"Sketches from I-40 W" for Saxophone Quartet (Score Video)

Performed by the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet
Program Notes:
The initial sketches for this piece were written while I was traveling with my partner during a road trip from Athens, Ohio to Los Angeles, California in early 2023. This trip took me through many U.S. states that I had never been to before, however the ones that struck me the most were the states in the American Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Growing up on the east coast, I had never spent much time in other parts of the world, and spending four days on the road where I got to experience unfamiliar landscapes and seeing places that I had only read about was a breathtaking experience. I had never seen lands so flat they stretch out as far as the eye can see, and I had never seen mountains made of rock and sand that tower sharply across the horizon.
Sketches from I-40 W is a musical storytelling of the indescribably beautiful lands off of Interstate 40 and Route 66 in New Mexico and Arizona, and a musical scrapbook for a trip I will never forget for the rest of my life.
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[@_canon5519]

Its incredibly impressive that you manage to switch key signatures to this degree without people hearing it. I love the piece, one of my favorite quartet works. Great job!

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

So glad you enjoy it, thanks for listening!

[@claraclg]

i have made it a personal rule to stop and listen whenever this pops up in my recommended i love this piece so much!

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

@@claraclg Thanks for listening! :)

[@davidcheater4239]

I like that each of the parts have interesting things to do.

[@thesaxolad377]

An absolute delight to listen to

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sal_le_meme_man3165]

This is so good so many different feelings what a great piece man!

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

@@sal_le_meme_man3165 thank you!

[@ironmight3656]

Beautiful piece. This deserves a ton more views

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@geoking1907]

Absolutely loving it. Beautiful piece, wonderful performance

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

Thank you! Glad you like it :)

[@yourfavomg7554]

this is so gorgeous. tempted to grab my sax and try it!

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

Awesome! I’m glad you like it :)

[@BlueberryBagel36]

3:45 Tell me this isn’t a simplified version of Polar Vortex by Chris Evan Hass.

[@jackyagerlinemusic]

Wow, never heard of this piece before but you’re right, big similarity there! Just listened to the whole thing and was blown away by it! I was definitely going for more of a Philip Glass thing when I wrote that section :)