NEWS
Concert with Ossia New Music
December 9th, 7:30 pm
Ti-ki,ti-ki,ti-ki-ti-ki-ti by Piyawat louilarpprasert
with Floris Van der Veken (Soprano Saxophone), Wesley Taylor (Alto Saxophone) and Kou Muramatsu (piano)
Kilbourn Hall - Rochester, NY
Premiere: 'Of being is a bird' by Augusta Read Thomas
December 7th, 7:30 pm, premiere for Alto Saxophone Solo & Ensemble
Premiere of 'Of being is a bird' for Alto Saxophone and ensemble by Augusta Read Thomas.
Musica Nova ensemble conducted by Brad Lubman
Kilbourn Hall - Rochester, NY
Premiere: 'Village Sauvage' by Deqin Weng'
November 2022, Saxophone Quartet
With Floris Van der Veken (Soprano), Hongjin Li (Alto), Matthew Hrinda (Tenor) and Dykeem Cervantes (Baritone)
Duo (Redacted) - Ears Concert
September 28th, 7:30 pm 2022, Soprano Saxophone & Laptop
Duo improvisation with Tucker Johnson
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY
Premiere: 'Fractured Water' by Kate Ragan
September 19th, 7:30 pm , premiere for Alto Saxophone Solo
Premiere of the Solo piece 'Fractured WaterI' by Kate Ragan (1998)
Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY
Recording: 'Rite I' by Marlies Hollevoet
August 2022, premiere for Alto Saxophone Solo
Premiere of the Solo piece 'Rite I' by Belgian Composer Marlies Hollevoet
Recording: '4' by Marlies Hollevoet
August 2022, premiere for Saxophone Quartet
Premiere of the Saxophone Quartet '4' by Belgian composer Marlies Hollevoet
(Colin Cracke, William Pyle, Wesley Taylor, Floris Van der Veken)
Recital Oranje Scholarship with Floris Van der Veken
July 10th, 11am - Witte Zaal, Antwerp, Belgium
In 2020, Floris Van der Veken received the Oranje scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually by the Belgian-Dutch Association together with the Consulate General of the Netherlands.
Floris presents this recital together with Jean-Marie Van Broeckhoven at the piano.
Masterclass at Setnor School of Music
April 30th, 9.30am - Syracuse University, NY
The saxophone students of Prof. A. Kunkle will present their repertoire for a masterclass in preparation of their jury.
Excursus IV - Dvorak and Tyzik
April 24th, 4pm - Hochstein School, Rochester, NY
Excursus IV performs Sobbing of the Phoeninx by Aaron Siebert at this concert of the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester.
Lecture Recital - Floris Van der Veken
April 16th, 12pm - Ciminelli Lounge, Rochester, NY
Floris will present his research on the gestural dialectics in In Freundschaft (1977) by K. Stockhausen.
The lecture will be concluded with a full performance of the piece.
NASA Competition - Excursus IV Saxophone Quartet
April 15th - Recording
The Excursus IV saxophone quartet will finalize their recordings for the final round of the NASA Biennial Saxophone Quartet Competition.
Composers' Concert - Outlive everything you know
April 14th, 12.30pm - Hatch Recital Hall, Rochester, NY
World premier of Reilly Spitzfaden's Outlive everything you know for soprano saxophone, percussion, and midi keyboard
Eastman Saxophone Project in concert
April 8th, 7.30pm - Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, NY
The Eastman Saxophone Project will include Rings of Light (2021) by A. Read Thomas and an arrangement of An American in Paris (1928) by G. Gershwin in their program.
In this concert, the Excursus IV saxophone quartet will make an appearance as well.
Woman in Music Festival
March 23rd, 12pm - Lowry Hall, Rochester, NY
The Excursus IV saxophone quartet will present Red Pine (2014) by K. Kuster on this concert dedicated to the music of women composers.
Excursus IV - Concerts in Dallas
26th-27th of February - Moody Performance Hall, Dallas, TX
In collaboration with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Excursus IV performed on multiple concerts during a weekend dedicated to the anniversary of the orchestra and the music of John Mackey.
