Music 3701

Performing Chamber Music: Music for Saxophones

Fall. 2 credits. Audition and instructor permission required.
Meeting times TBA

Enrollment is limited to between four and six saxophonists. To audition, sign up for a Cornell Wind Symphony audition and prepare the required excerpts (www.cuwinds.com).

This coached chamber music course focuses on the performance of standard and emerging saxophone quartet (SATB) and sextet (sopranino through bass) music. Instruction emphasizes rehearsal skills, leadership, and collaborative methods; familiarization with the repertory; musical analysis through performance; and the development of a historically informed, musically unified, interpretation. The course will conclude with a concert featuring music prepared throughout the semester in collaboration with the Ithaca College saxophone quartet.

For additional information contact James Spinazzola, jms862@cornell.edu.