Taking its name from Jennifer Higdon’s Short Stories, this album explores stylistically diverse music showcasing the saxophone quartet’s immense expressive potential. The Ancia Saxophone Quartet has delighted audiences throughout North America, Europe, and Asia for more than two decades. The group’s innovative and diverse repertoire stretches traditional boundaries of genre and style, juxtaposing traditional classical repertoire with contemporary works by modern composers.
Tracklist
Artist details
Ives, Charles
Sintchak, Matthew - Arranger
String Quartet No. 1, "From the Salvation Army": I. Chorale (arr. M. Sintchak for saxophone quartet)
1 String Quartet No. 1, "From the Salvation Army": I. Chorale (arr. M. Sintchak for saxophone quartet) 05:20
Higdon, Jennifer
Short Stories
2 I. Chase 03:46
3 II. Summer's Eve 05:04
4 III. Lullaby 04:02
5 IV. Splashing the Canvas 03:17
6 V. Coyote Nights 05:18
7 VI. Stomp and Dance 04:13
Sturm, Fred
Picasso Cubed
8 Picasso Cubed 05:33
Torke, Michael
July
9 July 07:45
Bixler, David
Heptagon
10 A 01:16
11 B 00:41
12 C 01:56
13 D 00:51
14 E 01:03
15 F 00:55
16 G 01:29
Macy, Carleton
Elusive Dreams
17 Elusive Dreams 07:46
Morton, Jelly Roll
Sturm, Fred - Arranger
Black Bottom Stomp (arr. F. Sturm for saxophone quartet)
18 Black Bottom Stomp (arr. F. Sturm for saxophone quartet) 03:43
