This album features recent works, with most pieces written after 2000, showcasing contemporary composition techniques from dodecaphonic to minimalist, neo-Classical, and jazz-influenced styles.
Performer Biography
The New Hudson Saxophone Quartet, the performers on this album, are dedicated to American music and can handle a broad repertoire ranging from atonal to minimalist, lyrical to angular, and jazz-oriented to neoclassical styles.
Performer Biography
The members of the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet are faculty at prestigious institutions like Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, and NYU, and have performed with major orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic and the Kirov Orchestra.
Historical Context
The American Composers Alliance (ACA), which this album is connected to, was founded in 1937 by Aaron Copland and others to protect composers' rights and strengthen career opportunities for contemporary concert music creators.
Instruments
The saxophone, ranging from the tiny sopranino to the huge contrabass, is described as a musical voice that is constantly evolving and expanding its boundaries.
Compositional Technique
Contemporary composers are increasingly focusing on the saxophone's small ensemble capabilities, leading to some of the most challenging chamber music ever written for saxophone quartet.
Recording & Production
The album originated from the American Composers Alliance (ACA) Festival of New American Music 2006, where three of the featured composers participated and the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet performed.
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