Event Title
Indigo Saxophone Quartet
Presenter Major(s)
Music Education
Mentor Information
Jonathan Nichol
Department
Music
Location
Kirkhof Center 0051
Start Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
Keywords
Arts
Abstract
The Indigo Saxophone Quartet was formed in 2010 at Grand Valley State University, comprised of undergraduate students studying with Dr. Jonathan Nichol. The group performed for the NASM Accreditation Concert at GVSU in 2011, and was the first-prize winner of the Sigma Alpha Iota Small Ensemble Competition in 2012. They also performed Revolutionary Etudes for Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Lang during his residency at GVSU in 2012. The members are Andrea Voulgaris, Lisa Keeney, Cameron Miller and Matthew Kobberstad. The Indigo Quartet recently had the opportunity to work with Lang to better understand how to perform the piece. This provided valuable performance insight from the composer when the Indigo Quartet performed at the 2013 North American Saxophone Alliance conference in March, at Bowling Green State University. Presenting at this conference also provided a great opportunity to premiere a GVSU student composition for students, teachers, and performers.
Indigo Saxophone Quartet
Kirkhof Center 0051
The Indigo Saxophone Quartet was formed in 2010 at Grand Valley State University, comprised of undergraduate students studying with Dr. Jonathan Nichol. The group performed for the NASM Accreditation Concert at GVSU in 2011, and was the first-prize winner of the Sigma Alpha Iota Small Ensemble Competition in 2012. They also performed Revolutionary Etudes for Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Lang during his residency at GVSU in 2012. The members are Andrea Voulgaris, Lisa Keeney, Cameron Miller and Matthew Kobberstad. The Indigo Quartet recently had the opportunity to work with Lang to better understand how to perform the piece. This provided valuable performance insight from the composer when the Indigo Quartet performed at the 2013 North American Saxophone Alliance conference in March, at Bowling Green State University. Presenting at this conference also provided a great opportunity to premiere a GVSU student composition for students, teachers, and performers.