"Concert for two organs and eight saxophones"

Saturday 9 July

The new, in fact, often turns out to be the well-forgotten old. We admire the achievements of modern technology, not imagining that something similar (and even brighter and more interesting!) Already existed. So, even a hundred years before Vivaldi, arranged on opposite sides of St. Mark’s Cathedral (usually in the shape of a cross), the musicians alternated their cues, creating a feeling for the listener that is considered to be considered today

stereo effect. Then it was called - an antiphone. We want to watch how delightfully two bodies (large and small) begin to talk - scattered in time (question-answer structure) and in space (above and below - opposite each other). And also try to apply this ancient technique for two saxophone quartets. Yesterday and today. We will compare.

Saxophone Quartet “Ad Libitum”

Anton Skiba Soprano Saxophone

Julia Bikhovets saxophone alt

Kirill Maslov Tenor Saxophone

Philip Chumaev saxophone baritone

Saxophonists Quartet “Quattro Caratteri”

Camille Mubarakzyanov Soprano Saxophone

Ruslan Zaripov saxophone alt

Konstantin Ivlev Tenor Saxophone

Mikhail Lebedev saxophone baritone

Laureates of international competitions

Anna Suslova Organ

Ivan Ipatov organ

Program: I. S. Bach, G. F. Handel, A. Vivaldi, A. Piazzolla