Out of the Blue for Saxophone Quartet (SATB) by Frank Ticheli. Southern Music Co., 2005, SS, includes parts and score. Composer Frank Ticheli (1958-) is especially well known to wind players for his many popular works for concert band. He describes Out of the Blue as being a celebration of rhythm. Almost every bar of the piece contains one form of syncopation or another. One extended movement with several sections. This work was for the PRISM Saxophone Quartet which gave the initial performance in 2000. An advanced college or professional level piece.