The Winds of Change - Sunday 14 November 2010

  Date: 14/11/2010 - 3:00pm
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The Winds of Change

Featuring Quintet X and the Altotude Saxophone Quartet

 

Performers: Amity Alton-Lee (Tenor Sax), Lucy Rainey (Soprano Sax), Greg Rogan (Alto Sax), Bryan James (Baritone Sax), Kirsten Sharman (French Horn), Rachelle Eastwood (Flute), Lucy O'Neill (Bassoon), Marianna Kennedy (Oboe), Taleim Edwards (Clarinet), Natalia Mann (Harp), Paul Romero (Piano).

 

Programme: Programme Notes

 

Altotude Saxaphone Quartet will perform compositions written over the last 100 years especially for saxophone quartets, as well as original compositions and arrangements by members of this quartet. Much of the new music for saxophone quartet includes jazz as well as classical and popular music. In the history of western music the saxophone quartet is a relatively new creation. Because the tones of the four saxophones, soprano, alto, tenor and baritone, are all produced the same way, the blend of the saxophones is very unique.

  W C Handy (arranged Bill Holcombe) St Louis Blues
  Paul Pierné Trois Conversations
  George Gershwin (arranged Gerry Cappuccio) Prelude
  George Gershwin An American in Paris
  Tschaikovsky (transcribed Marcel Mule) Andante
  Bryan James Blue Pig
  Bryan James Desert Storm
  John Williams Cantina Band
  Carlos Michans (b.1950, Argentina/Netherlands) Trois Visions Tantriques (for Harp and Sax Quartet (2006) [Finalist at the 2007 Gaudeamus Festival]

 

 

 

Quintet XQuintet X is a wind quintet formed in 2010 with a commitment to performing both classic and modern works for wind.  The individual members perform in a range of musical groups around Wellington and enjoy the unique soundscapes that only winds can create.

 

 

  Armando Ghidoni (Italy/France) Badaluk - Concerto (for wind-quintet)
  Carl Nielson (9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) Wind Quintet opus 43 (1922)
    I:  Allegro ben Moderato
    II:  Menuett
    III:  Praludium: Adagio
    Tema con variazioni: Un poco andantino
  Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano (approx. 1939) [with Paul Romero, Piano]
    I: Allegro vivace - Très vite et emporté
    II: Divertissement – Andantino
    III: Finale - Prestissimo
  Natalia Mann (b.1975) Migration for harp (2007)

 

When: All concerts start at 7.30 p.m unless otherwise stated:

12 November Friday [6:30 PM]: St. Andrew's on the Terrace, WELLINGTON
14 November Sunday [3:00 PM]: St Andrew’s Church, 11 Steyne Ave, PLIMMERTON
16 November Tuesday: St. Mark's Church, 58 Woburn Road, LOWER HUTT

TICKETS:  Door sales available from 7:00 P.M. - Adult $25 each, Student (with ID) $15 each, School age children $7.00 each and $60 Family tickets available [CASH only please - we are forced to charge a $3.00 clearance fee for payment by cheque]. Please Note: Audience numbers at our intimate venues are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.