Rico Time will feature up-and-coming saxophonists from around the world performing music about which they are passionate. Each musician will bring individual interests to the event, the emphasis of which is contemporary music.
Rico Time at St. Andrews will conclude with the world premiere performance of the newly commissioned ensemble work ‘eight panels’ by renowned British composer James Saunders.
Ellipsos Saxophone Quartet Le Bal by Thierry Escaich
Joonatan Rautiola Tracce for alto saxophone by Luca Francesconi
Duo Hevans Eleri Ann Evans - tenor saxophone & Henri Bok - bass clarinet Lévy Flights by Chris Dench (World Premiere)
Lars Mlekusch The Angel of Despair II by Hiroyuki Itoh
Zzyzx Saxophone Quartet Untitled new work, 1st Movement, by John Mackey (World Premiere)
Clement Himbert and Sylvain Rifflet Double by Himbert/Rifflet
eight panels by James Saunders (World Premiere)
"eight panels is a sequence of dense multiphonics chords, each with one common pitch. It draws on my interest in monochrome painting, particularly that of Marcia Hafif, and the way that an apparent single colour comprises a depth of richly layered tones and paint textures. eight panels was commissioned by Rico for the 2012 World Saxophone Congress." James Saunders, 2012
Philippe Braquart Eleri Ann Evans Jean-Denis Michat Lars Mlekusch Henrique Portovedo Joonatan Rautiola Javier Valerio Stacy Wilson