Program Offerings

Each of our curated 90-minute programs is designed to showcase the saxophone’s versatility, while thoughtfully engaging our listeners with an emotional, thought-provoking narrative.

The Untapped Sonorities of the Saxophone

Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm by Béla Bartók, arr. Lovro Merčep

Italian Concerto by J.S. Bach, arr. Tochio/Kenari Quartet

Short Stories by Jennifer Higdon

In Memoriam by Joel Love

intermission

A Schumann Bouquet, arr. William Bolcom

Recitation Book by David Maslanka

Voices of a New Generation

Leafless Trees by David Laganella

Catch on Fire by Carlos Simon

eastbound by Nina Shekhar

Breaking Point by Ted King-Smith

intermission

They Might be Gods by John Leszczynski

the… of my… are an… by Corey Dundee

Mending Time by Martin Bresnik

Quantum Shift by Mischa Zupko

Ten Years of Audience Favorites

Saxophone Quartet, Op. 109 by Alexander Glazunov

They Might be Gods by John Leszcznski

In Memoriam by Joel Love

Preludes in Jazz Style by Nikolai Kapustin

Memory from Nepomuk’s Dances by Marcelo Zarvos

intermission

Italian Concerto by J.S. Bach

Recitation Book by David Maslanka

Goldberg Variations

Past and Present

A presentation of Bach’s timeless classic reimagined for the saxophone quartet. with various stylistic interludes inspired by baroque improvisatory performance practice.