Measuring Up

Written just prior to the birth of his first child, MacDonald captures the anxiety and trepidation associated with 'the pre-fatherhood jitters'. His creepy melodic material and pensive harmonic settings are underpinned by the drum style of contemporary, underground, electronic dance music. Woodwinds required. Solos for guitar, soprano sax, tenor sax and drum set. Selected as a finalist for the ArtEZ International Composition Contest in the Netherlands and premiered by the Millenium Jazz Orchestra. 5 saxes,Sop/Flute,Alto/Flute,Ten/Clar,Ten/Clar, 4 Trpts, 4 Bones, G,P,B,D. Difficult.