Cantus Curatio I (Healing Melody I, 2008)
 
Cantus Curatio I (Healing Melody I) for Alto Saxophone and Piano was commissioned by saxophonist Chiaki Hanafusa for the NASA Biennial Saxophone Conference at the University of South Carolina Columbia, SC USA. This work is dedicated to victims of breast cancer. The structure is ABCA’B’C’: A (meditation of life mm. 1-38) - B (vitality of life, mm. 39-71) – C (joy of life, mm. 72-98), with the same structure recurring with variation in the second half of the work: A’ (mm. 99-117) – B’ (mm. 118-137) – C’ (mm.137-163) - Coda (cure of life, mm. 164-174). The piece starts with a section for meditation, featuring long and stretched notes in the saxophone. String effects and sustained resonance inside the piano aids the meditative effect. The following fast jazz-like passage (C) describes the joy of life and the piece ends with a "cure" motive. duration about 11 min. Recording UNT, TX (6:00 p.m. May 3, 2008) Alto Saxophone Chiaki Hanafusa Piano Hsing-Yin Ko Recording Engineer Andy Rivera Recording edited by Jason Fick (Sep 27, 2008) Cantus Curatio I (2008)
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PERFORMANCE † performed by Chiaki Hanafusa and Hsing-Yin Ko at Musica Donum: A 21st Century Contemporary Music Composition Concert Trinity United Methodist Church 633 Hobson Lane Denton, TX 76205 USA 3:00 p.m. Sun November 9, 2008
† performed by Chiaki Hanafusa  and Hsing-Yin Ko at the NASA Biennial Saxophone Conference the University of South Carolina  Columbia, SC USA at 4:00 p.m. Sat April 19, 2008
 
† World premiere was performed by Chiaki Hanafusa and Hsing-Yin Ko at Concert Hall the University of North Texas Denton, TX USA at 5:00 p.m. March 28, 2008
Trinity United Methodist Church   633 Hobson Lane Denton, TX 76205  USA
Video by Heather Ramsey (Nov. 9, 2008)