Anagram for saxophone and percussion (2017)

Instrumentation:

Alto Saxophone, Percussion (open)

Duration: ca. 3’

About the piece:

Anagram describes the concept of switching around the order of letters in a word to form another word or phrase. This piece explores that concept by having the performers choose and decide the order of individual phrases of music, resulting in a different experience each time. The percussion instruments are found, opening up a whole range of possibilities for every performance of this piece.

Written for soundSCAPE Festival 2017

First performance: 

July 2017, Maccagno, Italy​

Performed by:

Charles Ng (alto saxophone), Karen Yu (percussion)