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

93 LULLOFF: I think that’s what it was. He said, ‘This is my idea.’ And I went out and I’m like…I can’t be…I can’t be. And you might want to confirm this with him…this is where I don’t know…or maybe it was after. I don’t remember how the turn of events came…it doesn’t matter GOURWITZ: It was after the American Band Association, we all went out with the kids and stuff like that and they went to a bar. LULLOFF: Yeah, this was after that. GOURWITZ: You had mentioned it backstage to me once. Like I never knew about you talking to Kevin or to Steven. You just said to me, ‘You know, I would really love…. LULLOFF: Oh no…this was after that. It was just Kevin…I think Kevin was trying to…and maybe you and Kevin had talked about it at some point. Or did you come…? GOURWITZ: The first time I talked to Kevin was with you, and Kevin and Steven. Came back afterwards in that bar in Indianapolis. LULLOFF: Oh, that’s what it was! GOURWITZ: So Joe and Kevin were interacting with some of the kids. He was sort of alone, and I was alone. And I went up, because we had met each other. JENKINS: Yeah GOURWITZ: And, I just said to him, “You know, Joe would really love it if you would write a concerto for him.” LULLOFF: That’s what it was! And then he followed it up with me in that meeting. That’s what it was. GOURWITZ: And he said, ‘I would love to do that, but I’m like three or four years out in commissions.’ And I go, ‘OK, I just mentioned it because Joe once mentioned it to me.’ LULLOFF: That’s how it was. That’s what it was. GOURWITZ: Then you came back to Steven and me. Then Kevin came and joined us, and I excused myself. Because I realized the three of you were going to talk about this. And that wasn’t my part. Whether you could do it musically and things like that. I just stepped aside and bought another diet Coke. JENKINS: (Laughs) GOURWITZ: When I came back into the conversation, it was apparent when all three of you looked at me.