Sample Programs

Legends

Buku by Jacob TV

(for Charlie Parker,

Cannonball Adderly

and Art Pepper)

for alto saxophone

and soundtrack

Improvisation on Tenderly

by Eric Dolphy

(Dolphy’s solo from Far Cry

transcribed by

Jeremy Ruthrauff)

(for Eric Dolphy)

for solo alto saxophone

Stan by Christian Lauba

(for Stan Getz)

for baritone saxophone and soundtrack

Billie by Jacob TV

(for Billie Holliday)

for alto saxophone,

soundtrack and video

Hard by Christian Lauba

(for James Brown)

for solo tenor saxophone

Naima by John Coltrane

(for John Coltrane)

for solo tenor saxophone

May this Bliss Never End by Jacob TV

(for Chet Baker)

for tenor saxophone, piano and soundtrack

Birdsongs

Night Bird by Karen Tanaka

for alto saxophone and soundtrack

Tsuru No Sugomori

(Tenderness of Cranes)

traditional shakuhachi piece

transcribed by J. Ruthrauff

for solo soprano saxophone

Birdsong  by

Jeremy Ruthrauff

for sopranino saxophone

and soundtrack

Ku Ku by Barry Cockcroft

for soprano saxophone

Wings by Joan Tower

for solo alto saxophone

Abime des Oiseaux

by Olivier Messiaen

(Abyss of Birds

from Quartet

for the End of Time)

for solo alto saxophone

The Garden of Love

by Jacob TV

for soprano saxophone,

soundtrack and video

Dark Night

Program:

Night Vision by

Jeremy Ruthrauff

for baritone saxophone

and soundtrack

Pimpin’ by Jacob TV

for baritone saxophone,

soundtrack and video

Abîme des oiseaux

by Olivier Messiaen

for solo alto saxophone

Grab It! by Jacob TV

for tenor saxophone,

soundtrack and video

Lisboa, Tramway 28 by Elzbieta Sikora

for soprano/alto saxophone (one player) and soundtrack

May This Bliss Never End by Jacob TV

for tenor saxophone, piano and soundtrack

Saxophone and Percussion Recital

West or Evening Song in Autumn by Masakazu Natsuda

for soprano saxophone and percussion

Dream in a Bar by Christian Lauba

for baritone saxophone and percussion

Song and Dance by Shulamit Ran

for soprano/alto saxophone (one player) and percussion

Magritte Duets by Charles Lipp

(soprano, alto, tenor,

and baritone saxophones/one player and percussion)

1. 1.Gigantic Days for soprano saxophone
   

with maraca and snare drum

Watching Pictures for tenor saxophone

with suspended cymbals

Attempting the Impossible for alto saxophone

with snare and bass drum

Bone Metal Meditation for Baritone saxophone

with muted cowbell and woodblock)

Lecture/Demonstration program (educational)

Lecture Demonstration with sopranino,

soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones

Prelude from Suite No. 1 by J. S. Bach

for solo baritone saxophone

Pan and Arethusa from

Six Metamorphoses after Ovid by Benjamin Britten

for solo soprano saxophone

Improvisation on Tenderly by Eric Dolphy

(Dolphy’s solo from Far Cry transcribed by

Jeremy Ruthrauff)

for solo alto saxophone

Hard by Christian Lauba (excerpt)

for solo tenor saxophone

Birdsong by Jeremy Ruthrauff

for sopranino saxophone and soundtrack (excerpt)

Tango Étude No. 6 (avec anxiété) by Astor Piazzolla

for solo alto saxophone