The ARC Saxophone Quartet
Saturday, March 29, PASQ Chapel, 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Program:
Quartet for Saxophones……………Elliot Del Borgo (1938-2013)
I. Quickly
II. Gently
III. with Vigor
String Quartet……………Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) (orch. Johan van der Linden)
IV. Vif et arité
Wapango……..………………………………………………….Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948)
Cooper Sluka (he/him), soprano saxophone, junior, Music Education
Brenden Stilwell (he/him), alto saxophone, senior, Computer Science with Music Minor
Eric Francis (he/him), tenor saxophone, junior, Music Performance
Quin Coltman (he/him), baritone saxophone, sophomore, Music Education and performance
The ARC Saxophone Quartet of Slippery Rock University is directed by Dr. Jason Kush. Comprised of undergraduate music education, music performance, majors, the ARC Saxophone Quartet has performed at the PMEA All-State Convention, various North American Saxophone Alliance regional conferences, and the International Saxophone Symposium. In 2019, the quartet traveled to Medellín, Colombia to perform as part of Universidad de Antioquia Festival de Artes. The quartet has also engaged in several commissions, most recently an octet for saxophones and multi-percussion - This Route Has Tolls – by Robert Traugh and David Reeves.