Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet
- Jazz ensemble
- Classical ensemble
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Kaleidoscope is a multi-award-winning chamber ensemble whose vibrant performances showcase a repertoire spanning four centuries.
The quartet perform at numerous festivals across the UK and Europe, as well as at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and Bridgewater Hall. The group has won awards from organisations such as the Tunnell Trust, Worshipful Company of Musicians, Park Lane Group, Hattori Foundation, Help Musicians and the City Music Foundation.
Entirely irresistible – The Times
Individually the group’s members enjoy hugely diverse musical careers, working with top UK orchestras, teaching at leading conservatoires, and freelancing across pop, jazz, rock, contemporary music, musical theatre and everywhere from the Royal Opera House to Abba Voyage.
This breadth is reflected in the quartet’s programming, which applies the vitality and versatility of the saxophone to music from Palestrina, Bach and Debussy to Gershwin, Sondheim and Gavin Bryars.
…ebullient and soulful…dazzling – Classical Source
The quartet’s debut album, Oil, released in 2015, showcases a rich selection of new music for saxophone quartet, including the new commission A Day at the Spa by Oliver Leith, which won a British Composer Award for best chamber music work in 2016.