Minimalisma for Sax Quartet

The music of L. C. Harnsberger's Minimalisma for saxophone quartet is inspired by the minimalist composers such as Philip Glass and Michael Nyman while also drawing on the melodic inventiveness of Erik Satie. The piece begins with an undulating accompaniment while a slow and contemplative melody enters from silence, soaring above the other instruments while dynamically fading in and out. A more aggressive middle section highlights the low sonorities of the baritone saxophone before seamlessly transitioning back to the tranquil opening melody that gently fades away. About the Composer L. C. Harnsberger is an accomplished composer, author, and arranger. He received his B.M. in Music Composition from the University of Southern California where he studied with internationally respected composers and arrangers including Morten Lauridsen, Stephen Hartke, and William A. Schaefer. Mr. Harnsberger has written and arranged music for wind ensembles, orchestras, chamber ensembles, solo instrumentalists, and singers. His orchestral and band works have been performed across the United States and abroad, and his first opera "Golondrina" has been produced multiple times in California. Published works include music for band, full orchestra, solo piano, horn ensemble, chorus, reference books, and method books (with some translated into multiple languages including German, and Korean). He is also a French horn player who has performed with the La Mirada Symphony, Bellflower Symphony, Caltech Wind Orchestra, Los Angeles Police Department Band, and many other ensembles in the Southern California area.