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FRA concert of original music for alto saxophone, trumpet, and piano.
Event style: classical
Saxophone Quartet and Piano
U.S.-based Obsidian Quartet with pianist Yu-Lien The propose a piano quintet project featuring the new works by German composers, Christian Biegai and Christoph Enzel.
BEHEMOTH – european premiere
BEHEMOTH by Roshanne Etezady is one of the more significant works to be written for baritone saxophone in the last five years and presents the instrument as a truly virtuosic instrument.
World Premieres by M. Shrude & Kurt Issacson
The Assembly Quartet has commissioned two new works especially for SaxOpen: a work by Guggenheim Fellow Marilyn Shrude, and one by award-winning BMI Student Composer Kurt Isaacson.
The Strasbourg Project
The Tenor Saxophone Collective will be giving their ensemble debut at SaxOpen. It consists of twelve established tenor saxophonists, who will play music by composers from within the ensemble.
Clinical Pearls for Improving Saxophone Performance
Professor G.Keller of the University of Miami Frost School of Music, offers insights into stylistic flexibility and universal principles of saxophone sound and technique gained from 40 years of teaching.
Patrick Jones Performance
Two pieces by David Stock and Steven Simpson on alto saxophone with piano accompaniment. The first piece will be a world premiere and the other a European premiere.
Retour aux racines – saxophone & organ
A saxophone-and-organ recital consisting of three pieces, written for the saxophonist Sophie Poulin de Courval and inspired by the human historical roots and attachment to the land.
RoadBook – solo
Solo cycle of short pieces inspired by the various countries visited by the composer. Mix of the traditional instruments and the classic sound.
Mothertongue Ensemble Performance
The Mothertongue Ensemble, composed of Boston-based saxophonists Emily Cox and Charles Larson, is committed to exploring challenging new music for different combinations of two saxophones.