Ebonit Saxophone Quartet
 from The Netherlands The Ebonit Saxophone Quartet was founded at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and it consists of four young ambitious musicians from Poland, Holland and Germany. All of them are students of Arno Bornkamp and are in the Bachelor phase of their studies. Since the start of the quartet in 2011, the four saxophonists developed already a versatile repertoire that lasts from transcriptions of baroque music until original French saxophone-music. The Ebonit Saxophone Quartet won the first prize in the 'Ottomani' competition in May 2012 in Den Bosch, Netherlands and was a finalist in the 'International chamber music competition' in Almere, Netherlands. In view of the fact that the quartet is located in Amsterdam, it also tries to build up a connection to contemporary music from the Netherlands. Furthermore, the quartet works regularly together with the composition department of the conservatory of Amsterdam. In 2012, the quartet will perform at internationally recognized festivals such as the 'Grachtenfestival' in Amsterdam/The Netherlands. Additionally, the quartet is going to participate in a masterclass in Germany with the famous 'clair-obscur' saxophone quartet. The famous recorder player and baroque specialist Walther van Hauwe frequently coaches the quartet. Being very open minded, he likes to share his knowledge and experience about interpretation and style. In addition, the four saxophonists get chamber music lessons from Arno Bornkamp. Being member of the renowned Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, his advices are of great value. |
Twee Koralen - Klaas de Vriesi. to the memory of Johnny Hodges
ii. a la memoria di Bruno Maderna
The piece was written for the 'Nederlands saxofoon-kwartet' . Composers like Tristan Keuris, Otto Ketting, Klaas de Vries and Klas Torstensson wrote music for the ensemble. This quartet marked a generation of saxophonist since in their position as teachers, they educated musicians like Arno Bornkamp and Johan van der Linden. Six Bagatelles - György Sándor Ligeti arranged by Fabio Oehrlii. Allegro con spirito
iii. Allegro grazioso
iv. Presto ruvido
The 'Six Bagatelles' for Wind quintet are composed 1953, but actually they are Gyorgy Ligeti's reworking of movements 3, 5, and 7--10 of Musica Ricercata, a series of eleven piano pieces he composed between 1951 and 1953. 
Untitled - Chris ChamounChris Chamoun, born in Lebanon and grown up in the United States, is studying composition in Amsterdam. The ensemble already worked together for the first performance of another saxophone quartet by him. His style is very much marked by his own personality that could be described as: happy, crazy, philosophical, impulsive.... |
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