Program Notes:

“Hidden Reflections” for Alto Saxophone and piano explores the expressivity, agility, wide-range and rhythmic characteristic of the saxophone. The piece is in two movements: First, “The March of the _______!!!” is an impression of a grotesque march and alternates between odd and steady meters. The second movement, “The Evening of the First Snow” is nostalgic and meditative, inspired by the falling snowflakes in one evening of Bostonian winter, as I experienced it in 1996. "Hidden Reflections" was written for saxophonist Styliani Tartsinis who premiered the work and recorded it.