Gary Louie, Saxophone
Performance Details
Date: Sunday, April 26 at 7:30pm
Location: Ewell Recital Hall
Admission: Free
About the Performer
Recognized internationally as one of the leading saxophone virtuosos of our time, Gary Louie possesses a lively interpretive imagination coupled with a refreshing, understated artistry. These qualities, along with a supple tone, have earned acclaim from audiences and critics alike. The New York Times described Mr. Louie as "an artist and a phraser." A reviewer for The Baltimore Sun wrote that he "communicated with stunning technical brilliance and expressive power."
Mr. Louie has performed at such venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Internationally he has performed in Paris, Rome, St. Petersburg, and Hong Kong, as well as throughout Spain and Germany.
For more information about Gary Louie, please visit his website at www.garylouie.net.
Program Selections
| Sonata in C# for alto saxophone and piano Très Modéré, expressif Andante Fileuse |
Fernande DeCruck |
| Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo saxophone Pan Phaeton Niobe Bacchus Nacissus Arethusa |
Bejamin Britten |
| Seven Spanish Folk-Songs for saxophone and piano El Paño Moruno Murcian Seguidilla Asturiana Jota Nana Canción Polo |
Manuel de Falla |
| Intermission | |
| Ballade #2 piano solo |
Frédéric Chopin |
| Scaramouche for saxophone and piano Vif Modéré Brazileira |
Darius Milhaud |
