Restless

by Stephen Lias

4’ / 2001

A rollicking 4-minute piece for saxophone quartet. It is challenging, but not virtuosic, and has been performed by groups ranging from advanced high-school players to professionals. It was written for the Red Stick Quartet and has been featured at the Midwest Band Clinic. 

According to the players for whom this was written, "This is a fabulous new work appropriate for advanced high school, college, and professional groups. The outer sections are filled with a jazz-influenced rhythmic and harmonic language, while the middle section offers great lyricism. This piece features all four members equally and works wonderfully as a concert opener or closer!"