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FRIllustration of some of the major compositions for saxophone from the large catalog of works by Claudio Gabriele. The soloist Matt Younglove will play during the conference.
Event style: classical
World Premiere of R. Roth
World premiere for a trio of saxophone, flute and piano by the American composer Robert Roth. This combination of instruments will provide a variety of tonal color options and instrument-specific techniques.
Amigo Saxophone Quartet Recital
The Amigo Saxophone Quartet, with members from Belgium, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore, brings to the 17th World Saxophone Congress a program of three pieces by three prominent Asian composers.
Concert-conférence : K. Beffa & Oct’opus
A concert and conference of the saxophone ensemble Oct’opus and the composer Karol Beffa. A convivial meeting between the audience, the musicians and the composer.
Entarte Saxophon
The Ensemble Saxo Voce will reinterpret two pieces of “degenerate art” according to the Nazi regime : “Hot -Sonate” by Schulhoffand and excerpts from the Opera “Die Dreigroschenoper” by Kurt Weill.
Pliaggi Duo Performance
A world premiere multi-movement Saxophone and Piano work commissioned for SaxOpen and composed to favor altered tertian based harmonies to make the music accessible to all audiences.
Sonata for Saxophone & Piano
Composer Mathew Quayle presents his new work, The Sonata, which is going to be a world-premiere.
Brilliant Blue
The piece Brilliant Blue written for Joe Eckert and Janet Pummill, presents an image of vitality, yet with the implications of both jazz and of quieter moods that blue brings with it.
Happening Duo performance
A Duo presenting new works written by French (Strasbourg) and Israeli (Tel Aviv) composers. The project’s aim is to present new, original music for saxophone duo.
Saxophone and Piano by Frederick Lesemann
A new work for alto saxophone (John Hallberg) and piano (Wenjing Liu) composed by Frederick Lesemann. The piece will utilize both instruments’ full potential and the idioms mentioned above.