Biographical Sketch of Paul Wehage (pour une biographie en français, cliquer ici)
After completing his education at the University of Texas at Austin, Paul Wehage came to France to complete his study at the Paris Conservatory of Music where he received his First Prize in 1990. He remained in Paris after this time to present programs of American Music for the Jeunesses Musical de France and for concerts organized through Europe for music festivals, cultural series, radio and television. He also became passionately interested in French music, through his study of music written at the beginning of the century. His study of this rich musical heritage lead to the rediscovery of many works by composers such as Pierre Vellones, Manuel Rosenthal and Germaine Tailleferre through recordings, concerts, publications through his music publishing house and presentations during masterclasses.His work with the French composers avec Jean Françaix et and Antoine Tisné lead to a large number of new works by each of these composers, including operas, chamber music, and shorter works. Other younger composers were inspired to begin writing works especially for him, including Pascale Jakubowski, Gian-Paolo Chiti, Jeffrey Stolet, Jean-Thierry Boisseau and Joseph-François Kremer, to name only a few. Currently, his work is centered around the promotion of these works through recordings, publications and concerts throughout the World.
His work as composer and conductor is strongly influenced by his experience as a performer. After arranging and recording the Six Suites for Violoncello of J.S. Bach he composed "Responsio", Six Suites for Saxophone Solo to complete his reflection on Bach's monumental work. The City of Lagny-sur-Marne has also inspired a series of works including the Suite Latignacienne for Organ, written for the American Organist Carson P. Cooman and Les Pallisades Mystérieuses (Theme and Seven Variations) for Saxophone and Piano, inspired by a theme written on the walls surrounding the construction site of the new cultural center in Lagny. His Stabat Mater written for the Ensemble Akané who performed it's first performance. Paul Wehage is currently working on his Second Symphony.
Après des études musicales complètes à l'Université d' Austin ( Texas ), Paul Wehage est venu en France achever sa formation de saxophoniste au CNSM de Paris où il a obtenu un premier prix en 1990. Ce séjour qui devait être momentané s'est prolongé, puisqu'il se partage désormais entre les Etats Unis et la France et ce parce que, lors de ses études à Paris, il s'est plus que bien d'autres de ses concitoyens passionné pour la musique française, et pas seulement celle composée pour son instrument.
Sa rencontre avec la musique de l'entre deux guerres lui a fait consacrer une grande partie de sa carrière à la découverte ou à la redécouverte de compositeurs disparus et un peu laissés pour compte, telle Pierre Vellones et Germaine Tailleferre dont il a "exhumé " un certain nombre d'oeuvres, celle pour deux pianos, et en particulier le concerto pour deux pianos, choeur et quatuor de saxophones dont l'enregistrement réalisé grace à sa ténacité et à son sens de la découverte a été cournée par une mention "Cinq Étoiles" dans le "BBC Music Magazine".
Ses rencontres avec Jean Françaix et avec Antoine Tisné ont été décisives et sont le reflet de son électisme. L'un et l'autre de ces compositeurs pourtant si différents ont composé ou adapté à son intention des oeuvres pour saxophone seul ou d'autres formations incluant le saxophone. D'autres jeunes compositeurs écrivent à son intention, tels J.F.Kremer, Pascale Jakubowski, Jean-Thierry Boisseau etc.
Paul Wehage s'est fait porte-parole de la musique française de notre siècle à l'étranger et ce, sans autre exclusive que celle de la qualité. Il inclue systématiquement des pièces de compositeurs français dans ses programmations et participe régulièrement à la création d'oeuvres dont il est, ou le commanditaire, ou au moins l'initiateur.( à titre d'exemple : Offertorium pour Chartres d'Antoine Tisné pour Quatuor à cordes et Saxophone, oeuvre créée le 7 novembre 1998 en la Cathédrale de Chartres avec le Quatuor de Chartres).
Depuis peu, le travail du Compositeur et de Chef d'Orchestre prend de la plus en plus d'importance dans sa vie musicale. Son travail sur l'enregistrement des Six Suites pour Violoncelle Seul de J.S. Bach a donné naissance à l'oeuvre "Responsio", Six Suites pour Saxophone Seul qui est l'aboutissement de ce grand travail de plusieurs années. Sa vie à Lagny-sur-Marne a inspiré une série d'oeuvres avec notamment la Suite Latignacienne pour Orgue, écrite pour L'Organiste Américain Carson P. Cooman et les Pallisades Mystérieuses (Thème et Sept Variations) pour Saxophone et Piano, inspirée par un thème écrite sur le mur du chantier des nouveaux locaux culturels de la ville de Lagny. Bien-sur, Son Stabat Mater était écrite pour l'Ensemble Akané qui a assuré sa création. Paul Wehage travail actuellement sur sa Deuxième Symphonie.
