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Ode notturna for alto saxophone and piano was composed by Demetrio Bonvecchio in 2020 and revised in 2025. It is dedicated to Duo Robur, whose recording appears on the album Songs of the Night.
Inspired by a poem by Wendell Berry, the work explores a nocturnal atmosphere through the saxophone’s melodic line and the piano’s changing harmonies. The opening is marked Adagio espressivo e sospeso. Antonio Vicentini’s introduction describes the interplay of darkness and light and the distinct expressive character of the successive sections.
Score for alto saxophone and piano. If the separate instrumental part is not included with the volume, a digital copy may be requested free of charge from the publisher, as stated in the edition.
Demetrio Bonvecchio is a trombone player, composer and arranger. Born in 1993, he learned to play the trombone at Banda Sociale di Pergine and then he graduated in Trento under the guidance of Domenico Zicari. After performing as first trombone with the O.G.I. Italian Youth Orchestra (2014-16), he has worked with many Symphonic Orchestras and Opera Houses across Italy. He has worked with many notable conductors as Jeffrey Tate, Kristian Jarvi, Peter Rundel, Paul Murphy, David Coleman, Min Chung, Arno Volmer, Andrea Battistoni, Donato Renzetti, Jurai Valcuha, Timothy Redmond, Thomas Daussgard, Frederich Chaslin, Roland Böer, to name a few. He also attended many masterclasses, studying with Andrea Conti, Massimo La Rosa, Charles Vernon, Jay Friedman, Giuseppe Mendola, Andrea Bandini, Gabriele Malloggi, Ermes Giussani, Brandon Lee, Marco Tamburini, Stefano Senni e Rory Stuart. Beginning in 2008, he has composed many pieces for chamber ensembles and orchestra, for example “Song for Mr. Green Genes” for Marco Pierobon and the O.G.I. brass and percussion sections, a Clarinet Sonata and the official O.G.I. Hymn. Since 2022, he has been arranging for the Brass of the O.R.T. (Orchestra Regione Toscana) many projects, for example a Bach in Jazz concert. In 2023, he has won the “Filmusic Composition Prize” composing an original soundtrack to a short movie for symphony orchestra (played live by the Orchestra Senzaspine in Bologna).
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