{"id":803,"date":"2023-06-20T18:09:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/?page_id=803"},"modified":"2023-06-29T16:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T08:13:38","slug":"nafa-saxophone-quartet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/artists\/nafa-saxophone-quartet\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFA Saxophone Quartet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAFA-Saxophone-Quartet-updated-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-913\" width=\"634\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAFA-Saxophone-Quartet-updated-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAFA-Saxophone-Quartet-updated-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAFA-Saxophone-Quartet-updated-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAFA-Saxophone-Quartet-updated-1536x1208.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NAFA-Saxophone-Quartet-updated-2048x1611.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since their debut performance in 2013, the NAFA Saxophone Quartet has performed at the annual Singapore Saxophone Symposium, the Assisi Hospice Centre, Yishun Community Hospital, Changi Airport, Gardens by the Bay, Esplanade &#8211; Theatres on the Bay, and other venues in Singapore for both public and private events and functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have also participated in music festivals, workshops, and exchanges around the world, in Malaysia (Prince of Wales Island International School and Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2014); Thailand (College of Music, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 2015); Taiwan (International Wind Band Festival, Taoyuan, 2014; Asia Pacific Saxophone Congress, Chiayi, 2016); and France (17<sup>th<\/sup> World Saxophone Congress and Festival, Strasbourg, 2015). In 2018, the NAFA Saxophone Quartet presented an all-Singaporean programme recital in Zagreb, Croatia for the World Saxophone Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recital by NAFA Saxophone Quartet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, 29 July 2023, 1pm &#8211; 1.30pm<br>Lee Foundation Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfred Desenclos: <em>Quatuor pour saxophones<\/em><br><em>I. Allegro non troppo<\/em> (5&#8242;)<br><em>II. Calmo &#8211; Andante<\/em> (5&#8242;)<br><strong>Xavier Tan, Soprano saxophone<br>Marc Yee, Alto saxophone<br>Michellina Chan, Tenor saxophone<br>Yang Zongao, Baritone saxophone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean River: <em>Grave et presto<\/em> (8&#8217;30&#8221;)<br><strong>Michellina Chan, Soprano saxophone<br>Yang Zongao, Alto saxophone<br>Xavier Tan, Tenor saxophone<br>Wang Zhiheng, Baritone saxophone<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since their debut performance in 2013, the NAFA Saxophone Quartet has performed at the annual Singapore Saxophone Symposium, the Assisi Hospice Centre, Yishun Community Hospital, Changi Airport, Gardens by the Bay, Esplanade &#8211; Theatres on the Bay, and other venues in Singapore for both public and private events and functions. They have also participated in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":25,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":915,"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/803\/revisions\/915"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/singaporesaxophonesymposium.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}