IDAGIO | Chamber Music (Saxophone Quartet) - Ives, C. / Higdon, J. / Sturm, F. / Torke, M. / Bixler, D. / Macy, C. (Short Stories) 636943961629

Featuring

Matthew Sintchak
Joan Hutton
David Milne
Angela Wyatt
Dee Langley
Ancia Saxophone Quartet

Charles Ives
Jennifer Higdon
Fred Sturm
Michael Torke
David Bixler
Carleton Macy
Jelly Roll Morton

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Recording & Production

The album was recorded at Hamline United Methodist Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, across several dates in 2003 and 2007.

Interpretation

The Ancia Saxophone Quartet is dedicated to expanding the saxophone quartet repertoire through collaborations and commissions with numerous composers.

Album & Artwork

This album, titled 'Short Stories', takes its name from Jennifer Higdon's work featured on the recording.

Performer Biography

The Ancia Saxophone Quartet has performed for over two decades across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Composition History

Jennifer Higdon's 'Short Stories' was commissioned in 1995 as part of the American Composers Forum Composers Commissioning Project, with the Ancia Saxophone Quartet as the lead group.

Performer Biography

Dee Langley, the accordionist on one track, specializes in solo and ensemble work and is the President of the Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International.