Archive 2009

THU 17. SEP 2009, 8 p.m.

Raschèr Saxophone Orchestra

Volksbankhaus

• Raschèr Saxophone Orchestra
• Gustav Meinig (Timpani)
• Ekhart Wycik (Conductor)

• Edvard Grieg: »Holberg Suite« op. 40 suite in the old style
• Frank Zabel: »Echoes of Light« (Uraufführung, Auftragswerk des Beethovenfestes Bonn)
• Edward Elgar: Serenade in E minor op. 20
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Carl Meisl’s »Die Weihe des Hauses« In C major op. 124 (Arrangiert von Frank Zabel, Uraufführung, Auftragswerk des Beethovenfestes Bonn)
• Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 pianos on a Theme by Joseph Haydn in B flat major op. 56b (»Haydn Variations«)

Echoes of Light and Rays of Hope

The saxophone is a »late starter« amongst the instruments. The internationally renowned »Raschèr Saxophone Quartet«, founded by Sigurd Raschèr, the pioneer of the classical saxophone, has teamed up with other professional musicians. The result is a saxophone ensemble with a core group of 12 players. The virtuoso sound of a saxophone ensemble in this constellation is rather unusual. It can be extremely gentle and slender, without losing its powerful fundamental character. The programme combines famous compositions of past centuries with two world premieres. It is not just Beethoven’s overture op. 124 that is put into a new musical light here.

Sponsored by the Volksbank Bonn Rhein-Sieg.