Works composed for Paul Wehage
Lejla Agolli (Albania)
- Feeling (1998) for Solo Soprano Saxophone Première : Première, Festival Donne In Musica September 12, 1998 Teatro Comunale Fiuggi, Italy Unpublished
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Jean-Thierry Boisseau (France)
c/o Editions Musik Fabrik 18, rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne France tél/fax 00.33.1.73.58.50.59 http ://www.classicalmusicnow.com/boisseau.htm email : info@classicalmusicnow.com
- La Complainte du Roi Renaud for Baritone Voice, Alto Saxophone and Piano première : November 1998 Tokyo Japan with Philippe de Gaetz, Baritone and Moyuru Maeda Piano ed. Musik Fabrik
- Arléquin for Soprano Saxophone and Piano Première : December 4, 2005 "Musique d'Hier et d'Aujourd'hui", Town Hall, Lagny-sur-Marne, France with Paul Wehage, Saxophone and Moyuru Maeda, Piano
- Incantations I for Soprano Voice, Alto Saxophone and Organ Première March 20, 2000 Musikfesttage Frankfurt/Öder with Marie-Pierre Wattiez, Soprano and Françoise Lévechin-Gangloff ed. Musik Fabrik
- Nocturne - In Memorium Antoine Tisné for Solo Soprano Saxophone - Première July 30, 2000 Eglise Saint Roch Paris France ed. Musik Fabrik
- Sonatine for Soprano Saxophone and Piano Première : September 6, 1999 Conservatoire Darius Milhaud, Antony, France with Moyuru Maeda ed. Musik Fabrik
- Suite Transcaucasienne - Six études de Virtuosité for Solo Saxophone - Première July 30, 2000 Eglise Saint Roch Paris France ed. Musik Fabrik
- Tango Stretto for SATB Saxophone Quartet ·
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Thérèse BRENET (France)
- Le Visionnaire ou Scivias, le livre des visions for alto saxophone, viola and piano (or alto saxophone and piano)/pour saxophoone alto, violon-alto et piano (ou saxophone alto et piano)
- A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever for alto saxophone, and organ/pour saxophoone alto et orgue, première February 18, 2012, Égiste de Saint Roch, Paul Wehage, saxophone and Françoise Gangloff, organ, Paris, France,
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Edmond J. Campion (USA)
Composer in Residence, Center for New Music and Audio Technologies campion@cnmat.berkeley.edu (510) 643 9990 x 315 1750 Arch Street Berkeley, CA 94709
- Rounds for Five Alto Saxophones or Saxophone and Tape Première : « Peinture Fraîche » Art Gallery, Paris France May 15, 1992 editeur : Lemoine ·
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Gian-Paolo CHITI (Italy)
Via Proba Petronia 82 00136 Roma Italia Tel: 06 35 45 88 54 Telefax: 06 35 34 85 33 mobile: 348 740 9200 www.gianpaolochiti-composer.it
- Tropi per Chartres (1996) 8 minutes Alto saxophone and string quartet Commissioned by Quatuor de Chartres, France, and Paul Wehage, saxophone Première : -November 7, 1998 Chartres Cathedral, France Publisher: SONZOGNO, Milano Casa Musicale Sonzogno Via Bigli, 11 20121 Milano Italy sonzogno@sonzogno.it www.sonzogno.it
- Concertino per Sax Tenore e Otto Violoncelli (1994) 12 minutes Commission from 2° Rencontres d’Ensembles des Violoncelles, Première May, 1994 Beauvais, France with L’Octuor de Violoncelles Publisher: PENTAPHON, Roma Via Filippo Nicolai 16, 00136 Roma Italy info@pentaflowers.it
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Gloria Coates (USA/Germany)
Tengstr. 20 / Apt. 501 80798 Muenchen phone 0049 -89- 278 0134/fax number 0049 89 271 8047 gloricoates@yahoo.com
- Reaching for the Moon for Solo Saxophone Première « Peinture Fraîche » Art Gallery, Paris France May 15, 1992
- Night Music for Tenor Saxophone and Piano with percussion (or Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Percussion with optional double Bass) Première: July 25, 1993 during the Summer Festival in Erfurt, Germany, performed by Paul Wehage, saxophone and John Ferguson, piano & gongs
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Carson P. Cooman (USA)
www.carsoncooman.com carson@carsoncooman.com
