Using a recurring four-note motif and a variety of textural punctuations here is a stunning and fresh-sounding overture from Richard Saucedo. A slow and lyric middle section featuring woodwind colors and rich emotional contoursprovides a stark contrast to the rhythmic intensity of the opening and closing sections. Dramatic and powerful! Dur: 4:15

Gandy dancers were railroad workers in a bygone era. Richard takes you on a stunning journey to this lost time painting aural images of railroad scenes and the heartfelt songs of these forgotten laborers. Picturesque and filledwith emotional depth. Dur: 5:00 (Includes full performance CD)

(Allegheny Lament and Dance of the Monongahela)-In downtown Pittsburgh the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers come together to form the Ohio River. This confluence of mighty waterways served as inspiration for this dynamic work for band. The impassioned ?lament? features expressive melodic lines followed by the ?dance ? which utilizes mixed meters and a relentless underlying pulse.

Song Of The Gandy Dancers

Une pièce à la rythmique énergisante débordante de vie où jaillissent de nombreuses étincelles musicales. Elle présente aussi de multiples motifs lyriques finement entrelacés menant au point culminant de l?oeuvre joué par l?orchestre complet jusqu?à la conclusion passionnante de cette surprenante pièce. American Barndance est une composition unique en son genre créative et humoristique qui trouv…

Wind Dances

Exubérante et divertissante, cette dynamique de travail est écrit en un seul tempo et est parfait comme un ouvreur de concert ou le numéro de festival. Richard combine un style pince-sans-rire avec quelques éléments jazzy tout en comportant de brefs solos pour flûte, clarinette, basson et (ou sax ténor) / Partition D'Orchestre

Rhythmic and energetic this lively work contains elements of an early American character but also features a poignant calmer section with a lighter texture and interlaced lyric motifs. The piece builds to a dramatic peak with apowerful and majestic statement by the full ensemble. The final segment however becomes more and more frenzied with mixed meters and relentless percussion figures as it …