Breaking (2011) by John Fitz Rogers (b. 1963) Breaking is a suite of ten short character pieces, each of which portrays a different idea of “breaking.” The movements range from bold and joyous (break open, break into, break away); to fragile and fractured (break with, break off, break up); to shades of dark and light (break down, break through); to lyrical (break free); to playful (break in – which borrows musical ideas from Anton Webern's Symphony, Opus 21). The work also exploits various kinds of saxophone techniques, including alternate fingerings (break with) and jazz idioms (break into, break down). Breaking was commissioned by Christopher Creviston, Clifford Leaman, Joseph Lulloff and David Stambler, and premiered by Christopher and Hannah Creviston in the WMP Concert Hall (NYC) on February 24th, 2012. Base Two Publishing Flash (2014) by Mark Lanz Weiser (b. 1968) Flash was composed for soprano saxophonist Christopher Creviston. It ...