Saxophone Sunday: Kenari Quartet

Formed in 2012 at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, the award-winning Kenari Quartet has taken pride in delivering engaging performances through creative programming and compelling stage presence.  The versatility of the saxophone is integral to the quartet and the present music from a wide range of genres that is well informed by all periods of classical music as well as jazz, soul, and other genres.  The group has earned top prizes at the M-Prize Chamber Music Competition, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition, the Plowman Chamber Music Competition, Chesapeake Bay International Chamber Music Competition, and the Coleman Chamber Music Competition.

In collaboration with Naxos Records, the quartet recently completed the recording of their first album, which will feature the music of French composers Eugéne Bozza, Alfred Desenclos, Pierre Max Dubois, Jean Françaix, Gabriel Pierné, and Florent Schmitt.  The Album will be released towards the end of 2016.

As a recipient of Chamber Music America’s Classical Commissioning Program, the Kenari Quartet was awarded a generous grant that allowed them to commission a new work from Corey Dundee, the group’s very own tenor saxophonist.  This exciting project was made possible by the Andrew. W. Mellon Foundation, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.

Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 8:00pm

School of Music, Comstock Concert Hall
105 W. Brandeis Ave. , Louisville, Kentucky 40292

Event Type

Arts, Music

Audience

Students, Faculty/staff, Alumni, Public

Departments

Music, Instrumental/Vocal Performance (Applied Music Studies), Jazz, School of Music

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#editorpick

Website

http://louisville.edu/music/academics...

Cost

Cost for Saxophone Sunday workshops and concerts is $50.

Hashtag

#uoflmusic

Contact Name

Mike Tracy

Contact Phone Number

502-852-6032

Contact Email

miketracy@louisville.edu

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