Sample Programs

Classical-ish

We often think of the saxophone as a “chameleon,” weaving its way into jazz clubs, radio hits, and in this case, concert halls. Aruna Quartet presents string quartets, opera arias, folk tunes and Alexander Glazunov’s final piece of chamber music.

Hyper-rhythm

Uncanny grooves, minimalist meditations and club bangers– Aruna Quartet presents a program of hyper-rhythmic music inspired by nonverbal understanding, Pablo Neruda and Miami Sound Machine.

Not Quite Songs or Dances

Sometimes when we teach, we have students categorize works into “songs” and “dances.” These works defy this categorization: unsingable lullabies, lyrical waltzes and Baroque birdsong.

Prelude from The Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (2’30”) - Edvard Grieg

Crisantemi (6’30”) - Giacomo Puccini (arr. Christoph Enzel)

Suite Puccini-Verdi (10’) - Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi (arr. William Pyle)
"Quando me'n vo'" from La traviata
“O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
“La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto
“Nessun Dorma” from Turandot

From Last Leaf (11’) - Danish Traditional (arr. Danish String Quartet)
The Dromer
Æ Rømeser
Shine You No More

- Intermission -

Saxophone Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 109 (25’) - Alexander Glazunov

Michelangelo ’70 (3’) - Astor Piazzolla

Bop (1’) - Jennifer Higdon

Cloud Decks and Turbines* (15’) - Austin Perry

To Speak as One (11’) - Bobby Ge

Tapas (15’) - Marc Mellits

Hazel (11’) - Gemma Peacocke

Night Music (7’) - Emma O’Halloren

*written for the Aruna Quartet

Arabesque no. 2 (4’) - Claude Debussy (arr. Andrew Schoen)

Apocryphal Dances (13’)- Kenji Bunch

Waltz after Lasse in Lyby (5’) - Danish Traditional (arr. Danish String Quartet)

Le Rappel des oiseaux (3’) - Jean-Philippe Rameau (arr. William Pyle)

Unsung Lullaby (17’) - Juri Seo

Open Roads* (6’) - Andrew Cote

*written for the Aruna Quartet