The members of the Ancia Saxophone Quartet are first-timers to the Classical MPR stage at the Minnesota State Fair.
So who are they?
The Ancia Saxophone Quartet began in 1990 as an ensemble dedicated to the creation and performance of new works for saxophone quartet as well as to the performance of traditional saxophone quartet repertoire.
Based in Minneapolis, the quartet has performed concerts and presented educational workshops in the United States, Canada, Korea, and in Europe. And although it will be the quartet's first time on the stage at the MPR booth, the Ancia Saxophone Quartet has appeared frequently on Minnesota Public Radio as well as on Wisconsin Public Radio. The group has also been featured on Performance Today.
The group's first album, entitled Variations, includes selections by Gershwin, Bach, and Duke Ellington along with music composed especially for the quartet. Its second album, Short Stories, features American composers Higdon, Ives, Torke, Sturm, Macy, Bixler and "Jelly Roll" Morton.
The Ancia Saxophone Quartet will perform on the stage at the MPR booth on Friday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m.; Classical MPR's Elena See hosts.
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