Professor Nichol has premiered many new works that composers have written for him. He is an advocate and proponent of the music of David Gillingham . The title of this three-movement composition for alto saxophone and vibraphone, Air Streams , was suggested to me by Professor John Nichol . Given my interest in observing meteorological phenomena, I immediately embraced this idea. Each piece is an expression of the mood I sense when experiencing the movement of air, one of the most basic elements of the weather.
Wind evokes an invigorating feeling of constant motion.
A calmer, more reflective atmosphere permeates Breeze , the second movement. With Blast , the work closes in a whirlwind of energy.