Wild Truth
Quasar Saxophone Quartet premieres five new works including D. Andrew Stewart’s gesture-driven Wild Truth with the Karlax instrument.
Wild Truth – Concert of the SALT New Music Festival
Quasar Saxophone Quartet (Montréal) and D. Andrew Stewart present a program devoted entirely to new work, featuring five world premieres that explore interactions between composers, performers, instruments, bodies, and technology.
PROGRAM
Jordan Berg: Deadly Dreams (world premiere)
Rolf Boon: Contours for Saxophone Quartet (world premiere)
Amy Brandon: New work (world premiere)
Scott Godin: LEFT TO CHANGE / RESTE À CHANGER: Three Meditations on the Work of Ryan Larkin (world premiere)
D. Andrew Stewart: La vérité brute / The Wild Truth for saxophone quartet and Karlax (world premiere)
ABOUT QUASAR SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Quasar is a Montréal-based saxophone quartet known for its energy, distinctive sound, and fearless approach to new music. Since 1994 the ensemble has explored acoustic repertoire, improvisation, electronics, music theatre, and multidisciplinary performance, commissioning and premiering over 200 new works.
ABOUT D. ANDREW STEWART
D. Andrew Stewart is a composer and digital musical instrumentalist whose work brings acoustic and electroacoustic performance into close dialogue. At the centre of his practice is the exploration of new interfaces for musical expression, including instruments that translate physical gesture into sound.