The Upcoming Season

We're excited about the new season (2014-15) as we the near the 40th year of performing as the Washington Saxophone Quartet in 2016.  This year (2014) is the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. His exact birthdate is November 6, which just happens to be the same date for John Philip Sousa. We just happen to have an arrangement of his greatest march, The Stars and Strips Forever. Always a good crowd pleaser!

We kicked off the season and Sax's birthday in February at The Barns at Wolf Trap with a program celebrating the instrument and its versatility in various genres.
This fall, we'll continue with that celebration featuring works old and new from Belgium, France and the United States ... all important countries in the saxophone's development. We'll also bring back some favorites that the quartet has enjoyed in the past.

Below is the schedule at this point. Hope to see you at our concerts!! We'll be updating on our website http://www.wsaxq.com

WSaxQ Dates 2014-15

October 12, 19, (Sundays) 2014 WMPA Flagello "Concerto Grosso"

(Oct 12) The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (VA) at 3 pm

(Oct 19) The Church of the Epiphany (DC) at 3 pm

http://www.wmpamusic.org/philharmonic.html

Nov. 16 (Sunday) Falls Church Episcopal afternoon concert, 4:00PM 

115 E. Fairfax Street 

Falls Church, VA 22046

http://www.stoneroomconcerts.com/2014/06/nov-16-washington-saxophone-quartet.html

January 25, 2015 (Sunday) at Syndenstricker United Meth. Church, Springfield 3:00PM

8508 Hooes Rd, Springfield, VA 22153

http://www.sydenstrickerumc.org/concerts

Feb 8, 2015 (Sunday) at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Falls Church (Odeon Series) 4:00PM

3241 Brush Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042

http://www.odeonchambermusicseries.org/

March 14, 2015 (Saturday) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Alexandria 7:30PM

8009 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308

http://www.saintlukeschurch.net/concerts/

March 18,19, 2015 (Wednesday/Thursday) Virginia Beach, Sandler Center for the Perf Arts. 

School Program and Evening Concert 

Sandler Center for the Performing Arts is located at 201 Market Street (adjacent to the Westin Hotel) in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462

http://www.sandlercenter.org/index/greatperformance

Happy New Year

Yes, Happy 2014!!

A blog is difficult to keep current. I look some of these posts from the past couple of years and I want to start over from scratch! So a little house cleaning is in order and it will happen.

In the meantime, 2014 is here and the Washington Saxophone Quartet is looking forward to concerts that will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. We will kick off the year with a program on February 7 at the Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia.
For details/tickets you can go visit their website: http://www.wolftrap.org/Barns/Discovery_Series.aspx
The music ranges from a piece from 1879 by Caryl Florio, the first originalAmerican work for saxophone quartet and a work by Jean Baptiste Singelee ... likely the first original composition for quartet published in 1857.
Lot's of other music is on the program, which can be seen at the Wolf Trap website.

We'll be in Florida in March for a couple of concerts in Fort Myers.

There are often changes and additions throughout the season so keep in touch and we look forward to seeing you at the concert!

Visit our calendar for details at www.wsaxq.com