for concert band
duration: 5 minutes
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
1997. It is a transcription for concert band of Fiuggi
Fanfare (1996) for five saxophones which received its
premiére performance during the First Fiuggi Festival (1996)
by the Donne in Sax quartet and Franco-American saxophonist Paul
Wehage.
The concert band version adds percussion and brass in support
of the versatility and vivacity of the saxophones' 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.
* The Fiuggi Fanfare is also available in a version for
saxophone quartet.
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Fiuggi Fanfare
for Concert Band