Jean-Francois Guay and Yong Tong Duo (Video non authorized)
from Canada Mr. Guay has given concerts and masterclasses in Canada, USA, France, Italy, Thailand and Belgium. He is often heard on the Radio-Canada FM network as a performer of contemporary saxophone music. Jean-Franois Guay is currently a member of the Quatuor de saxophones Nelligan with whom he has given many performance commissioned works and made recordings. He plays regularly with Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal and Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil. He was president of the organizing committee of the 12th World Saxophone Congress and member of the International Saxophone Committee, and is currently president of the Association des Saxophonistes du Québec. Mr. Guay specialises in the performance of new music and many works have been written especially for him, both as a soloist or in combination with other instruments. He can be heard on Fidelio audio, Oratorio and SNE CD labels Mr. Guay has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Québec Conseil des arts et lettres, Musicaction and SOCAN and can be considered one of Canada's premier saxophonists. He is currently professor of saxophone at the Université de Montréal, Marie-Victorin College and at the Domaine Forget summer music program from 1997 t0 2003 (with Mr Jean-Marie Londeix). Jean Franois Guay is a Yamaha and Rico performing Artist. |
Deuce - Robert LemayThis is a new duo composed by Robert Lemay written for J-Francois Guay (Canada) and Yong Tong (China). The title Deuce refers to the game of tennis when the score is the equal between the two players. In this piece, it means that the two saxophone players have equal parts answering each other in a very exciting atmosphere. |
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