Mark Summerbell
Mark Summerbell works as an arranger of traditional hymns for choir and brass, and as a conductor of contemporary chamber scores that set saxophone against piano, percussion and ensemble colour.
His hymn arrangements support Cantus Choro through the Christian year, from Advent carols to Easter and All Saints, with brass fanfares colouring several numbers in a cathedral acoustic. As conductor he shapes programmes that place mid-century Australian saxophone sonatas beside later pieces drawing on jazz, improvisation and harder rhythmic edge, holding the line between songful contour and more explosive modern writing.
Compositions by Mark Summerbell appear on
Hymns For All Seasons
16 more hymns from Cantus Choro, sung in the grand acoustic of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. The hymns start with Advent and trace the great events of the Christian year. With Norman Kaye and the Melbourne Brass Ensemble.