Short Cuts original version was commissioned by the Apollo Saxophone Quartet with
funds made available by the Arts Council of England North West - First performed by
the Apollo Saxophone Quartet at the Union Chapel, in London, 1st of December
2004.
Short Cuts (h) was arranged in May 2017 to be performed by the Ensemble de
Saxofones da Metropolitana, conducted by João Pedro Silva, during the EurSax’17 -
2nd European Saxophone Congress, in Porto – July 2017.
The work also exists in 5 other versions:
Saxophone quartet, piano and percussion
Wind and percussion chamber ensemble