The Shapeshifting Saxophone

Details

ECHO Quartet full profile / Saxophone Quartet / 4 musicians

Other players: Elijah Reyes, Coltrane James, Joseph Andal, Channing Shows

Full program notes

Oboe Quartet in F Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Rondo for 4 Saxophones - Zdeněk Lukáš (1928–2007)

Pop Rock in Metal - Olivia Kieffer (b. 1980)

Saxophone Quartet - Dan Knorr (b. 1990)

Three Preludes - George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Historical context

This unique program illustrates the endless array of colors that the saxophone is able to evoke. Invented in the 1840's by Adolphe Sax, Sax intended for the saxophone to temper the orchestra and take on the role as a shape-shifter within the ensemble. To have the expressiveness of the strings, the power of a brass instrument, and the technical capabilities of the woodwinds, this is what Adolphe Sax intended for the saxophone. Each piece on this program allows the ensemble to take on this challenge.

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