Since its formation in the summer of 2004 Sax-Ecosse has enjoyed considerable success as a chamber ensemble. They are currently establishing an exciting and varied portfolio of performance end education based work throughout Scotland and the UK. They regularly perform as members of the Live Music Now! scheme, founded by Yehudi Menhuin, and recently took an inovative programme of works by Scottish composers to the 14th World Saxophone Congress in Slovenia and to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In 2005 they won the prestigious Governor’s Recital Prize for Chamber Music and the Mary D Adams Prize for Chamber Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. The quartet were also finalists in Saxtet Publication’s Saxophone Quartet Competition which involved performing at British Saxophone Congress.
Sax-Ecosse were recently showcased as one of the new emerging British Saxophone Quartets in the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain’s Concert Series at the Reid Hall, during Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The quartet also recently gave recitals, involving premiers of new works, at Glasgow's West End Festival and the Academy Now! Concert Series at RSAMD. Other previous engagements include Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Tramway Theatre, The Usher Hall, Perth Chamber Music Society and the Carrbridge Live Festival.
With generous assistance from The Musicians’ Benevolent Fund and The Cross Trust, Sax-Ecosse have been able to travel to Germany to study with members of the internationally acclaimed Rasher Saxophone Quartet.
Sax-Ecosse members are all graduates of RSAMD who enjoy a diverse and varied career outside the quartet including orchestral work with Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New Telford Symphony Orchestra, National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain, instrumental teaching in local schools and music trusts, and outreach music projects such as Feis Nan Gaidheal and Drake Scotland.
I wanted to congratulate the great job they play because you possess a very good sound: clear, bright... I was very pleased the composition July that you do. Could you say me the name of thc composer?
Thank's for the add ;-)) Good tracks here too !!! Our NEW CD is now available,you can also download for free 3 new tracks on our page, hope you'll enjoy ;-) Greetings from South of France Peace and Groove HappY-T & El Calife
Thanks for becoming a friend and for listening to my music. I've enjoyed listening to yours.
-John
NEWS -- Currently writing for Duo46 and electronics; -- GALLERY wind quintet revision + arrangement for sax quartet & guest -- two new guitar duos -- also TRACES string quartet parts now available.]
For all those Amateur Adult Sax players out there, take your saxophone on holiday to Spain this July for a chance to play with others on a 4 day Saxophone Course, check out www.judithwheeler.com for more details.
Hello angels of the saxophone, I hope u r all having fun making those bootifull noises. Thanks 4 tea, bleathers and ur computer skills tother day Lynz! Was commended on the organised fashion of my score as it wasn't on scraps of paper! Yous trained me well! Congrats Lynz on forth coming studies in America and Dewar Award. When's the leaving party? Our album is taking shape - maybe that of an elephant or a monkey puzzle tree...... luv F xxxx
Really looking forward to the 11th and to seeing you all again! Hope you're well and maybe even getting the chance to have a bit of rest now it's the school holidays? Maybe....?
Since its formation in the summer of 2004 Sax-Ecosse has enjoyed considerable success as a chamber ensemble. They are currently establishing an exciting and varied portfolio of performance end education based work throughout Scotland and the UK. They regularly perform as members of the Live Music Now! scheme, founded by Yehudi Menhuin, and recently took an inovative programme of works by Scottish composers to the 14th World Saxophone Congress in Slovenia and to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In 2005 they won the prestigious Governor’s Recital Prize for Chamber Music and the Mary D Adams Prize for Chamber Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. The quartet were also finalists in Saxtet Publication’s Saxophone Quartet Competition which involved performing at British Saxophone Congress.
Sax-Ecosse were recently showcased as one of the new emerging British Saxophone Quartets in the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain’s Concert Series at the Reid Hall, during Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The quartet also recently gave recitals, involving premiers of new works, at Glasgow's West End Festival and the Academy Now! Concert Series at RSAMD. Other previous engagements include Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Tramway Theatre, The Usher Hall, Perth Chamber Music Society and the Carrbridge Live Festival.
With generous assistance from The Musicians’ Benevolent Fund and The Cross Trust, Sax-Ecosse have been able to travel to Germany to study with members of the internationally acclaimed Rasher Saxophone Quartet.
Sax-Ecosse members are all graduates of RSAMD who enjoy a diverse and varied career outside the quartet including orchestral work with Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New Telford Symphony Orchestra, National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain, instrumental teaching in local schools and music trusts, and outreach music projects such as Feis Nan Gaidheal and Drake Scotland.
