Under the initiative of their teachers, fourty young saxophonists perform together the creations and original arrangements of Geoffroy Tamisier, Bart Picqueur and Stefano di Battista.
Event style: crossover
Ensemble Non Obligatoire Performance
CRR Bordeaux, since 2010 is, shaken by the Ensemble Not Mandatory “other class” directed by Fabien Chouraki, offering a wideranging repertoire and devoid of any prejudice or aesthetic schools.
Four Saxes by Carleton Macy
The New Specs Quartet is formed of students from Ashland, Oregon. Directed by Dr Rhett Bender, they present « Four Saxes », by Carleton Macy, a piece inspired by funk and r&b.
Aaron Copland and the Original “Quiet City”
Performance of A. Copland’s Quiet City arranged by C. Brellochs. Instrumentation for alto saxophone, trumpet, Bb clarinet/bass clarinet, piano.
Arkansas Saxophones performance
Arkansas Saxophones, a large saxophone ensemble that performs annually at the Arkansas Bandmasters Convention will perform two transcribed works and two new commissions by B. Rhodes and J. Reed.
Raum-Musik für Saxophone Performance
Ensemble of nine saxophonists, founded in 1985 in Karlsruhe, performing free improvisation inspired by the particular location, turning the architectural space into a musical partner.
SOLEDAD (Saxophone and Guitar): STRINGS AND REEDS : an “old story” together
The warm sound of the saxophone combined together with the fine timbres of the guitar will take you through some eclectic and original compositions into a musical journey across the world.
Fuse Trio performance
The Fuse Trio (saxophone, clarinet, and piano) will be premiering three new commissioned works by Paquito D’Rivera, Phil Woods, and Christian Ellenwood.
Saxophone et danse, de l’improvisation à la composition
Introduction of Xavier Rosselle’s career as a saxophonist, improviser and composer, followed by a meeting between saxophonists and dancers on how to build a performance with improvisations and exchanges.
Siam Saxophone Quartet performance
Siam Saxophone Quartet brings 2 works by young composers from Mahidol University’s
college of music. They both received awards such as « Young Thai artist » and « Best Junior concert ».