Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Vivien Schweitzer THE saxophone, invented by the Belgian-born instrument maker Adolphe Sax around 1840, has seldom achieved prominence in the ...

University of Connecticut’s Saxophone Quartet brought a diverse collection of music to the von der Mehden Recital Hall at their spring recital on Friday. The program opened with a march by Henry ...

The Lamont Saxophone Quartet plays in the CPR Performance Studio. The Lamont Saxophone Quartet plays a concert looking at 100 years of sax quartet music on Friday at the Newman Center. Art Bouton, who ...

Saxophones are known for their sultry, smooth tones, from almost whistling highs to brassy lows. One alone can play a wide variety of genres and songs, but four in an ensemble open up a world of ...

This year’s Chamberfest is, as usual, full of different themes ranging from a focus on Bach to Canada’s Ukrainian community, to performances highlighting the cello. Another major theme is the presence ...

We meet an award-winning saxophone quartet from Texas. A teen flutist who is also a talented figure skater performs Faure. An impressive 16-year-old performs a piece by a guitarist/composer who ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

When we attend a concert, we have certain expectations. Bruce Springsteen will be loud and high energy, a symphony orchestra will be lush and romantic. Chamber music? That’ll probably be violins, ...

Editor’s Note: The Vail Daily is showcasing area musicians in a series called “Meet Your Musician” so you can learn a bit more about the voices behind the tunes. In the “Meet Your Musician: Bravo!

Jonathan Bagg seems like a modest guy, a little embarrassed to admit that he has groupies. The viola player is one-fourth of the internationally acclaimed Ciompi Quartet, founded over 30 years ago at ...