Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival: Student recital and~Nois masterclass

The Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival celebrates new and experimental music for saxophone. It explores the nearly unlimited sonic potential of the saxophone through new composition, improvisation, extended performance techniques, microtonality, electronic music, multimedia, and other experimental elements. The festival features performances by the Augustana saxophone students and faculty, as well as an annual guest artist. These performances often challenge and expand our ideas about music as they push the saxophone to its technical and expressive limits.

All events are free and open to the public.

The first event at 10:30 a.m. will include a student recital and saxophone masterclass with members of the ~Nois saxophone quartet.

About ~Nois

Take your preconceived notions of "noise" and toss them out the window. Equal parts "fiendishly good and fiendishly goofy" (Chicago Tribune), ~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet dedicated to connecting with diverse audiences through the creation of new work. The ensemble has been awarded top prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions including the M-Prize International Arts Competition, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and has presented over 150 performances spanning 24 states. With more than 100 world premieres to date, the members of ~Nois have had the privilege of working closely with some of the world’s leading voices in composition.