Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Vivien Schweitzer THE saxophone, invented by the Belgian-born instrument maker Adolphe Sax around 1840, has seldom achieved prominence in the ...

The saxophone is probably the one musical instrument that we most associate with this thing we call jazz, yet it is perhaps the last instrument that comes to mind when we think of classical music. The ...

You can find recordings, see upcoming performances, and learn more about Prism at prismquartet.com. You can learn more about the UMKC Conservatory and the Conservatory saxophone studio at conservatory ...

We meet an award-winning saxophone quartet from Texas. A teen flutist who is also a talented figure skater performs Faure. An impressive 16-year-old performs a piece by a guitarist/composer who ...

Since inception, the Origin Classical imprint has existed as a stylistic hinge between classical music and jazz. Defying genre definition, Origin Classical's archive should properly be considered ...

We travel back to the 18th century in this Expressions extra clip as the Empire Saxophone Quartet perform Domenico Scarlatti's 'Sonata No. 44'. Scarlatti was a well known Italian composer who dabbled ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

When Philip Attard, Joseph Vella, Godfrey Mifsud and Samuel Mallia came together to form a saxophone quartet two years ago, it was for a rather unusual concert. “It sounds a bit comical, but it was a ...

On Jan. 3, First Friday @ First Presbyterian will feature saxophonist Adam Hernandez, who will present a program of “Classical Sax.” The concert is from 12:05 to 12:35 p.m. at the church at South ...

Classical saxophonist Sigurd M. Rascher, who devoted his life to redeeming his instrument from what he once bemoaned as its stereotype as an emitter of “vulgar, obtrusive sound,” has died. He was 93.

In the chamber music world, saxophone quartets are in vogue at the moment, "the hottest thing across the country," according to Norma Swain, executive director of the Wednesday Club. You can hear why ...