Classical saxophonist Sigurd M. Rascher, who devoted his life to redeeming his instrument from what he once bemoaned as its stereotype as an emitter of “vulgar, obtrusive sound,” has died. He was 93.
An unusual piece makes its UK premiere in this season's BBC Proms - John Adams' Saxophone Concerto. While the concerto is long-established in classical music, the saxophone - 175 years after it was ...
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 ...
YORK saxophone quartet Sax Forte present music from the 17th to the 21st century at the York Unitarians' Last Fridays lunchtime recital on March 29. Arranged for four saxophones, the "entertaining and ...
“I enjoy the combination of saxophone and electronics. I think it is part of our age, the development of electronic sounds,” said Dr. John Sampen, a professor of saxophone at Bowling Green State ...
As autumn unfolds, our fall season at Newport Classical continues to flourish. It remains a privilege to present extraordinary musicians in our City by the Sea year-round, bringing artists from around ...
For many Koreans the saxophone may evoke Cha In-pyo’s iconic 1990s screen persona, donning a shirt that’s unbuttoned a tad too low and rocking the instrument to woo a lady, or the likes of jazz ...
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While the concerto is long-established in classical music, the saxophone - 175 years after it was invented - remains a bit player in the orchestra. So why has this iconic instrument found it so hard ...