Icelandic Folk Suite No. 1

Description

In the tradition of Vaughn Williams’ “English Folk Song Suite”, Canadian writer Kristofferson’s Icelandic Folk Song Suite traverses a traveler’s encounter with an elf-maiden, moments of sprightliness and lush dream-like scoring. The second movement features an alto saxophone soloist in a slower tempo. This work could be performed as one or two movements in either order, and is a substantial and profound new work for band.

Grade: 3
Duration: 2’40” and 3’12”

Movement 1

Movement 2