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The Rasch猫r Saxophone Quartet See the Rascher Conference Website. Tickets for the concert are available beginning Nov. 1 at the Central Ticket Office in the Williams Center on campus, or at the door the morning of the concert. |
As part of the Sigurd Rasch猫r Centennial Celebration at SUNY Fredonia, the world-renowned Rasch猫r Saxophone Quartet will perform at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11 in the Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall.
The quartet, including current members Christine Rall, Elliot Riley, SUNY Fredonia alumnus Bruce Weinberger, and Kenneth Coon, has performed this year in Poland, Germany, Seoul, Korea; Hong Kong, Switzerland, Wales, France and Belgrade.
Slated to be performed is the Fugue XII in G minor, written originally by J.S. Bach for organ; and four works dedicated specifically to the Rasch猫r Saxophone Quartet including, 鈥淢iniatures for Saxophone Quartet鈥 by Erland von Kock; 鈥淪axophone Quartet鈥 by Charles Wuorinen; 鈥淢oon Over Western Ridge, Mootwingee: Quartet for Saxophones鈥 by Nicola Lefanu; and 鈥淢枚bius Loop鈥 by Mathew Rosenblum.
The quartet, first formed in 1969, has appeared at the major concert halls of Europe including the Opera Bastille Paris and Royal Festival Hall in London, in Asia, and in U.S. venues of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center. The ensemble carries on a tradition established in the 1930s by the pioneer of the classical saxophone and founding member of the quartet, Sigurd Rasch猫r, who inspired many composers to write music especially for him. Over the years, more than 300 composers have written for the group, including Philip Glass. Numerous composers have also been fascinated with the combination of the quartet and orchestra, resulting in more than 25 new works and invitations from many of the world鈥檚 leading orchestras.
Of the group鈥檚 performances, The Daily News of New York has written of a Carnegie Hall performance, 鈥淭he virtuoso Rasch猫r Quartet and the resulting sonorities are fascinating.鈥 Another critic wrote, 鈥淚f there were an Olympic division for wind players, then the Rasch猫r Quartet from the U.S.A. would definitely receive a gold medal.鈥
Tickets for the concert are available beginning Nov. 1 at the Central Ticket Office in the Williams Center on campus, or at the door the morning of the concert. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for students with ID. For more information, contact the ticket office at 716-673-3501, conference organizer Dr. Wildy Zumwalt in the School of Music at 716-673-3134, or go to the conference website.
Following the concert, the final event in the conference, a saxophone orchestra reading conducted by American composer Mark Alan Taggart, will be held at 11:30 a.m. in King Concert Hall. This event is free and open to the public.
