{"id":295,"date":"2019-06-19T14:39:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T06:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2019\/?page_id=295"},"modified":"2019-07-13T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T05:50:11","slug":"composition-vii-saxophone-quartet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2019\/performers\/composition-vii-saxophone-quartet\/","title":{"rendered":"Composition VII Saxophone Quartet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Composition VII Saxophone Quartet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Composition VII Saxophone Quartet was founded on June 8, 2007 and gave their premier concert in the National Concert Hall in Taipei in July 2007. The current members Po-Yuan Ku, Chih-Huan Wu, Pin-Hua Chen, and Po-Fang Chang all hold doctoral degrees in saxophone performance from different universities in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quartet’s North American tour in January 2008 included major performances in Bowling Green State University, Eastman School of Music and the 31st<\/sup> U.S. Navy Band Saxophone Symposium in Washington D.C., and the Culture Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July 2009, Composition VII world premiered Feng-Hsu Lee\u2019s Dream Landscapes<\/em> at the 15th<\/sup> World Saxophone Congress in Thailand. In July 2012, Composition VII and Taipei Symphonic Wind Orchestra Taiwan premiered Michael Colgrass\u2019 Urban Requiem<\/em> at the National Concert Hall. In December 2016, Composition VII and Dunshan Symphonic Wind Orchestra performed the third movement of David Maslanka\u2019s Concerto for Saxophone Quartet<\/em>. In October 2018, Composition VII and Taipei Symphonic Wind Orchestra Taiwan premiered the complete version of the quartet concerto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pin-Hua Chen, soprano saxophone
Po-Fang Chang, alto saxophone
Po-Yuan Ku, tenor saxophone
Chih-Huan Wu, baritone saxophone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

William Albright: Fantasy Etudes <\/em>for saxophone quartet
Prelude
I. A Real Nice Number
II. Pypes
III. The Fives for Steve
IV. Phantom Galop
V. Harmonium (Heiliger Dankgesang)
VI. They Only Come Out at Night<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc Mellits: Ex Machina<\/em> for saxophone quartet
Machine I: Let the funk out
Machine II: Flowing
Machine III: Not quite, but almost pensive; sunflowers in love
Machine IV: Dancing a mean ghastly dance
Machine V: The morning after
Machine VI: Flowing, lyrical, & songlike
Machine VII: Aggressive & funky<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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