Munn / Mcallister / Burja / Heyboer / Jackson - They Were Mysterious Guests - Music CD

Composer Zae Munn showcases works for alto saxophone in eclectic chamber combinations on her debut Navona Records release They Were Mysterious Guests. Ms. Munn has an ongoing interest in writing music for instruments in unusual combinations, and in texted pieces using words that are newly created, direct and, often, quite witty. Hailed by the New York Times as a "virtuoso... one of the foremost saxophonists of his generation," saxophonist Timothy McAllister, a member of the PRISM Quartet who has premiered over 150 new compositions. He is Professor of Saxophone at the University of Michigan.