Moonlit Village for Saxophone Quartet (SATB and AATB)

Instrumentation: Saxophone Quartet (either SATB or AATB)

Duration: 3’45″

Purchase – Murphy Music Press

Purchase (AATB) – Murphy Music Press

Purchase – Digital Download

Purchase (AATB) – Digital Download

Program Notes:

Moonlit Village is a continuation of the video game-inspired saga I started a year prior with my composition ‘Final Boss’. I was overwhelmed with the support I received for that initial project that, in true video game fashion, Moonlit Village became a “hidden collectable” for having more saxophonists join the commissioning consortium than I expected.

Moonlit Village acts as a relaxing town theme, a respite from the more difficult challenges of the player’s journey. The music takes inspiration from cozy games like Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and A Short Hike, where comfort and community are prioritized over combat or timing-based maneuvers. Musically, the composition employs lyrical and memorable melodies with just enough harmonic spice to keep things interesting and add a bittersweet and nostalgic ambience to the sound.

Commissioned by:

  • Assembly Quartet (Consortium Director), Oakland University
  • Badger Sax Quartet, Prescott High School
  • José Barrientos, Keller, TX
  • Ryan Bright, Knoxville, TN
  • Paul Cotton, Los Angeles, CA
  • East Lansing High School Bands, East Lansing, MI
  • Eau Claire High School Bands, Eau Claire, MI
  • Freedom High School Sax Quartet, Loudoun County, VA
  • Sean Garde, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Gateway Quartet, Laredo-Martin High School
  • Golden Pride Bands, Washington, IN
  • Lakeshore HS Saxophone Quartet, Stevensville, MI
  • Lana Law, New Zealand
  • Legacy Quartet, Columbus State University
  • Dr. Jeffrey Leung, Queen’s University Saxophone Studio
  • Noah Meece, Indiana State University
  • Montrose Area Bluestones, Montrose Area Junior-Senior High School
  • Douglas Owens, University of Tennessee-Martin
  • Jack Andrew David Parker, University of Western Ontario
  • Bryan Polacek, Skokie, IL
  • Project Fusion, Washington D.C.
  • Saint Xavier University Saxophone Quartet, Chicago, IL
  • Alex Singleton, Chattanooga State Community College
  • The Sinta Quartet
  • Mark Smith, Hebron High School
  • TC4 Quartet, Los Angeles, CA
  • Arminda M Velasquez, Cedar Ridge High School
  • Violet Saxophone Quartet, Tennessee Technological University Drew Whiting, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh