Northwestern University's Amethyst Quartet earned top honors in spring 2008 by winning the MTNA National Collegiate Chamber Music Competition (Denver, CO), the Coleman-Saunderson Prize for Woodwinds and Brass at the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition (Pasadena, CA), and the Gold Medal of the Winds Division of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (South Bend, IN).
Their performance and competition repertoire included David Maslanka's 2006 composition Recitation Book, written for the Masato Kumoi Quartet of Japan, and Salinas's own arrangement of Six Bagatelles by György Ligeti.
Amethyst Quartet members:
Johnny Salinas - Soprano Saxophone
Sean Hurlburt - Alto Saxophone
Luke Gay - Tenor Saxophone
Zachary Pfau - Baritone Saxophone
This video footage comes from their preliminary entry DVD used for the Fischoff Competition.
@wickbd
There's one by the Masato Kumoi saxophone quartet in the iTunes store. I believe they are the group that commissioned the piece in the first place. It's a gorgeous recording!
dwshell 1 year ago
I get to meet this man tomorrow! What an absolutely amazing composer!
zeezeedee90 1 year ago
David Maslanka is such a spirtual orientated composer, its evident on this compilement. Great stuff!!! I wish there was way more!
PerfectRoast 2 years ago
Absolutely BRILLIANT playing. This is what makes me want to have a career in music. Fantastic job, incredible.
eychickaboom 2 years ago
very nice piece, and very well played.
sax899 2 years ago
is there a recording of this piece anywhere?
wickbd 2 years ago
I liked it: bravissimi.
siresand 2 years ago
this is AMAZING
excellent playing
2MuchSkill 2 years ago
Magic!
behageli 3 years ago