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"Creviston has the personality and fingers of a first-rate soloist ... He phrases with great color and sincerity—his pianissimo extreme is especially good—and he has the ability to keep up with any flurry of notes on the page..."

"Gruber has great dexterity, rhythm, and touch—her playing in the introspective movements is superb..."

"The programming is a good blend of the standard and the new..."
-- American Record Guide



Christopher Creviston, saxophones
Hannah Gruber, piano


Mantis (2009) / David Heinick (b. 1954)

Sonata (1984) / William Albright (1944-1998)
-Two-Part Invention
-La Follia Nuova: A Lament for George Cacioppo
-Scherzo: Will o' the Wisp
-Recitative and Mad Dance

Sonata Appassionata, Opus 140 (1917) / Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)

Vocalise-étude (1906) / Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Fantasy (1984) / Denis Bédard (b. 1950)

Sonata, Opus 29 (1970) / Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
-Andante maestoso
-Allegro energico


* David Heinick's "Mantis" was composed for Creviston and Gruber, and premiered by them at the North American Saxophone Alliance 2010 Biennial Conference at the University of Georgia.

* program notes by Trent Kynaston, Denis Bédard and Donald George.