Robert Hutchinson

for Alto Saxophone and Bassoon. Blues and Rhythm Changes is a fascinating composition for a rather unusual combination of instruments. The first movement, Blues, follows blues form and is based on the...

Commissioned by the Champlain Valley Union High School Symphonic Band in Vermont, this 7-minute piece is fast-paced and dramatic. The first section is fully scored, uses extended jazz harmonies, and h...

This piece was selected for the 29th Symposium for New Band Music in Virginia, has been presented at national and regional composition and band conferences, and received an honorable memtion in the co...

Written after the shootings at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, when the composer lived in the neighboring community of Eugene, this elegiac piece is reminiscent of Samuel Barber's 'Adagio...

This energetic 6-minute overture in sonata form makes a great opener. It contains a backdrop of swirling woodwinds, a powerful first theme presented in unison by trumpets, horns, and trombones, and a...