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

79 Recommendations for Further Research As stated in the introduction of this document, very little research has been completed on saxophone concerti with wind ensemble, and there is ample opportunity for further scholarship with works such as John Mackey’s Soprano Saxophone Concerto , David Maslanka’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble or William Bolcom’s Concert Suite for Alto Saxophone and Band . These and many other significant contributions to the repertoire deserve continued study. In addition, research could be conducted to determine those works that are receiving multiple performances and are demonstrated to be part of the current established repertoire of this medium. Additional research into Bryant’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone could be conducted in at least two areas. One, touched on briefly in this document, could be the compositional evolution of the concerto. Bryant stated that the core material of the work went through significant development. 71 Both Lulloff and Bryant provided insight into the process of their collaboration that spawned much of the material of the second movement, as well as the neglected cadenza that Lulloff later decided to improvise. 72 Analysis of the transformation of that material could provide insight into Bryant’s compositional process, as well as the influence that Lulloff had on the composition. 71 Steven Bryant, interview by author, phone interview, March 8, 2018. 72 Howard Gourwitz and Joe Lulloff, interview by author, Cincinnati, OH, March 11, 2018.