Quatuor International de Saxophones avec piano

Biography

The QIS (QUATUOR INTERNATIONAL DE SAXOPHONES) was formed in 2002 for performances at the WSC in Minneapolis. It grew from the idea that the members had known each other for years, adjudicated at many of the world’s international competitions together, yet they had rarely performed together. New commissioned works by composers Roger Boutry, Frederic Devreese, Sylvain Kassap, Tetsunosuke Kushida, Carleton Macy, Junichi Nihashi, and François Rossé are in their repertory. The members meet in different parts of the world to perform together and explore new directions in contemporary music from composers of diverse cultures and nationalities. Japanese pianist Mari Watanabe frequently joins the group as soloist and collaborative artist.

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Concert of saxophone quartet and piano. One original new work and one transcription.