for alto saxophone and trombone

commissioned by Duo Signal

Alejandro Oliván – alto saxophone
Adrián Albaladejo Díaz – trombone

program note
The piece proposes three observations, or “frames,” of the same material, which appear both on the sectional and phrasal levels. This reiteration of the content is a kind of search for different points of reference to an object. The frames are constructed and then reconstructed in an attempt to capture the sculptural image of a space of transformation— an altar. The title is partly a reference to the sculpture Sequenced Conic Constructions in Three Domains (1994) by David Rabinowitch, a work that exams three iterations of the same conic properties.

performance history
09/30/2022 – Duo Signal at Am Ausserberg 77, Riehen, Switzerland
11/26/2022 – Duo Signal at PROGR, Bern, Switzerland
11/28/2022 – Duo Signal at CPO – THÉÂTRE, Lausanne, Switzerland
11/29/2022 – Duo Signal at Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich, Switzerland
12/17/2022 – Duo Signal at Ackermannshof, Basel, Switzerland
12/18/2022 – Duo Signal at Don Bosco, Basel, Switzerland
04/20/2023 – Duo Signal at Unternehmen mitte, Safe Theater, Basel, Switzerland
06/17/2023 – Duo Signal at Potries Music Fest, Valencia, Spain
08/21/2023 – Duo Signal at Concours Nicati, Luzern, Switzerland
08/26/2023 – Duo Signal at Concours Nicati, Luzern, Switzerland
07/25/2024 – Duo Signal at Klexos Lab, Plasencia, Spain
09/24/2026 – Duo Signal at Örebro University, Sweden
09/26/2026 – Duo Signal at Festival Sound Spaces, Malmö, Sweden
12/12/2026 – Duo Signal at Circuito Musikagileak, San Sebastian, Spain