A Conductor’s and Performer’s Guide to Steven Bryant’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone - Chester Jenkins

65 For those who are not comfortable with improvisation, Bryant has transcriptions of Lulloff’s improvisations and cadenza on his website. Alternately, a performer could, as Bryant suggests, write a cadenza utilizing the material that forms the basis of the work. There are many instances, as described throughout the analysis section, where Bryant has used the Creston motive to build long lines that the performer could use as inspiration for their own cadenza. Lulloff would like to see performers take the chance to improvise in this work. In an interview with the author, Lulloff stated, “But I want people to find their voice. I think it’s possible for people to find their voice in music. And that they can find their jazz voice in this, or their true voice in this, as much as I’ve found mine.” 54 54 Howard Gourwitz and Joe Lulloff, interview by author, Cincinnati, OH, March 11, 2018.