saxfest
The saxophone will be featured in this year's sound festival, comprising four days of events and workshops with some of the UK's finest saxophone players and ensembles. Musicians involved will include Andy Scott and SaxAssault, Richard Ingham, Martin Kershaw, Rob Hall and Chick Lyall and the National Saxophone Choir.
This year there will be a mini saxfest from the 30th October to the 2nd November 2008. The provisional programme is given here.
If you would like to be kept up-to-date or to express advance interest in taking part in the saxophone workshop day on the 1st November and/or the rehearsal and performance day on the 2nd November, please fill in and return the downloadable form attached here.
| Date | Day | Time | Location | Event (click for more details) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please check back for updates. | |||||
| OCTOBER | |||||
| 30 | Thu | 2.00 pm | Banff | Talk on 'Pennan to Penang', Richard Ingham | |
| 31 | Fri | 12 noon | Aberdeen | Richard Ingham, talk | |
| 31 | Fri | 12.45 pm | Aberdeen | Rob Hall, saxophones/clarinet & Chick Lyall, piano/laptop/electronics | |
| 31 | Fri | 6.00 pm | Aberdeen | 'Pennan to Penang', with Richard Ingham, saxophone & Mary McCarthy, accordion | |
| 31 | Fri | 7.30 pm | Aberdeen | Daniel Herrmann, talk on Eduardo Paolozzi | |
| 31 | Fri | 8.30 pm | Aberdeen | Hero as a Riddle, by Martin Kershaw | |
| NOVEMBER | |||||
| 1 | Sat | 10.00 am | Aberdeen | Saxophone Workshop Day | |
| 1 | Sat | 1.00 pm | Aberdeen | Ben Waghorn, saxophone & Dave Stapleton, piano | |
| 1 | Sat | 8.30 pm | Aberdeen | SaxAssault | |
| 2 | Sun | 10.00 am | Aberdeen | Saxophone Open Rehearsal Day | |
| 2 | Sun | 5.00 pm | Aberdeen | Massed Saxophone Gala Concert | |