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Salzburg Concerts May 2010
The LSQ’s tour to Salzburg to perform concerts and workshops in association with Live Music Now! in May 2010 was a huge success. Many thanks to everyone involved in looking after us during our time in Austria including Carol Main from Live Music Scotland. A round up of the trip can be found on Live Music Now’s website.
Arts Council Wales funding and Tour Dates
We are delighted to announce that the LSQ has been awarded extra funding for their 2010/2011 touring of their Signum Classics album These Visions containing an entirely new set of repertoire by Wales’ most prominent composers.
This funding will ensure the tour extends to more rural areas of Wales and England that wouldn’t normally have been possible without the help of ACW.
Dates for the project will now be gradually added to the Upcoming Concerts page of the website as and when they are confirmed. Thanks once again goes out to ACW who have been most generous in their support of the quartet and our projects over the last two years.
Reworkings CD out now
The new LSQ CD ‘Reworkings‘ containing much of the lighter repertoire we perform is out today! It is only available to buy from our website or at one of our concerts so please use the PayPal button to securely buy a copy online.
‘Reworkings’ is an album of carefully chosen, well known music that has been adapted for saxophone quartet. This music forms the core repertoire of our work with Live Music Now! and we took the decision to commit these pieces to disc following ongoing positive reaction from our audiences. We believe the new settings offer a fresh perspective on these varied musical styles. The album was recorded at The Forge, Camden during November 2009.
Track listing:
Bolero – Ravel
Singing In The Rain – Nacio H Brown
Too Close for Comfort - Bock, Weiss, Holofcener
Sous le Dôme épais (Flower Duet) from Lakmé - Léo Delibes
A Foggy Day – Gershwin
I Got Rhythm – Gershwin
When The Saints Go Marching In – Virgil O. Stamps
Selections from Carmen - Bizet
Adagio for Strings – Samuel Barber
LSQ join Signum Classics
The LSQ are delighted to announce their forthcoming albums Flux and These Visions will be released on the superb classical music label Signum Classics in November 2010. The releases will be accompanied by a nationwide tour. Concert details are available from the Upcoming Concerts page on our website.
Light Music Album
The LSQ have finished recording their new light music CD entitled Reworkings. It features music by Bartok, Samuel Barber, Bizet, Mascagni, Gershwin and Nacio Herb Brown. The recording will be available to buy directly from the LSQ website from the middle of December. If you could like to reserve a copy please get in touch via the contact page.
Young Composer of Dyfed 2009/2010
The LSQ recently completed a week of workshops in West Wales as part of their tenure as ensemble in residence at the Young Composer of Dyfed competition 2009/2010. Working alongside composer in residence, Lynne Plowman, the LSQ visited several schools to demonstrate the capabilities of the saxophone quartet and to give advise on how best to write for the lineup. Young composers will enter their pieces for adjudication by Erollyn Wallen before the final shortlisted pieces are performed by the LSQ at the competition final in April 2010.