J.S. Bach's 'The Art of Fugue' Transcribed for Wind Band by Kenneth Amis, Tuba Player of Empire Brass

[Kenneth Amis]

On June 30, 2009 AfriClassical posted: “Kenneth Amis, African American Composer, Tuba Player and Member of Empire Brass.” We recently learned of Kenneth's transcription for wind band of Johann Sebastian Bach's work, The Art of Fugue. In a concert in Boca Raton, Florida on January 16, 2010, Kenneth Amis conducted the Lynn University Wind Ensemble in a Multimedia Performance:

“Amis Musical Circle is a classical music publishing company providing you with quality arrangements, transcriptions and compositions prepared by Kenneth Amis, tuba player of the world renowned Empire Brass Quintet.” “Now available from Amis Musical Circle” “Seven (7) demonstrations of the multimedia performance of The Art of Fugue”

Sound samples, Program Notes and Performance Notes of The Art of Fugue

Multimedia performance of J.S. Bach's

The Art of Fugue

transcribed for wind band by

Kenneth Amis

“On January 16, 2010 the Lynn University Wind Ensemble conducted by Kenneth Amis presented a live multimedia concert of J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue on the Lynn University campus in Boca Raton, Florida. The presentation consisted of lighting and animation choreographed to the ensemble's live performance of the entire work. The program was ordered as follows:

Contrapunctus I

Contrapunctus II

Contrapunctus III

Contrapunctus IV

Contrapunctus V

Contrapunctus VI

Contrapunctus VII

INTERMISSION

Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu

Canon in Hypodiapason (Canon alla Ottava)

Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta

Canon alla Decima. Contrapunto alla Terza

INTERMISSION

Contrapunctus VIII

Contrapunctus IX

Contrapunctus X

Contrapunctus XI

Contrapunctus XII

Contrapunctus XIII

Contrapunctus XIV

“Applause was held until the intermissions and the end of the concert. Performance time including the two 20-minute intermissions, was 2 hours, 10 minutes. The animation, which was projected on a large movie screen, helped to visually guide the audience through the contrapuntal structure of the work.”

Kenneth Amis
African American Tuba Player
Amis Musical Circle
Transcription for Wind Band
The Art of Fugue
J.S. Bach