Intrepid (Alto Sax + Fixed Audio)

Written for for alto saxophone & fixed audio, Intrepid aims to capture the adventurous spirit of those who venture into the unknown. Though humanity has explored most (but not all) of our planet, the frontier of outer space is a much greater wilderness – one in which we have barely left our front porch. We have much exploring to do, and much to learn.

Genre: Solo Alto Saxophone + Track | # of Players: 1
Series: N/A
Level: Medium Advanced | Duration: 7:55

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Alto Saxophone
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Program Notes
Intrepid aims to capture the adventurous spirit of those who venture into the unknown. Though humanity has explored most (but not all) of our planet, the frontier of outer space is a much greater wilderness – one in which we have barely left our front porch. We have much exploring to do, and much to learn.

Intrepid follows a loose narrative in five parts:
1. Dreaming: we look up to the stars and imagine our future among them.
2. Exodus: we depart from our home with ingenuity and bombast.
3. Wandering: we float unmoored through the stars, searching for…something.
4. Contact: we find that “something.” It is terrifying and overwhelming, though not hostile...
5. Integration: we commune with that “something,” become more like it, and finally we soar like never before, radiant with power and ecstasy.

We have long been fascinated by stories such as these, so this piece is an attempt to pay homage to those stories. Inspiration comes from "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Interstellar," "Outer Wilds," "First Man," and the novels "Remembrance of Earth’s Past" by Liu Cixin.

Intrepid was commissioned by Andrew Hutchens and was completed in the spring of 2022.