Performing
Sam’s musical tastes are eclectic and this is reflected in the wide range of musical genres in which he engages. These include:
- Orchestral Music with ensembles that include the London Symphony Orchestra, the Orion Orchestra, the Syred Sinfonia and the Orchestra of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
- Saxophone Quartet with the Auric Saxophone Quartet.
- Musicals – recent performances include Annie, West Side Story and Damn Yankees.
- Big Band with ensembles that include the Prime Time Orchestra, Park Lane Big Band and Buble-esque.
- Pop Music - recent gigs in London and Manchester.
- Saxophone & Piano – with Pianist Timothy End – Jazz and background music for all occasions. See www.saxophone-piano.co.uk for more information.
- Solo Formal Recitals – see below.
Repertoire for Formal Solo Recitals
Representing ‘Live Music Now‘, Sam is in demand as a solo recitalist with his pianist Timothy End (current holder of the accompanist prize from the Royal Overseas League). Current formal recital repertoire includes, but is by no means restricted to, the following pieces:
- Caprice en forme de valse, Paul Bonneau
- Clair de Lune (arranged for Alto Saxophone), Claude Debussy
- Concertino De Camera, Jacques Ibert
- Divertimento, Roger Boutry
- En Forme De Habanera, Maurice Ravel
- Nemesis, Andy Scott
- Oboe Concerto (arranged for Sop. Saxophone), Benedetto Marcello
- Prelude, Cadence et Finale, Alfred Desenclos
- Reverie, (arranged for Alto Saxophone), Claude Debussy
- Rumania, Dave Heath
- Saxophone Concerto, Alexandre Glazounov
- Six Metamorphoses after Ovid op.49 (arranged for Sop. Saxophone), Benjamin Britten
- Sonata in G minor (arranged for Alto Saxophone), Johann Sebastian Bach
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone, Gary Carpenter
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone, Paul Creston
- Sonata (arranged for Alto Saxophone), George Frederic Handel
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone, Phil Woods
- Sonata for Soprano Saxophone, Richard Rodney Bennett
- Syrinx, (arranged for Alto Saxophone), Claude Debussy