The central idea that is key to La Joie de Sax is the juxtaposition of seemingly disparate perceptions of time; that is to say, still moments immediately followed by short outbursts of rhythmic, metric, and harmonic activity.

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La Joie de Sax*

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

March 2007. Melbourne, Australia.

December 2006. Melbourne, Australia.

May 2006. Melbourne, Australia.

Thursday, 08 December 2005. Maggie Angell, soprano saxophone; Mikiko Kanemitsu, alto saxophone; Jason Laczkoski, tenor saxophone; Marc Graham, baritone saxophone. School of Music, The University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa.

*Sunday, 13 November 2005. Maggie Angell, soprano saxophone; Mikiko Kanemitsu, alto saxophone; Jason Laczkoski, tenor saxophone; Marc Graham, baritone saxophone. School of Music, The University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa.

October 2005. Melbourne, Australia.