The Queensland Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra from Australia will premiere a programme of Australian-composed works by T. Green, G.Brophy, L.Denson, A.Ball and C.Healy and directed by D.Tolmie.
Event style: contemporary
Chamber Music
Matthew Koester, Curren Myers, J. Adam Briggs, and Trenell Wherry-Smith are presenting two chamber works. One for saxophone trio and a premier for saxophone quartet.
Sonata for Saxophone & Piano
Composer Mathew Quayle presents his new work, The Sonata, which is going to be a world-premiere.
Ernest H. Papier, musique sous contrainte
Presentation of works for saxophones by Ernest H. Papier which are written under a certain restriction in the matter of the instrument and also showing an interesting visual aspect, approaching musical theatre.
East Wind performance
Israeli composers present an eclectic group of musicians, coming from different countries: Israel, France, Venezuela. The piece composed by Hana Ajiashvili is a conversation between cultures.
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.
Fantasia on the Theme of Plum Blossom by Shih-Hui Chen
Fantasia on the Theme of Plum Blossom for alto saxophone and piano by Shih-Hui Chen is the result of a project by the World-Wide Concurrent Premieres and Commissioning Fund 2012.
Quatuor International de Saxophones avec piano
A recital consisting of one original work and one transcription for saxophone and saxophone quartet and piano.
Lemay, Rolin premieres
The duo d’Entre-Deux will give the European premiere of “Deuce #2” for two tenor saxophones, by Robert Lemay, and “East West Bridge” for two tenor saxophones and electronics, by Etienne Rolin.