Repertoire

Works previously performed at past Singapore Saxophone Symposiums include:

Singapore Saxophone Symposium 2015

Protégé Saxophone Octet & Singapore Saxophone Symposium Octet
Eric Whitacre / arr. Saku: October
Dick Lee / Heff Harrison / Sideaislers / arr. Jay Ong: National Day Songs Medley
Giovanni Gabrieli / arr. Zechariah Goh: Canzon Primi Toni
Claude Debussy / arr. Zechariah Goh: ‘La fille aux cheveux de lin’ from Preludes (Book 1 No. 8) arranged for saxophone octet
Claude Debussy / arr. Zechariah Goh: ‘Minstrels’ from Preludes (Book 1 No. 7) arranged for saxophone octet
Zechariah Goh: Singaporean Folk Song Medley
Traditional / arr. Philippe Geiss: Sir Patrick for saxophone septet

Chun-Hao Ku
Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Yuan-Chen Li: Spell
Ryota Ishikawa: Magical Saxophonist of Far-East

Kang Chiao Saxophone Quartet
Vivaldi: Concerto Ouverture
Georges Bizet / arr. Ito Yasuhide: Carmen Fantasy
Joe Hisaishi / arr. Ryota Ishikawa: 千と千尋の神隠しメドレー

Amigo Collective
Dave Reminick: Gray Faces
Zechariah Goh: Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Guillermo Lago: Femke En Ka Gran Ciudad
Manu Sanchez Garcia: Piece for Pikong
Jacques Ibert: Deux Interludes
Tsutomu Narita: Place where Wind Blow
Narong Prangcharoen: Perpetual Motions (Asia Premiere)
Michael Leung Chi-Hin: Sonic Sketch – Botanic Gardens (Commissioned by Amigo Saxophone Quartet in 2015 with sponsorship from CASH Music Fund)
Rika Ishige: Quick Motion

Shyen Lee
Boonrut Sirirattanapan: Sacred Tree
Chong Kee Yong: Shadow Chanting

Vincent Daoud
Robert Schumann: Adagio et Allegro, Op. 70
Marcel Mihalovici: Chant Premier
Florent Schmitt: Songe de Coppélius, Op. 30 No. 11
Giacinto Scelsi: Tre Pezzi
Astor Piazzolla: Ave Maria

Hong Kong Youth Saxophone Choir
松村崇 (Muramatsu Takashi): 生命之奇蹟  (Song of Life) for Saxophone Octet
Roberto Molinelli: Four Pictures of New York for solo saxophone and saxophone choir
葉加瀨太郎 (Taro Hakase): 情熱大陸 (Jounetsu – Tairiku) for saxophone ensemble

NAFA Saxophone Quartet
Jean Rivier: Grave et Presto
Jeremiah Li: Saxophone Quartet No. 1
Zhou Tie: Impressions of Peking Opera 京韵

Gala Concert
George Frideric Handel: Hornpipe from ‘Water Music’ Suite
Scott Joplin / arr. J.-M. Larché: Maple Leaf Rag
Zechariah Goh: Singaporean Folk Song Medley
Siraseth Pantura-umporn: Pulse II (World Premiere)
Rike Ishige: Quick Motion
Zhou Tie: Impressions of Peking Opera 京韵
Astor Piazzolla: Michelangelo 70
Muramatsu Takashi (松村崇): Song of Life (生命之奇蹟) for saxophone octet
Philip R. Buttall / arr. Nigel Wood: The Lone Ar-ranger goes Sax Mad for saxophone ensemble
Florent Schmitt: Songe de Coppélius, Op. 30 No. 11
Joachim Andersen: Etude No. 3 from 24 Etudes for Flute, Op. 15
Warren Barker: Capriccio for saxophone quartet and band
Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for saxophone and small orchestra
Ron Nelson: Danza Capriccio

Singapore Saxophone Symposium 2014

Javier Valerio
Nelson Ramirez: Capricho del Campesino Triste (World Premiere)
Carlos Castro: Nocturno para saxofón solo (World Premiere)
Javier Valerio: Bolero y Son para saxofón soprano (World Premiere)
Allen Torres: Concerto parap saxofón alto y orquesta

Sugar Bear Saxophone Quartet
Astor Piazzolla: Decarisimo
David Maslanka: Recitation Book (selections)
Vanich Potavanich: Deep Impression

Amigo Collective
Christian Lauba: Hard
Alfred Desenclos: Prelude, Cadence et Finale
Grigorij Markovich: Concerto Capriccio on Themes of Paganini
Edison Denisov: Sonate pour saxophone Alto et piano
Francis Poulenc: Trio pour piano, hautbois et bassoon
Lin Mei Fang: Entangled (World Premiere)
Jean Rivier: Grave et Presto
Austin Yip: Peninsula (World Premiere)
Eric Whitacre: October
Benjamin Britten arr. Wong Tak Chiu: Frolicsome Finale from Simple Symphony

Xie Liang
Ryota Ishikawa: Rhapsody on Japanese Folk Songs for alto saxophone and piano
Astor Piazzolla: Tango Etudes for alto saxophone and piano (selections)
Philipe Portejoie: Rose de Paris pour saxophone alto et piano
Francis Poulenc arr. Xie Liang: Le Chemins de L’amour pour saxophone alto et piano

