Saxophone Ensembles
When:
Monday, March 10, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Taimur Sullivan, director
The ensembles present a concert of new and inventive sounds for many saxophones, including a world premiere by Sam Alvarez (‘24) and premieres of arrangements by composers Stacy Garrop and John Adams.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Eric Rierson), Allegro con brio e vivace from Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Hiromi Uehara (arr. Corey Dundee), Cape Cod Chips
Hiromi Uehara (arr. Brian Kachur), Islands Azores
Sam Alvarez, the tree stump is a verb (world premiere)
Stacy Garrop, Give Me Hunger (world premiere arrangement)
John Adams (arr. Brian Kachur), Hallelujah Junction (world premiere arrangement)
Audience Advisory: The visual projections played during Sam Alvarez's the tree stump is a verb include bright, quickly-moving patterns that may be irritating to photosensitive viewers.