RED (ELYSIAN QUARTET)
The Elysian Quartet was founded in 2017 by graduate students at the University of Oklahoma. They won first prize in both the 2018 North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Quartet Competition and the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition and were selected as quarter-finalists in the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
ELYSIAN QUARTET
Jared Waters, soprano saxophone
Damian Cheek, alto saxophone
Evan Harris, tenor saxophone
Spiro Nicholas, baritone saxophone
Elysian Quartet makes their recording debut with Red on Blue Griffin Records. The title track, “Red” by Marc Mellits, is comprised of six short movements, each relating to each other, much like a baroque suite. There is no movement in the work where one instrument could survive without the other.
The Elysian Quartet was founded in 2017 by graduate students at the University of Oklahoma. They won first prize in both the 2018 North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Quartet Competition and the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition and were selected as quarter-finalists in the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. They strive to intrigue and educate audiences by performing a wide range of repertoire – including contemporary art music, baroque transcriptions, and popular music.
Gregory Wanamaker
speed metal organum blues 1:17
Joel Love
In memoriam: Threnody 5:39
In memoriam: Adieu 5:54
Guillermo Lago
Ciudades: Cordoba 3:11
Ciudades: Sarajevo 4:54
Ciudades: Addis Ababa 3:35
Thierry Escaich
Le Bal 11:18
Antonio Vivaldi arr. Evan Harris
Trio Sonata “La Follia” in D Minor, Op. 1, No.12 10:17
Marc Mellits arr. Damian Cheek
Red: moderately funky 2:58
Red: fast, aggressive, vicious 1:27
Red: moderate, with motion 2:29
Red: slow, with motion 1:29
Red: moderate, with motion 1:27
Red: fast, obsessive, bombastic, red 2:08
