The AXES saxophone quartet will be on tour in Victoria this spring presenting an enticing program of works built around Maurice Ravel’s Tombeau de Couperin. This program explores how music has so often been composed as a direct reflection of the state of the world the composers found themselves in. From tragedy to reflection, music […]
Treat yourself to a wonderful relaxing afternoon with some beautiful saxophone music in the exquisite acoustics of the Basilica. The program will feature the famous virtuosic unaccompanied Caprice en Forme de Valse by Bonneau alongside electro-acoustic accompanied works for soprano saxophone by Andy Scott and Australian composer Stuart Greenbaum. Admission is free and there will […]
The Geelong Symphony Orchestra are commencing their 2026 season with an evening of French music from Chopin, Bizet, Debussy and Ravel. I will be joining the woodwinds for Bolero alongside Mark Franklin on tenor saxophone. The piece was originally commissioned for a ballet and is an impressive experiment in tone colours in the orchestra. Interestingly, […]
I recently enjoyed a day in Melbourne with Selmer Paris representative, Angelique Planchat, to test out some equipment. Over two hours I compared mouthpieces, ligatures, reeds and instruments and came away with an updated perspective of what is currently on offer with Selmer. I first started comparing soprano saxophone mouthpieces and very much liked the […]
It was a real treat attending the Midwest clinic in Chicago for the first time. I was one of over 18,000 attendees who were keen to learn and connect with the very best in music education. The clinic has a history of being a reading session where new music was performed and could be purchased […]