presents
Senior Recital of Alec Carrillo, jazz saxophone and composition
Saturday, March 29, 2025
4:00 p.m.
Dohnányi Recital Hall
PROGRAM
Gone Without a Trace (2025)
Kaeden Parks, alto saxophone; Audrey Rancourt, bass clarinet
Madelyne Garnot, violin; Abbey Fernandez de Castro, cello
Lucy Miller, piano; Jacob Fenoff, drums; Brian Junttila, conductor
Falling in a Trench (2025)
Alec Carrillo, tenor saxophone
Asher Pereira, piano; Dane Harter, bass; Jacob Mobley, drums
All I Can Do is Watch (2025)
Madelyne Garnot and Hope Welsh, violin
Emelia Ulrich, viola; Abbey Fernandez de Castro, cello
Tyler Pauletti, alto saxophone; Alec Carrillo, tenor saxophone
Christopher Goldwire, trumpet; Zach Urbine, trombone
Asher Pereira, piano; Jacob Mobley, drums; Brian Junttila, conductor
Blues in Two Acts (2025)
Lichgate (2024)
Tyler Pauletti, alto saxophone; Alec Carrillo, tenor saxophone
Christopher Goldwire, trumpet; Zach Urbine, trombone
Asher Pereira, piano; Dane Harter, bass; Jacob Mobley, drums
Alec Carrillo
To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All…
Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.
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Gone Without a Trace (2025)
In the spring of 2024, I went through a heavy period of loss. After hearing unfortunate news, I found myself at the airport waiting to head back home for a funeral. My mind was scattered and I began writing without much intention. After completing the first half of this piece, It became clear to me that this writing was a distraction from what was going on around me.
Going forward, I began to think about the process of grief and how easy it is to escape into work instead of facing the things we need to face. In my writing, I balanced rigid and mechanical materials, representing the need to work and escape, with loose and tender passages, meant to signify still moments of realization and stillness.
All I Can Do is Watch (2025)
For much of my life I have experienced sleep paralysis. This state of being between a nightmare and awakeness always left me with two primary feelings: fear and confusion. Many of the things I would see would make very little sense, but they would always have a sort of menacing air to them.
all i can do is watch aims to highlight this feeling of helplessness in a way that struggles to find any real logic. Sections seem to spiral out in increasingly whimsical ways as the piece goes on. Elements of different styles and aesthetics combine to create a dreamlike narrative.