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FRGap Duo: New Music for Saxophone
Website(s) : http://elizabethrosinbum.com / http://www.jessicavoigt.com
Gap Duo is an ensemble established to showcase new works for the saxophone in various settings. Based out of Austin Texas, Gap Duo seeks to promote local composers and is presenting a program of pieces arranged for them by two Texas-based composers.
Biography
Gap Duo was established in 2014 when Elizabeth Rosinbum and Jessica Voigt-Page were reunited in Austin, Texas. The two met in the summer of 2009 at the Université Européenne de Saxophone Institute in Gap, France and have remained close friends ever since. Elizabeth earned her Bachelors degree in Music Performance from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst under Lynn Klock and her Master of Music degree from Arizona State University under Dr. Timothy McAllister. Jessica completed a Bachelor of Music Performance at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, a Bachelor of Music with Honors at Monash University, Melbourne both under the guidance of Dr. Michael Lichnovsky and Barry Cockcroft, and a Master of Arts in Music at the University of Iowa, where she studied with Dr. Kenneth Tse
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Gap Duo, consisting of Australian Saxophonist Jessica Voigt-Page and American Saxophonist Elizabeth Rosinbum is an ensemble established to showcase new works for the saxophone in various settings. Based out of Austin Texas, Gap Duo seeks to promote local composers and is presenting a program of pieces arranged for them by two Texas-based composers.
“Four Woodland Sketches” by Michael Mikulka, was originally written for two flutes but has been arranged for two soprano saxophones for this conference. Each of the four movements represents a different character or emotion, ranging from Messiaen-like birdsong in the first and second movements to a high-energy race in the fourth movement. “Morse Code Pop,” originally scored for Alto saxophone and Baritone Saxophone, for has been re-invented by Houston composer Rob Smith specifically for this conference and placed into the soprano and alto voices of the saxophone. “Morse Code Pop” features aggressive articulated syncopation with a lyrical, floating middle section. The two drastically different pieces showcase the saxophone’s versatility as an instrument capable of lyrical, soaring melodies and aggressively articulated syncopated lines.
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Both members of Gap Duo are avid performers, lecturers and educators, and have worked nationally and internationally as soloists and chamber musicians. Between them, their performances have reach across three continents, in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Virginia, Oklahoma, Illinois, Arizona, Iowa, California, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, New Zealand and France.
Elizabeth and Jessica maintain select private studios in the Austin, Texas area where they frequently collaborate for masterclasses and camps for their students. Elizabeth is a D’Addario Artist/Clinician and Jessica is a D’Addario Performing Artist who regularly contributes to the Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Magazine.