The French association Proxima Centauri, which promotes and disseminates contemporary music, is organising the second Rencontres ‘Saxophones’ in 2013 in conjunction with A.SAX, Bordeaux Auditorium and Rocher de Palmer. A.SAX, the association that encompasses all French saxophonists, is staging concerts, debates, public lectures and workshops at this second ‘national congress’.
The Rencontres ‘Saxophones’ are a prestigious confluence of outstanding or unusual energies and are attended by musicians, amateurs and professionals, pupils, students, teachers, promoters, cultural managers and the general public. Today’s foremost saxophone ensembles pay tribute to an unusual combination of aesthetic preferences, music from different parts of the world, Jazz, Rock, Classical and Contemporary.
Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) is collaborating in this year’s event by supporting the participation of the Spanish quartet Sigma Project, who have been concerned with renewing the repertoire for saxophones – showing particular interest in the sinfonia concertante genre – and with the space and staging of concerts since 2007. They are known for their unusual premieres, such as ‘Lalibela’, a concert for 4 bass saxophones and symphonic orchestra by Xavier Carbonell, and ‘Chamán’ for a quartet of bass saxophones and electronics by Thierry Allá. Preparations for the 17th World Saxophone Congress (Strasbourg 2015) are also being made at this second ‘Saxophones’ event in France. .
The Rencontres ‘Saxophones’ are a prestigious confluence of outstanding or unusual energies and are attended by musicians, amateurs and professionals, pupils, students, teachers, promoters, cultural managers and the general public. Today’s foremost saxophone ensembles pay tribute to an unusual combination of aesthetic preferences, music from different parts of the world, Jazz, Rock, Classical and Contemporary.
Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) is collaborating in this year’s event by supporting the participation of the Spanish quartet Sigma Project, who have been concerned with renewing the repertoire for saxophones – showing particular interest in the sinfonia concertante genre – and with the space and staging of concerts since 2007. They are known for their unusual premieres, such as ‘Lalibela’, a concert for 4 bass saxophones and symphonic orchestra by Xavier Carbonell, and ‘Chamán’ for a quartet of bass saxophones and electronics by Thierry Allá. Preparations for the 17th World Saxophone Congress (Strasbourg 2015) are also being made at this second ‘Saxophones’ event in France. .