Mirror Images (2018)

Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone & Tenor Saxophone

Difficulty: Medium Advanced

Duration: 5’

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Commissioned by the zooDuo

Mirror Images was written in late 2018 and was premiered on March 10th, 2019 as part of the NASA Region 2 Conference. The piece was commissioned, premiered, and subsequently performed two more times by George Rosas and AJ Pratt of the zooDuo.

The work is built in two movements, each depicting a different aspect of mirrors. The first, “Reflections,” is based almost exclusively on contrary motion. Each instrument is on opposite sides of a figurative mirror, moving in the same intervals in opposite directions. The second, “Refractions” represents a violent jarring between atonal and jazz-inspired motives. The two saxophones begin in unison, but quickly drift apart. The tenor saxophone restates the same motive, but “refracted” through a different scale. Ultimately, the two end up on the same side of the figurative mirror, moving in similar motion in consonant intervals.

Recording from the world premiere at the NASA Region 2 conference on March 10th, 2019.