PSQ- Urban Requiem
Here we are in rehearsal:
It’s
an amazing piece which is at once spell-binding,
moving and fun at the same time.
"`Urban Requiem,'
according to Michael Colgrass, `might be described as
an urban tale, inspired by a diversity of random
impressions. I thought of our urban areas, where the
saxophone was spawned, and of the tragedies and
struggles that occur in this environment daily. But I
was also inspired by the energy and power of our
cities and the humor inherent in their conflicts. I
feel that the saxophone is particularly well suited
to express the variety of emotions required for this
idea, because it can be not only highly personal and
poignant in character, but also powerful and
commanding...In my mind, I heard four saxophones
singing in a vocal quartet, a music that was
liturgical in nature but with a bluesy overtone, a
kind of "after hours"
requiem.'
To find out more about the piece, check out:
http://www.michaelcolgrass.com/
Recordings:
University of
Miami
Great Lakes Saxophone
Quartet
Concert info:
February 19, 2010
University of the Pacific
Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Stockton, CA
7:30pm
Further information.
Directions and parking info.
More shots from our U.O.P.
rehearsals:
David Henderson and Aaron Lington
Dale Wolford and Kevin Stewart