- As To The Sun for Solo Alto Saxophone (2002) Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Dances of the Holy Fool, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2002) Première : December 4, 2005 "Musique d'Hier et d'Aujourd'hui", Town Hall, Lagny-sur-Marne, France with Paul Wehage, Saxophone and Moyuru Maeda, Piano Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Of Songs and Swirls - Four Lyric Pieces for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2002) Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Passion Canticle for Solo Soprano Saxophone (2002) Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Silent Prisms for Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2002) Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- In the Fire of Images - Three Etudes for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2002) Publisher: Musik Fabrik
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Jean Françaix (France)
http ://www.jeanfrancaix.com
- l’Apostrophe Comédie-Musicale For Soprano, Tenor and Baritone Voices (2 small roles for Children) and SATB Saxophone Quartet Première November 7, 1995 Théatre du Tambour Royale, Paris France with Solveig Berg, Philippe Corr and Philippe de Gaetz singers and the XAS ensemble under the direction of Paul Wehage (Editeur - Transatlantique)
- L’Horloge de Flore Version for Soprano Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra 2022/2000 Strings) Première August, 1992 Flâneries Musicales de Reims Françaix 80th Birthday concert, with the Orchestre de Bretagne conducted by the composer, Reims, France (Transatlantique)
- Huit Historiettes de Tallémant des Réaux for Baritone Voice, Tenor Saxophone and Piano première May 25, 1997 "Dialogues au Présent" Hôtel de Coulanges, Paris, France with Philippe de Gaetz, baritone and Moyuru Maeda, Piano (Schott, Maïnz)
- Prélude, Sarabande et Gigue Version for Soprano Saxophone and Piano première May 25, 1997 "Dialogues au Présent" Hôtel de Coulanges, Paris, France with Moyuru Meada, Piano (Eschig)
- Tema Con Variazioni Version for Alto Saxophone and Piano or String Orchestra première May 25, 1997 "Dialogues au Présent" Hôtel de Coulanges, Paris, France with Moyuru Maeda, Piano (Eschig) ·
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Philip Goddard (United Kingdom)
c/o Musik Fabrik 18, rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne tél/fax 00.33.1.64.30.13.84 http://www.philipgoddard.com
- The Seen and The Unseen for Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2002) Publisher: Musik Fabrik
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Beverly P. Grigsby (USA)
Doctor/Professor Emeritus, Composition/Theory/Musicology California State University at Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, California 91330 USA Phone (Music Dept.): (818) 677-3181 beverly.grigsby@csun.edu www.beverlygrigsby.org
- SaxSong for Solo Alto Saxophone Première, Festival Donne In Musica September 9, 1998 Chiesa San Stefano Fiuggi, Italy Publisher: BGM
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Pascale Jakubowski (France)
c/o Musik Fabrik 18, rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne tél/fax 00.33.1.64.30.13.84 http ://www.classicalmusicnow.com/jakubowski.htm
- Concertino for Soprano Saxophone and Cello Octet Première, Festival Donne In Musica September 11, 1998 Chiesa San Stefano Fiuggi, Italy with the City of Paris Cello Octet directed by the Composer Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Deux Preludesfor Solo Saxophone Première May 19, 1999 Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Ibéji V for Alto Saxophone and Accordeon Publisher: Musik Fabrik
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Ivana Loudova (Czech Republic)
- Ad Caelestem Harmoniam (1998), For Cello Octet and Soprano Saxophone Première, Festival Donne In Musica September 11, 1998 Chiesa San Stefano Fiuggi, Italy with the City of Paris Cello Octet directed by Paul Wehage Publisher :
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Joseph-François Kremer (France)
c/o Musik Fabrik 18, rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne tél/fax 00.33.1.64.30.13.84 email : kremerjf@free.fr http ://www.classicalmusicnow.com/kremer.htm
- La Plume et le Couteau on a text by Maïssa Bey, Theater music for solo soprano saxophone Première Théatre Municipale de Tulles October 3, 1999 Tulles France with Laurence Blasco and Claire Deluca Actresses
