Zzyzx Quartet
 from USA Described by the Saxophone Journal as "a superb ensemble with impeccable musical taste," the Zzyzx Quartet has quickly gained high regard after performances at the NASA Biennial Conferences, World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, as well as numerous guest recitals and master classes across the United States. ZQ won 2nd Prize in the inaugural North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition and was selected as one of the only American Chamber groups and the first American Saxophone Quartet to ever be invited to compete in the OSAKA International Chamber Music Competition in Japan. Zzyzx was selected from 211 applicants from 29 countries and were chosen as semi-finalists in this world-renowned competition. Each of the members have also been recognized as award-winning soloists, receiving top prizes in national and international competitions including the Gaudeamus International Competition, North American Saxophone Alliance Competition, MTNA Young Artist Competition, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Competition, and the Carmel Music Society Instrumental Competition. They have also received recognition as semi-finalists in the world's most prestigious saxophone competitions including the Adolphe Sax International Competition, the Jean-Marie Londeix International Competition and the Aeolus International Competition. The quartet's critically acclaimed debut CD, "Zzyzx Road", was released in 2010 featuring world premiere recordings by Piet Swerts, John Leszczynski, and Erik Norman as well as works by Ida Gotkovsky and Thierry Escaich. The album features a collaboration with their former professor at Indiana University, Otis Murphy, as a guest soloist on Gotkovsky's Quatuor. |
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor - Franz Schubert arr. Zzyzx Quarteti. Allegro
They Might Be Gods - John Leszczynski
Toccata - Sergei Prokofiev arr. Matt Evans |
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