Lucerna Quartet
Founded in 2022 in London, the Lucerna Quartet craft unique, innovative, and polished performances through combining new works with the staple repertoire of the saxophone quartet. All members of the quartet study at the Royal College of Music, where the quartet was recently awarded the June Emerson Launchpad Prize. They have collaborated with composers from the UK, USA, and Japan, often performing world premieres of new compositions. Between them, they hold several scholarships including the Leverhulme Trust Award and the Help Musicians Postgraduate Award. The quartet receives coaching from tutor Kyle Horch, having also received tutelage from Marcus Weiss, Christoph Enzel and Marie Lloyd.
Members:
Nicole Micheli, Paynor Tsate, Rosemary Ball, Katie Bunney
400 years of Music Through the Saxophone
The award-winning Lucerna Saxophone Quartet take you from the year 1742, with the sublime music of J S Bach, to the 1980s, with a foot-tapping arrangement of the saxophone classic, George Michael’s Careless Whisper. There will be doubtless be something for everyone in this concert!
J S Bach arr. Christie – Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C Sharp Major (from the Well-Tempered Clavier) (5 mins)
- Prelude
- Fugue
J Singelée – Premier Quatuor (6 mins)
- Andante – Allegro
A Glazunov – Saxophone Quartet
- Allegro (7 mins)
F Poulenc arr. Pritchard – Novelette in C major (2.5 mins)
A Pärt – Summa (6 mins)
S Beamish arr. Coon – Opus California (12 mins)
- Boardwalk
- Golden Gate
- Dreams before Lullabies
- Natural Bridges
INTERVAL
C Loveday – Untitled (5 mins)
A Piazzolla arr. Boirpy (17 mins) – Histoire du Tango
- Bordel 1900
- Café 1930
- Nightclub 1960
G Gershwin arr. Wood (6 mins) – American in Paris
Pop song arrangements, 20th and 21st Century (song titles to be confirmed) (10 mins)
Postmodern Jukebox – Careless Whisper (4 mins)
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