Program Books/Steven Banks, baritone saxophone;
Xak Bjerken, piano/Steven Banks, baritone saxophone;
Xak Bjerken, piano Program

PROGRAM

Camille SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in G major, Op. 168 (1921)

Allegro moderato

Allegro scherzando

Molto adagio – Allegro moderato

John MUSTO (b. 1954) Shadow of the Blues (1987)
(excerpts from the song cycle for voice and piano)

Silhouette

Litany

Island

Could Be

Carlos SIMON (b. 1986)

hear them (2020)

INTERMISSION

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)

Seven Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen,” WoO 46 (1801)

Theme. Andante

Variation 1

Variation 2

Variation 3

Variation 4

Variation 5. Si prenda il tempo un poco più vivace

Variation 6. Adagio

Variation 7. Allegro, ma non troppo

Coda (C minor)

Samuel BARBER (1910–1981) Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6 (1932)

Allegro ma non troppo

Adagio (in combination with a scherzo)

Allegro appassionato