- Saxophonie I for Solo Soprano Saxophone Première March 16, 1999 German Church, Baku Azerbaidjan Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Saxophonie II - Sazeriphonie for Solo Soprano Saxophone Première March 16, 1999 German Church, Baku Azerbaidjan Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Symphonie à Quatre Version for Flute, Alto Saxophone, Cello and Piano Première June 5, 2001 Conservatoire Darius Milhaud Antony France with José Garcia-Guerrero Flute, Maryse Cavello, Violoncello and Philip Keler, Piano Publisher: Musik Fabrik
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Elmir Mirzoev (Azerbaïdjan)
c/o Musik Fabrik 18, rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne tél/fax 00.33.1.64.30.13.84 email : info@classicalmusicnow.com http ://www.classicalmusicnow.com/mirzoev.htm
- Bahir for Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F 2 Percussions and Organ Première March 16, 1999 German Church, Baku Azerbaidjan with the ensemble SoNoR under the direction of the composer (unpublished)
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Sally Reid (USA)
- Fiuggi Fanfare for Soprano Saxophone and SATB Saxophone Quartet Première September 1996 Festival Donne In Musica Fiuggi Italie with the Donne in Sax Saxophone Quartet (Ed. Elm Creek Press)
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Indra Rise (Latvia)
c/o Samfundet til Udgivelse af Dansk Musik Gråbrødrestræde 18.1 1156 Copenhagen K Denmark Phone: +45 33 13 54 45 Fax: +45 33 93 30 44
- Three Episodes from Springtime For Alto Saxophone (Soprano Saxophone) and Accordeon Première, Festival Donne In Musica September 13, 1998 Chiesa San Stefano Fiuggi, Italy with Maria Wärme Otterstrom, Accordeon editeur : o Samfundet til Udgivelse af Dansk Musik
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Doris Magaly Ruiz Lastres (Cuba)
c/o Musik Fabrik 18, rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne tél/fax 00.33.1.64.30.13.84 email : info@classicalmusicnow.com http ://www.classicalmusicnow.com/kremer.htm
- Danzòn (1998) for Solo Tenor Saxophone Première, Festival Donne In Musica September 12, 1998 Teatro Comunale Fiuggi, Italy Publisher: Musik Fabrik
Ludovic Selmi (France)
- Pleine Lune for Alto saxophone and Cello octet Commission from 2° Rencontres d’Ensembles des Violoncelles, première May, 1994 Théâtre de Beauvais, France with L’Octuor de Violoncelles (unpublished)
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Jeffrey Stolet (USA)
c/oThe American Composers Alliance 73 Spring St. Rm. 505 New York, NY 10012 Tel: (212) 362-8900 Tel: (212) 925-0458 Fax: (212) 925-6798 info@composers.com
- Frankenstein Opera in one Act for Soprano, Tenor and Baritone voices, Solo Saxophone, Piano, String quintet and electronics Première : January 14, 1999 Le Manège de Reims CNAT scène nationale, Reims, France ed. American composer’s alliance With Solveig Berg, soprano, Christian Bocquillon, Tenor, Moyuru Maeda, Piano, le Quatuor de Chartres and Tanguy Menez, Double bass
- Frankenstein Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra (2222/2221/Piano/strings) and electronics ed. American composer’s alliance
- The Hildegarde Game for Two sopranos, baritone, SATB saxophone Quartet and electronics ed. American composer’s alliance
- Two scenes from To Eat the last Messiah for Alto Saxophone and Tape Première: « Peinture Fraîche » Art Gallery, Paris France May 15, 1992 ed. American composer’s alliance
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Antoine Tisné (France)
c/o Musik Fabrik 18 rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne France
- De la Nuit à L’Aurore for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra (pno red. Available) Première April 12, 1994 Symphony Hall, Brno Czech Republic (Eschig) with the Brno Philharmonic directed by Leos Svarovsky
- Labyrintus Sonorus for SATB Saxophone Quartet 1997 Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Monodie I pour Un Espace Sacré for Solo Soprano Saxophone première March 14, 1996 « Musik für Heilige Räume » Predigerkirche, Michaeliskirche and the Severikirche Erfurt, Germany Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Monodie II pour Un Espace Sacré for Solo Soprano Saxophone première March 14, 1996 « Musik für Heilige Räume » Predigerkirche, Michaeliskirche and the Severikirche Erfurt, Germany Publisher: Musik Fabrik
