Washington Sax Quartet with Young Artists Saxophone Quartet

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2016

Location: Church of our Saviour

Time: 4:00pm

WSaxQ is the most widely heard saxophone quartet in the United States. Since 1997, recorded arrangements by the Washington Saxophone Quartet have aired daily throughout the United States on National Public Radio’s broadcasts of “All Things Considered”. Concert audiences enjoy their connection to WSaxQ when they discover they’ve been listening to the quartet’s music during afternoon “drive time”. And it often comes as a surprise that they’ve been hearing four saxophones!  The instruments evoke the refined sounds of a string quartet, the rich harmonies of an organ prelude, and the excitement of a jazz sax section.

The Washington Saxophone Quartet will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2016.  During the past four decades, they have performed informal concerts, and master classes in the United States, the Caribbean, and China, and they have performed on radio and television worldwide.  The ensemble taps into a rich repertoire, from early music to newly commissioned works, and it draws on a wealth of experience to reach listeners of every age and background.

The Washington Saxophone Quartet will be joined by the Charleston Southern University Saxophone Quartet made up of talented saxophonists from the studio of Associate Professor Mark Sterbank. Soprano saxophonist Lizzie Allen is a senior Music Therapy major from Brighton, Michigan. Alto saxophonist Kadin Ivey is a freshman Music Education major from Union, South Carolina. Tenor saxophonist Hannah Hatherly is a freshman Pre-Nursing major from Tega Cay, South Carolina. Baritone saxophonist David Smith is a sophomore Music Education major from Goose Creek, South Carolina. The group has performed as a featured group on campus for the President’s Club dinner in the fall of 2015 and are excited to perform with the Washington Saxophone Quartet.