Videos
A Schumann Bouquet
by Robert Schumann, arr. William Bolcom
A suite of six movements drawn from Robert Schumann’s piano pieces for young people, selected and transcribed by William Bolcom for saxophone quartet. Bolcom writes the arrangement opens the gate to a wider potential expressivity for the saxophone by connecting it with the rich musical past.
Quantum Shift
by Mischa Zupko
Quantum Shift is an 8’ virtuosic powerhouse of a piece that our quartet commissioned from the composer,through leading a consortium along with our colleagues in several fantastic saxophone quartets. The work is inspired by a component of quantum theory in physics, where electrons within an atom can quickly jump between discrete energy levels, i.e. orbits, surrounding the atom’s nucleus.
Italian Concerto – III. Presto
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the Italian Concerto for Clavier in 1735, nearly a hundred years before the invention of the saxophone. In this video the Kenari Quartet performs the third movement, Presto. Bach’s music is timeless, and one of the many wonderful things about his work is how well it translates to other instruments and ensembles. The arrangement was done by Katsuki Tochio/Kenari Quartet.
Memory from Nepomuk’s Dances
by Marcelo Zarvos, arr. Darius Mackie
Throughout the work, Zarvos employs a unique blend of minimalism and energetic folk songs as we’re taken down a winding path of rhythmic dance music, soaring melodies, and interweaving textures.
A Schumann Bouquet
by Robert Schumann, arr. William Bolcom
A suite of six movements drawn from Robert Schumann’s piano pieces for young people, selected and transcribed by William Bolcom for saxophone quartet. Bolcom writes the arrangement opens the gate to a wider potential expressivity for the saxophone by connecting it with the rich musical past.
Quantum Shift
by Mischa Zupko
Quantum Shift is an 8’ virtuosic powerhouse of a piece that our quartet commissioned from the composer,through leading a consortium along with our colleagues in several fantastic saxophone quartets. The work is inspired by a component of quantum theory in physics, where electrons within an atom can quickly jump between discrete energy levels, i.e. orbits, surrounding the atom’s nucleus.
Italian Concerto – III. Presto
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the Italian Concerto for Clavier in 1735, nearly a hundred years before the invention of the saxophone. In this video the Kenari Quartet performs the third movement, Presto. Bach’s music is timeless, and one of the many wonderful things about his work is how well it translates to other instruments and ensembles. The arrangement was done by Katsuki Tochio/Kenari Quartet.
Memory from Nepomuk’s Dances
by Marcelo Zarvos, arr. Darius Mackie
Throughout the work, Zarvos employs a unique blend of minimalism and energetic folk songs as we’re taken down a winding path of rhythmic dance music, soaring melodies, and interweaving textures.