Fiuggi Fanfare
for saxophone quintet* by
Sally Reid, composer, ASCAP
* also available in versions
for saxophone quartet and for concert band
duration: 5 minutes
commissioned by the city of Fiuggi, Italy and Fondazione Adkins Chiti, 1996
| Fiuggi Fanfare was commissioned by the city of Fiuggi, Italy
and Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica expressly for the
Gli Incontri al Borgo symposium in Fiuggi in September 1996.
The work received its premiére performance during the
Fiuggi Festival by the Donne in Sax quartet and Franco-American
saxophonist Paul Wehage. The symposium included four other commissioned
works by composers from Spain, Norway and Italy (2). Each received
a silver medallion (designed by the Italian artist Orafa Rosito)
from the mayor of Fiuggi. The versatility and vivacity of the saxophone ensemble is explored through swirls and whirls of bright, festive notes contrasting with the heralding fanfare passages. The recurring lyrical gestures are supported by an insistent rhythmic accompaniment and sudden dynamic contrasts. The ensemble sets the spritely festive tone for the festival activities to follow. |
 Donne in Sax quartet with Paul Wehage, soloist Fiuggi, Italy, September 1996 
Winner of FIRST PRIZE, Fifth Festival of Women Composers Indiana University of Pennsylvania, March 1998 |
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