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

74 Figure 54. Concerto for Alto Saxophone 3 rd movement, measures 185-187. Measure 233 directs the performer to glissando first from Gb to altissimo Bb followed by an Ab to altissimo C. An effective technique here is to rapidly ascend to the front F fingering, then using the front F key alone as a bridge to finally arrive on the correctly fingered altissimo note. There is great flexibility to move the pitch on the front F key through voicing, and this can serve as a relatively smooth way to create the intended effect. Figure 55. Concerto for Alto Saxophone 3 rd movement, measures 233-234. In measure 237 and 238, Bryant also lists a scream effect over the low Bb of the saxophone. This effect was actually suggested by Lulloff. 62 He demonstrated the ‘freak 62 Steven Bryant, interview by author, phone interview, March 8, 2018.