IS ALWAYS BE

Instrumentation: Saxophone Quartet

Duration: 7’30”

Commissioned by: Caprice Saxophone Quartet

Program Note: A few years back, I was having drinks alone at a bar, and eventually I found myself chatting with a stranger about music, art, and life. After an hour or two of conversation, the man said to me, “You know what my philosophy is? 'Is always be.'” When I asked him to explain, he only repeated, “is… always… be.” I still don’t know what he meant by it, but I liked the sound of the phrase, and kept it in my brain to be used as the title of a future piece.

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