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Jason K Nitsch (b. 1977) Holds a Masters of Music in Music Educationfrom Boston University and a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education fromthe Baylor University School of Music in Waco, TX. During the completionof his studies Jason was a student of Michael Haithcock, Jeffrey Grogan, Jerry Luckhardt, Dr. Patrick Jones and Dr. Larry Vanlandingham. Over hiscareer he has performed with a variety of wind ensembles, concert bandsand orchestras. Additionally, Jason is a former member of Drum CorpsInternational's Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps from Casper, Wyoming.

During his undergraduate studies Jason became quite interested inarranging, and subsequently, formal composition. His initial arrangements were well-received and he soon found himself inundated with requests forcustom arrangements. During this time Jason also began composingoriginal works of varied instrumentation, and was encouraged by hisprofessors and colleagues to continue exploring this developing talent.

Mr. Nitsch recorded his first film score in the summer of 2000, "PassingBy", a film by David M. Chandler and G. Kent Rabalais. He has had threeoriginal compositions selected for Bandworld Magazine’s list of top 100

new publications for band: “Ferris Wheel” (2005), “On the Banks of the River Shannon” (2006) and “American Visions”(2008). Mr. Nitsch's commissions have also been featured at the 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Mid-West InternationalBand and Orchestra Conventions in Chicago, Illinois. In 2010 he composed the original score for the film documentary“The Library of the Early Mind,” directed and produced by noted author and filmmaker Edward Delaney and authorSteven Withrow. Additionally his music appears on various state prescribed music lists for public school bandperformance.

Jason's original works, commissions and arrangements include performances with The Chicago Brass Choir; TheUniversity of North Texas, Dr. Kevin Chairizzio, Professional Trombonist; Arizona State University; Baylor University;Ithaca College, Mesa State College, The University of Minnesota, Ole Miss University, and Syracuse University. His musichas been performed across the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada.

Past and present professional affiliations include the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), aformer Resident Member of the Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers (CPCC), World Association forSymphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE), Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), Texas Bandmasters Association(TBA), Texas Music Adjudicators Association (TMAA), Texas Jazz Educators Association (TJEA) and the Percussive ArtsSociety (PAS).

Jason is currently published with C. Alan Music Publishers of Greensboro, North Carolina; the FJH Music Company, FortLauderdale, Florida; Grand Mesa Music Publishers, Grand Junction, Colorado; and TRN Music Publishers, Ruidoso, NewMexico. In 2009 he launched Suburban Zombie Music in order to promote and distribute his entire catalogue ofcompositions.

Although he enjoys the creative outlet available to him through composition, Jason remains committed to his lifelongdream of teaching music. He is currently the Associate Director of Bands at Klein Collins High School in Spring, TX. Hecomes to this position having taught previously at Deer Park High School in Deer Park, TX and Dulles Middle Schooland Lake Olympia Middle School, both of which are in the Fort Bend Independent School District in Sugar Land, Texas.

He currently lives in Spring, Texas with his wife Nicole and daughters Ainsley and Payton.

Visit www.suburbanzombiemusic.com for the latest news, concert performances, mp3 recordings, to purchase scores andsets of music, or to contact the composer!



Copyright 2011 by Jason K. Nitsch

Copyright 2011 by Suburban Zombie Music

All Rights Reserved

www.suburbanzombiemusic.com

Trippin’SZM073 for Saxophone Quartet (2011)

Commissioned by the Tesseract Quartet

Mike Bartunek, Jonathan Ellwein, Chris Schuster and Antoine Poitras

by

Jason K. Nitsch (ASCAP)

I. The Trip Is Never Long

II. A Trip Takes Us

III. Secret Destinations

IV. When the Sea Is Calm

V. Mingo

VI. The Whole Trip



Trippin’Trippin’ (2011) for Saxophone Quartet was commissioned by the

Tesseract Quartet: Mike Bartunek, Jonathan Ellwein, Chris Schuster and

Antoine Poitras, at North Dakota State University in the spring of 2011.

Trippin’ is about the voyages that we all take as we travel through the

years. It was, in fact, conceived during a personal journey of my own: 18 hours

in the car to Colorado! The quotes that precede each movement are meant to

set the tone for that portion of our quest and may be printed in the program,

or read aloud between movements. Mvt. V “Mingo” is a reference to myfavorite musical group, Mingo Finshtrap ( www.mingofishtrap.com), who often

find their way onto my playlist when I am on a journey . . . both literally and

spiritually.

The remainder of the movements are but cut-scenes from the

adventures of life. There are several references through the piece which

loosely point toward the continuing idea of traveling. I often used a set of 8th

notes paired together in various segments of the piece to represent the

rhythmic click-clack of the highway as you move cross country. There are also

moments of heavy traffic, insane freeway interactions and lonely isolation on

the open road. Many moments in the piece are littered with the trademark

crescendo-decrescendo of approaching and passing motorists on their own

journeys. Finally, a great series of chromatic runs narrates the final frantic

escape from the car, and the great slamming of the front door as the voyage

ends.

It is my great hope that you thoroughly enjoy Trippin’ many times as you make your own journey through the world!

Jason K. Nitsch



Trippin’otes to the performers

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All marked tempos should be taken as a guide. Some segments may

benefit from a few beats one way or the other. Feel freedom to

tinker.

- My personal preference is that the piece be performed in its entirety.

Although there are breaks between the movements, and their

association is loose at best, the concept of the piece relies on the

culmination of each individual experience and is greatly reduced without the inclusion of each movement.

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All glissandos between notes can be achieved through pitch bending,

or through a combination of pitch bending and chromatic fingering

depending on the abilities of the performers.

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The length of the fermatas has largely been left at the discretion of

the musical common sense of the performer. Use your best

judgment.

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In Mvt. IV, the accompanying figures should vary their musicalphrasing as much as practical to create the illusion of waves on the

sea during the rhythmically simple passages.

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In Mvt. V, the slapping of keys should be done as aggressively as

possible, particularly once the soloist begins to play.

- The Tenor Saxophone improvisation in the fifth movement can

continue as long as the performer is comfortable, without getting too

drawn out. In lieu of backgrounds, the other performers may

improvise some rhythmic accompaniment using the “slap keys”technique until the last time.

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Several passages are marked 8va is possible, but should be avoided if

the octave increase detracts from the sound of the ensemble.

Additionally, there may be sections which benefit from an octave

change which are not marked. Feel free to adjust as necessary.



“To your friend’s house the trip is never long”

- J. Wallace Day



© 2011 by Jason K. Nitsch

© 2011 by Suburban Zombie Music

All Rights Reserved www.suburbanzombiemusic.com

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“We find after years of struggle that we do not take

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- John Steinbeck



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“All journeys have secret destinations

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- Martin Buber



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“Anyone can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.”

- Navjot Singh Sidhu



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“The greatest companion in the journey of life -

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- Malcolm Reynolds



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“It’s like driving a car at night, you never see

further than your headlights, but you can make the

whole trip that way

-

E. L. Doctorow



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