Iguana Rouge

From the Composer:
Iguana Blue was originally conceived as a song with Latin influences for voice and piano, inspired by a trip to Tulum, Mexico. The name pays tribute to an eco hut nestled directly on one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful beaches, where iguanas roam. A year after this trip, although the song remained incomplete, a saxophone ensemble version emerged, taking the piece in a different musical direction.

More variations are developing, but since I was unable to settle on one definitive title, I decided to create a variant for each arrangement. Thus, the saxophone ensemble version is titled Iguana Rouge, while the original song, now completed with voice as a single instrument, is Iguana Blue. Additional versions, such as Iguana Noir (for clarinet ensemble) and Iguana Verde, will follow.

Iguanas come in different colors and can even change their hues for various reasons, making it fitting to use this concept to name this particular collection of pieces.

'Iguana,' in all its guises, is dedicated to Vincent Griffith.

The E-Edition PDF bundle comes with the following parts:

Standard parts
Soprano Saxophone 1 (alternative to Sopranino Saxophone)
Soprano Saxophone 2
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Alto Saxophone 3 (alternative to Tenor Saxophone 3)
Tenor Saxophone 1
Tenor Saxophone 2
Baritone Saxophone 1
Baritone Saxophone 2 (alternative to Bass Saxophone)

Alternative parts
Sopranino Saxophone (alternative to Soprano Saxophone 1)
Tenor Saxophone 3 (alternative to Alto Saxophone 3)
Bass Saxophone (alternative to Baritone Saxophone 2)

“Iguana Rouge” is also available in hard-copy from June Emerson Wind Music.