Chulalongkorn University Saxophone Ensemble
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Tavis Jitrangsan: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Kitti Kuremanee: Maesa-sanook for Saxophone Ensemble
Franz Liszt arr. Warong Janpitakpong: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Ao Kun
George Gershwin arr. Jun Nagao: Rhapsody in Blue
Astor Piazzolla: Tango Etude No. 3
Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango

Dan Gelok
Louis Ganne arr. Dan Gelok: Andante et Scherzo
Christian Lauba: Balafon
Bill Ryan: Smoke
Michael Nyman: Shaping the Curve

Gala Concert
Gustav Holst arr. Christian T. Anderson: First Suite in E-flat
Astor Piazzolla: Allegro Tangabile
Johann Strauss II: Pizzicato Polka
Vinicio Meza: Sambalada for baritone saxophone and piano
Manuel Rosenthal: Saxophon’ Marmalade
何清涛: 道情
Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
John Williams: Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra

Singapore Saxophone Symposium 2013

Amigo Collective
Javier Quislant: Sobre la expression del movimiento
Stacy Garrop: Pieces of Sanity
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Fuzzy Bird Sonata for alto saxophone and piano
Hindemith: Konzertstück für zwei Altsaxophone
Prokofiev: Sonata, Op. 94 (selections)
Emily Koh: Homonym for Saxophone Quartet
Alessandro Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor
Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Kenny Tsai
Claude Debussy: Syrinx
Claude Debussy: Arabesque No. 1
Chao-Ming Tung: Dream Message (for alto saxophone and tape)
Zechariah Goh: Taiwanese Aboriginal Folk Song Suite
Arr. Ching-ju Shih: 月亮代表我的心
William Albright: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Gala Concert
Zechariah Goh: Singaporean Folk Song Medley
Paul Creston: Concerto for Alto Saxophone
Jun Nagao: Octet for Saxophones
Samuel Barber: Commando March
Percy Grainger: Colonial Song
Zechariah Goh: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (World Premiere)

Singapore Saxophone Symposium 2012

Vince Gnojek
John Mackey: Sultana
Javier Zalba: Arabascos
Marvin Camacho Villegas: Nocturno y Danza
Aaron L. Bramwell: Canciones Del Zöcalo
José Luis Cortés: La Cascada!

4 Unlike
Wong Chun-Wai: Binding
Leung Chi-Hin: Interocular Illusion
Hui Ngo-Shan Four Symbols
Joshua Pangilinan: Island Song
Richard Tsang Yip-Fat: Chance The Wind
Chan Yuk-Pan: Fire Dance
Hua Yan-Jun arr. Leung Yan Chiu: Two Springs Reflect the Moon

Dan Gelok & Low Chee Meng
Fernande Decruck: Sonata in C-sharp for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Yasuhiro Kasamatsu: Rhapsody and the Dance in Magreb 2 for Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone and Piano
Charles Stolte: True Confessions
Zechariah Goh: Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Quatuor De Saxophone Diapason
Jean-Baptiste Singlée: Premiere Quatuor, Op. 53
Johann Sebastian Bach: Third movement from Italian Concerto
Yiu-Kwong Chung: Cantos
Arr. Ralph Martino: American Suite
Arr. Hsing-Min Chung: Taiwan Folk Song for Saxophone Quartet
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango

Amigo Saxophone Quartet plays Jeremiah Li (world premiere concert)
Jeremiah Li: Symphony No. 1 for Saxophone Quartet
Jeremiah Li: Concertino for Baritone Saxophone
Jeremiah Li: Woot! Suite Sax!

Gala Concert
Caryl Florio: Quartet
Astor Piazzolla: Milonga del Angel
Zechariah Goh: Homage
Claude Thomas Smith: Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Band

Singapore Saxophone Symposium 2011

Amigo Saxophone Quartet
Perry Goldstein: Blow
Michael Nyman: Songs for Tony I
Thierry Escaich: Tango Virtuoso
Eliott Carter: Canonic Suite
Pasculli / Joshua Hyde: Le Api
Lee Kah Hong Bernard: Though Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour (World Premiere)
Astor Piazzolla: Fuga y Misterio
Joe Hisaishi / Tak Chiu Wong: Princess Mononoke Suite

Ogni Suono Saxophone Duo
Marilyn: Shrude Fantasmi
François Rossé: Ximix
James Bunch: Ogni suono e un essere vivente
Claudio Gabriele: Duel

Shyen Lee
John Duffy: Concerto for Tenor Saxophone
Stefan Niculesa: Chat-Son
Christian Lauba: Masai
Zechariah Goh: Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Dan Gelok and Si-Ning Chan
Brian Dykstra: Two Rags and an Interlude
Christian Lauba: Jungle

Siam Saxophone Quartet
György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
Bertrand Peigné: El Dourrhaïm
Frank Ticheli: Back Burner

Chien-Kwan Lin
John Anthony Lennon: Distances Within Me
John Harbison: San Antonio
David Maslanka: Sonata

Joshua Hyde & Noa Even (Jean-Marie Londiex Competition Winners)
Bruno Mantovani: L’Incandescence de la Bruine
Samuel Andreyev: Micrographia
Marilyn Shrude: Renewing the Myth
Thierry Alla: Digital

Claude Delangle
Jean-Baptiste Singlée: Grand Duo Concertant for two saxophones and piano
Frédéric: Durieux Ubersicht 2 for solo saxophone
Astor Piazzolla: Etudes
Martin Loridan: Sunshine on Taxkorgan

Gala Concert
Zechariah Goh: Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone
Bob Mitzner: Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble