from USA
The Quatuor International de Saxophones composed of musicians living at the four corners of world, Jean-Pierre Baraglioli (soprano, France), William Street (alto, Canada), Keiji Munesada (tenor, Japan), Richard Dirlam, (baritone, USA) have developed a sincere and enduring personal friendship reinforced by their similar musical aesthetics, their professional background and their various meetings and performances at saxophone conferences and musical festivals throughout the world, as well as their regular participation as jury members of international musical competitions, such as those in Belgium, France, Ukraine, Russia, Thailand, etc. Their careers have brought the musicians, international soloists and professors in their respective countries, conservatories and universities, to debut this quartet for the WSCXIII in Minneapolis (2003). The experiment was a triumph; meeting both the expressive and technical needs of the music, as well as providing a dimension of friendship that supports communication and success in chamber music. The group has built upon their debut by organizing series of concerts each year: in Belgium, Canada, France, Japan, Slovenia, Thailand and the USA, etc. A first recording Quatuor International de Saxophone Live!! is now followed by a new disk with The University of Alberta Symphonic Wind Ensemble under the direction of conductor Angela Schroeder.
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