Brillance
  The Ambassador Duo

The Ambassador Duo, formed in 1990, is comprised of saxophonist Clifford L. Leaman and pianist Derek J. Parsons. Both members hold the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in performance from the University of Michigan, where they met as graduate students in the mid-1980's. Since their debut at the 1990 Southwest Contemporary Music Festival and Conference in San Marcos, Texas, The Ambassador Duo has been active throughout the eastern and midwestern United States as performers and clinicians, appearing at numerous colleges, universities, and concert venues from Green Bay, WI to Atlanta, GA.They were invited to give the world permier of Mark Kilstoffe's Sonata for saxophone and piano—appearing on Brillance—at the XI World Saxophone Congress in Valencia, Spain.

Also check out The Ambassador Duo's recent release, Excursions.

ARTISTS
Clifford Leaman	Saxophone
Derek Parsons	Piano

	TRACKS
	Duo Concertante (BMI) (Leslie Bassett)
		1	Driving	3:49
		2	Lyrical	3:14
		3	Unhurried	3:35
		4	Ascending	1:32
		5	Dramatic	3:05
	Distances Within Me (BMI) (John Anthony Lennon)
		6	...	11:13
	Lilith (BMI) (William Bolcom)
		7	The Female Demon	2:59
		8	Succuba	3:21
		9	Will-o'the-wisp	1:35
		10	Child-Stealer	2:57
		11	The Night Dance	3:49
	Sonata for alto saxophone and piano (ASCAP) (Mark Kilstofte)
		12	Prelude	3:09
		13	Recitative	3:05
		14	Theme and Variations	5:28
		15	Toccata	3:30
	Brillance (ASCAP) (Ida Gotkovsky)
		16	Déclamé	1:48
		17	Desinvolte	1:40
		18	Dolcissimo	2:24
		19	Final	2:50
	Total Playing Time			65:48