Event

Lamont Saxophone Quartet

Program: Madrigals, sacred chorales and chants, Suite of early 20th century saxophone.

Welcome the Lamont Saxophone Quartet for their first appearance with the Music Festival. The Lamont Saxophone Quartet was founded in 2005 to explore music across genres, not just between classical music and jazz, but also the music written for other instruments and ensembles. The group is a unique collaboration between Mark Harris, Professor of Saxophone at Metro State University of Denver, and Art Bouton, Professor of Saxophone at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. Included in the quartet are graduate students Sean Campbell and Sean Edwards.

The LSQ strives for musical excellence, but is always aware that they perform at the pleasure of their audience. Concerts are diverse and informative, surprising - and always entertaining. For this concert, the music will include Recitation Book by David Maslanka, drawing on sacred chorales, madrigals, and chants; Svea Rike by Mike Mower, an energetic and rhythmically energetic funk composition; a suite of pieces by early 20th century popular saxophone virtuoso Rudy Wiedoft, and a piece from the large body of French music for classical saxophone quartet by Robert Clerisse.