February 19, 2024
- Guest Recital: ~Nois Saxophone Quartet
- Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location: COFAC Recital Hall
- Description:
This performance is free and open for general seating.
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. Since its founding in 2016, “~Nois continues to legitimize the saxophone quartet as a premiere ensemble formation for classical music” (Brutal New Music) through commissioning today's most inspiring compositional voices. Hailed as “technically superb and musically brilliant” (Cleveland Classical) ~Nois has been awarded top prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions including the M-Prize International Arts Competition, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
~Nois is János Csontos (he/him), Julian Velasco (he/him), Jordan Lulloff (he/him), and Hunter Bockes (he/him).
PROGRAM
Shakespeare’s Jesters (2023) - Augusta Read Thomas
Shore to Shore (2019) - Maria Kaoutzani
Eternal Present (2023) - Shelley Washington
I. Now
II. Always
Hazel (2022) - Gemma Peacocke
Thirteen Changes (1986) - Pauline Oliveros
1. Standing naked in the moonlight - Music washing the body.
2. Atomic imagery-Rotating molecules-Instantaneous particles dancing-Vanishing.
3. Solar winds scorching the returning comet's tail.
4. Elephants mating in a secret grove.
5. Airborne carriers of transparent seedlings.
6. Songs of ancient mothers among awesome rocks.
7. A single egg motionless in the desert.
8. Rollicking monkeys landing on Mars.
9. A singing bowl of steaming soup.
10. Tiny mites circling one hair in the coat of a polar bear.
11. A solitary worm in an empty coffin.
12. A sip of midnight well water.
13. Directionless motion- Unquiet stillness - A moment alone with millions of people Calming the waters - The aura of a black bird.
- Related Web Site: ~Nois
- Contact Information:
Joanie Herbert
Phone: 309-298-1843
Email: JE-Herbert@wiu.edu - Source: School of Music
