Two incredible Texas saxophone ensembles (who have both appeared on From the Top) team up virtually for this beautiful and moving performance of Joel Love’s “Aerial Vignette.” Directed by Mark Smith and Greg White.
Dallas, Texas The quartet performed Memory from Nepomuk’s Dances by Marcelo Zarvos (b. 1969) on Show 386 in Beverly Hills, California on March 4, 2020. The episode will air nationwide during the week of September 28, 2020.
The Quantum Saxophone Quartet from Hebron High School in Dallas, Texas is comprised of: GianCarlo Lay, 16, from Carrollton, Texas, recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award; Ekdev Rajkitkul, 17, from Frisco, Texas, recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award; Austin Dreyer, 18, from Carrollton, Texas; Peyton Joffre, 18, from Carrollton, Texas. They were the Silver Medal winners of the Fischoff Competition’s Junior Wind Division in 2019. They are coached by Mark Smith, Saxophone Faculty and Andy Sealy, Director of Bands.
The Quantum Quartet’s appearance on From the Top is supported by Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP).
San Antonio, Texas The Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet performed on February 14th, 2018 on Show 350 in San Antonio, Texas.
The Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet is from Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas and coached by Greg White, Associate Director of Bands. The quartet includes James Pachikara (baritone saxophone), 15, Matt Escobedo (tenor saxophone), 17, Ryan Montemayor (soprano saxophone), 17, and Jacob Brockett (alto saxophone), 15.
Members of the quartet have been selected to participate in the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Bands, and have been winners of Music Teachers National Association competitions.
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