Skipton Music Presents: Apollo Saxophone Quartet
New Commissions and Journey Across the Impossible
Tue 28th January 2025 7:30pm
Formed in 1985 the Apollo Saxophone Quartet has enjoyed four decades at the forefront of the UK classical music scene, commissioning and premiering well over new 100 works.
This concert offers a show of two contrasting halves. The first set features five recent commissions from some of the most exciting new generation of UK composers.
The second half brings to Skipton Town Hall the Quartet’s acclaimed music with silent film project Journey Across the Impossible. Expect acrobatic flies, dancing pigs, collapsing bridges, drunken hallucinations, exploding heads and an infernal cakewalk, all beautifully set to music and performed live to film in the age-old tradition from the very first years of the moving image.
Programme to include:
JENNI WATSON Radius
DANI HOWARD Neverland
GRACE-EVANGELINE MASON In the Fragrant Air
ADAM CAIRD Saxophonic Movements
For a full list of the music to be performed and more information about the artists, see skiptonmusic.org.uk
Skipton Music are delighted that the Apollo Saxophone Quartet will also be the guest artists for their Annual Schools Concert from 2-3pm.
With kind support from Skipton Rotary
Photo credit: Charlotte Wellings
About Skipton Music
Bringing world-class music to the Yorkshire Dales since 1947, Skipton Music is a not-for-profit charity run by a small group of local volunteers. Each year between September and March they host six public concerts at Skipton Town Hall together with a free afternoon concert for local primary schools. In 2022-2023 they celebrated their 75th anniversary with a special themed concert series entitled Hidden Treasures: Celebrating Women Composers Across the Ages. To find out more about who they are and what they do, see www.skiptonmusic.org.uk. You can also follow them on Facebook, X or Instagram.
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