This album was recorded in just six weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic, a process that would normally require years of planning.
Performer Biography
Ola Asdahl Rokkones, the alto saxophonist, is one of the few saxophonists who works in both classical music and jazz.
Compositional Technique
The three concertos on this album feature extended saxophone techniques like overtones, multiphonics, slap-tongue, and playing the saxophone without a mouthpiece like a brass instrument.
Instruments
Ola Asdahl Rokkones is an endorsed artist and official ambassador for Henri Selmer Paris Saxophones.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The saxophonist, Ola Asdahl Rokkones, believes it is important for saxophonists to challenge living composers to write new music for the instrument, as it was invented too late for famous classical composers like Bach or Mozart.
Performer Biography
Arktisk Filharmoni, the orchestra on this recording, is the world's northernmost professional orchestra, located inside the Arctic Circle.
Album & Artwork
The album title, Arctic Saxophone, refers to the recording location in Tromsø, Norway, and the three composers' connections to the Arctic region.
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