his widow and manager, Cecilia Foster. He was 82.

Foster was a key member of the "New Testament" Basie band — the large ensemble Basie led in the 1950s and beyond. In addition to his playing on tenor saxophone and other woodwinds, he contributed many melodies and arrangements. At least one of those tunes, "Shiny Stockings," became a jazz standard.

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