A thrilling, virtuosic piece for tenor saxophone & piano that takes jazz and funk inspired harmonies and melds it with driving rhythms and energy to provide a showcase for the classical saxophonist
excerpt from Tin Can by Andy Scott, for tenor saxophone , piano, bass guitar and drums. Performed by Andy Scott, Gwilym Simcock, Laurence Cottel & Elliott Henshaw from the CD Ruby and All Things Purple (Basho Records)
‘Tin Can’ is a high energy and rhythmically unrelenting work, duration 4 minutes, although this may be a little longer if the performers choose to improvise in one section as indicated on the score.
In May 2013 Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned to earth from his role as capsule communicator on board the International Space Station. To mark this return the Canadian Space Agency released a video of Hadfield paying tribute to David Bowie with a rendition of ‘Space Oddity’. One line of Bowie’s lyrics reads “Here I am floating in a tin can, far above the world”, and with the great leaps/intervals that characterise this short work, the title ‘Tin Can’ seemed appropriate, more so with the brass of a saxophone!
Commissioned by saxophonist Kyran Matthews, who gave the world premiere performance with Dave Onac (piano) at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, Gold Medal Winners Concert, on Sunday 16th June 2013
In May 2013 Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned to earth from his role as capsule communicator on board the International Space Station. To mark this return the Canadian Space Agency released a video of Hadfield paying tribute to David Bowie with a rendition of ‘Space Oddity’. One line of Bowie’s lyrics reads “Here I am floating in a tin can, far above the world”, and with the great leaps/intervals that characterise this short work, the title ‘Tin Can’ seemed appropriate, more so with the brass of a saxophone!
Commissioned by saxophonist Kyran Matthews, who gave the world premiere performance with Dave Onac (piano) at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK, Gold Medal Winners Concert, on Sunday 16th June 2013