- Monodie V pour Un Espace Sacré for Solo Soprano Saxophone première March 14, 1996 « Musik für Heilige Räume » Predigerkirche, Michaeliskirche and the Severikirche Erfurt, Germany Publisher: Musik Fabrik « Offertorium pour Chartres » for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet, Commissioned by Quatuor de Chartres, France, and Paul Wehage, saxophone Première : -November 7, 1998 Chartres Cathedral, France Publisher: Musik Fabrik « Ombres de Feu » version Alto Saxophone and Piano première March 9, 1994 Hôtel de Coulanges, Paris, France ed. Eschig with Genevieve Ibanez, Piano « Ombres de Feu » Version Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2222/2221/2perc/hp/strings) Première April 12, 1994 Symphony Hall, Brno Czech Republic (Eschig) with the Brno Philharmonic directed by Leos Svarovsky « Psalmodies » for Alto Saxophone and Organ première March 14, 1996 « Musik für Heilige Räume » Predigerkirche, Michaeliskirche and the Severikirche Erfurt, Germany with Françoise Lévechin-Gangloff, Organ Publisher: Musik Fabrik
Sara Torquati (Italy)
c/o Musik Fabrik 18 rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne France
- SaxSolofor Solo Alto Saxophone Première June 3 1997Unerhörte Musik im BKA Berlin Germany Publisher: Musik Fabrik
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Joelle Wallach (USA)
- Sweet Briar Elegies for Soprano Saxophone and Cello octet Commission from 1° Rencontres d’Ensembles des Violoncelles, première May, 1993 Beauvais, France with L’Octuor de Violoncelles
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Kate Waring (USA/United Kingdom)
Key Works International Ltd. P.O. Box 290 Cambridge UK CB1 8XN tel: 44 (0)1223 413983
- Dadelus Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano Première : July 25, 1993 during the Summer Festival in Erfurt, Germany, performed by Paul Wehage, saxophone and John Ferguson, piano editor : P.J. Tonger Musikverlag Auf dem Brand 10 D- 50996 Cologne-Rodenkirchen Germany e-mail: musikverlag@tonger.de tel: (49)[0] -221-9355640 fax: (49)[0] -221-93556411
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Linda Worsley (USA)
- Gymnopédie version for Solo Saxophone and SATB saxophone Quartet première September 9 1996 Festival Donne In Musica Fiuggi Italy with the Donne in Sax Quartet (ed. Ganymuse)
- Miramonte Suite for Soprano Saxophone and Piano Première June 3 1997 Unerhörte Musik im BKA Berlin Germany (John Ferguson - Piano) ed. Ganymuse
Works Premièred by Paul Wehage
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Piotr Moss (Poland/France)
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (3 mvts), Première June 3 1997Unerhörte Musik im BKA Berlin Germany (John Ferguson - Piano)ed. Eschig
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Alexandre Rudajev (USA)
- Partita for Solo Saxophone (five movements), première January 15, 1992 Eglise Saint Louis, Paris France (unpublished)
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (three movements) première May 20, 1993 Ecole Ntl de Musique Beauvais France (Mireille Guillaume Piano) unpublished
- Variations et Thème for Alto Saxophone and Cello ensemble première June 9, 1991 Cognac, France (with Tempo di Cello) unpublished
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Iris Szeghy (Slovenia)
- Preludio e danza for solo Alto Saxophone, première : Festival Donne In Musica September 12, 1998 Teatro Comunale Fiuggi, Italy Unpublished
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Germaine Tailleferre
c/o Musik Fabrik 18, rue Marthe Aureau 77400 Lagny-sur-Marne FRANCE
- Menuet for Saxophone (Eb or Bb) and Piano première August 25,1996 Festival Via Regia Spohrsaal Gena Allemagne (John Ferguson - Piano) ed. Musik Fabrik
- Serenade in A minor for SATB saxophone quartet and Piano or Saxophone première : February 10, 1996 Bibliotheque municipale Maisons-Alfort France ed. Musik Fabrik
- Three Dances from La Nouvelle Cythère for Alto Saxophone and Piano Première November 30, 2003 Eglise Saint Pierre Quincy-Voisins, France
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Peter Terry
- Spiderkiss for Alto Saxophone and Tape première March 6, 1984, Student recital Hall, the University of Texas at Austin, Tx USA