Botticellian Trees

Botticellian Trees for Alto Saxophone and Digital Audio was commissioned by Kyle Horch. The poem by William Carlos Williams was selected because of its colorful depiction of nature and the word sonorities. The composer, Denise (Dede) Ondishko, recites the poem in the first half of the work. Following this, the saxophone takes the lead in expressing the ideas of the poem. The digital-audio track was created by the composer. It accompanies the alto saxophone in the role of an evolving tapestry using a standard blues progression. This sample recording is an excerpt performed by Kyle Horch, London Royal College of Music.