Short Stories: American Music for Saxophone Quartet

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Album Summary

Performers

• Kurt Claussen (Soprano Saxophone)
• Dee Langley (Accordion)

Ensemble

• Ancia Saxophone Quartet

Composers

• Fred Sturm
• Carleton Macy
• Charles Ives (1874 - 1954)
• Michael Torke (1961 - )
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890 - 1941)
• Jennifer Higdon (1962 - )
• David Bixler (1964 - )

Notes & Reviews:

Taking its name from Jennifer Higdon's 'Short Stories', this album explores stylistically diverse music showcasing the saxophone quartet's immense expressive potential. The Ancia Saxophone Quartet has delighted audiences throughout North America, Europe, and Asia for more than two decades. The group's innovative and diverse repertoire stretches traditional boundaries of genre and style, juxtaposing traditional classical repertoire with contemporary works by modern composers.

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Works Details

Ives, Charles : Fugue in C major :: From the Salvation Army, for string quartet, S. 57 (K. 2A1)

• Performer: Kurt Claussen (Soprano Saxophone)
• Ensemble: Ancia Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (07/31/2003-07/22/2007)
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1898-1902

Higdon, Jennifer : Short Stories, for 4 saxophones

• Performer: Kurt Claussen (Soprano Saxophone)
• Ensemble: Ancia Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (07/31/2003-07/22/2007)
• Running Time: 25 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1996

Sturm, Fred : Picasso Cubed, for 4 saxophones

• Ensemble: Ancia Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (07/31/2003-07/22/2007)
• Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
• Written: 2003

Torke, Michael : July

• Performer: Kurt Claussen (Soprano Saxophone)
• Ensemble: Ancia Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (07/31/2003-07/22/2007)
• Running Time: 7 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1995

Bixler, David : Heptagon, for 4 saxophones

• Ensemble: Ancia Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (07/31/2003-07/22/2007)
• Running Time: 6 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 2006

Macy, Carleton : Elusive Dreams, for 4 saxophones & accordion

• Performers: Dee Langley (Accordion); Kurt Claussen (Soprano Saxophone)
• Ensemble: Ancia Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (07/31/2003-07/22/2007)
• Running Time: 7 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1995

Morton, Jelly Roll : Black Bottom Stomp

• Ensemble: Ancia Saxophone Quartet
• Notes: Hamline United Methodist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (07/31/2003-07/22/2007)
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Modern