Every Man's Greed (2024)
Instrumentation: Saxophone Orchestra (SSSAAAATTTTBBB)
Length: 4'15
 
The seventh movement from The Last Tree.
 
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need but not every man’s greed” – Mahatma Gandhi
This movement is a feature for the baritone saxophone (played tonight by Charles Curtin), in which the baritone represents the greed of mankind and demonstrates how the greed of an individual can derail an entire community. One of the biggest hurdles when tackling climate change is society’s fixation on growth. To successfully tackle the climate crisis we need to transition to an economic model that does not rely on eternal growth, and even embraces degrowth. How are our politicians yet to accept that you cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet?
 
Recorded on the album The Last Tree.
 
Digital download of score and parts (PDF)