The music we play

Below are sample programs that the Washington Saxophone Quartet has performed. They are only a sampling. We are always exploring new repertoire from transcriptions of early music to new commissioned works. We look forward to creating a program for you and your audience.

sample program one

  • “A la Gigue” – Organ Fugue in G Major, BWV 577 (1705)
  • J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
  • arr. by Gary Bricault
  • Quatour (1956)
  • Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995)
  • I. Ouverture
  • II. Doloroso
  • III. Spirituoso
  • IV. Andante-presto
  •  Scenes from “Cinema Paradiso”
  • Ennio Morricone (b. 1928)
  • arr. by David Klemm
  • String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 2 (1799)
  • L. V. Beethoven (1770-1827)
  • trans. by Finale Terry Bradley
  • Songs for Tony – 1 (1993)
  • Michael Nyman (b. 1944)
  • At Peace in the City (2014)
  • Jeremy Dibb (b. 1960)
  • Commissioned by WSaxQ
  • Rotunda (1991)
  • Nigel Wood
  • “Perpetual Motion”
  • Hoe Down
  • Will Gregory (b. 1959)
  • Rodeo: “Four Dance Episodes”  (1942)
  • Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
  • arr. by Linda Waid
  • Coral Nocturne 
  • Hoedown
  • Rodeo: “Four Dance Episodes”  (1942)
  • Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
  • arr. by Linda Waid
  • Coral Nocturne 
  • Hoedown

SAmple program two

  • Organ Fugue in G minor, “Little,” BWV 578 (c. 1705)
  • J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
  • arr. by R. E. Stanton
  • Le Tombeau de Couperin (1918)
  • Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
  • arr. by Christoph Enzel
  • Prelude
  • Minuet
  • Rigaudon
  • Quatuor pour Saxophones (1949)
  • Faustin/Maurice Jeanjean (1900-1979)/(1875-1946) 
  • “Gaieté villageoise” 
  • “Doux paysage”
  • “Concert sur la place”
  • Wapango (1975)
  • Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948)
  • Concerto in the Italian Style, BWV 971 (1735)
  • J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
  • arr. by Katsuki Tochio
  • Overture to Candide (1956)
  • Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
  • arr. by Johann van der Linden
  • Selections from West Side Story (1957)
  • L. Bernstein (1918-1990)
  • arr. by James Boatman
  • In Her Family (1987)
  • Pat Metheny (b. 1954)
  • arr. by R. Parrell
  • Saxophone Quartet No. 3 (2001)
  • Bob Mintzer (b. 1953)
  • “Contraption”
  • “Serenity”
  • “Jubilation”

SAmple program three

  • The Agincourt Song (1415)
  • English Traditional 
  • arr. by Paul Harvey
  • Fugue in E minor, BWV 533 (c. 1705)
  • J. S. Bach (1685 -1750)
  • trans. by James Kasprzyk
  • ***
  • “La Volta” (c. 1550)
  • Vincenzo Galilei (1520 -1591)
  • arr. by Ian Gammie
  • Galiarda (“Vincenzo Galilei”) 
  • from, Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 (1917)
  • Ottorino Respighi (1879 -1936)
  • arr. by Gary Bricault
  • ***
  • Le Tombeau de Couperin (1918)
  • Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
  • arr. by Christoph Enzel
  • Prelude
  • Minuet
  • Rigaudon
  • ***
  • Pavan: Belle qui tiens ma vie (1589
  • Thoinot Arbeau (1519 -1595)
  • Capriol Suite (1926)
  • Peter Warlock (1894 -1930)
  • trans. by R. Kleinfeldt
  • BERNSTEIN 100TH ANNIVERSARY
  • Overture to Candide (1956)
  • Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
  • arr. by Johann van der Linden
  • “Make Your Garden Grow” from Candide (1956)
  • L. Bernstein
  • choral arr. by Robert Page
  • arr. by R. Kleinfeldt
  • Selections from West Side Story (1957)
  • L. Bernstein (1918-1990)
  • arr. by James Boatman
  • ***
  • “Monk Tuno” from New York Suite (1989)
  • Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948)
  • “Night Club 1960” from Histoire du Tango (1987)
  • Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
  • arr. by C. Voirpy

SAmple program four

  • Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (1708)
  • J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
  • arr. by R. Greenberg
  • Canzona a 4 (c. 1600)
  • Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612)
  • arr. by Harry Bulow
  • Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring (1950)
  • Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
  • arr. by Paul Cohen
  • “Quartette” (Allegro de Concert) (1879)
  • Caryl Florio (1843-1920)
  • Bolero (1928)
  • Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
  • arr. by Nigel Wood
  • Songs for Tony – 1 (1993)
  • Michael Nyman (b. 1944)
  • Adagio, Op. 11 (1936)
  • Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
  • arr. by J. van der Linden
  • In Her Family (1987)
  • Pat Metheny (b. 1954)
  • arr. by R. Parrell
  • Tango La Invitacion (2006)
  • Mike Curtis
  • In Her Family (1987)
  • Pat Metheny (b. 1954)
  • arr. by R. Parrell
  • Saxophone Quartet No. 3 (2001)
  • Bob Mintzer (b. 1953)
  • “Contraption”
  • “Serenity”
  • “Jubilation”

SAmple program five

Great Americans:

The Composers Who Helped Create the “American Sound”

GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937)

  • Fascinatin’ Rhythm (1924)
  • Lennie Niehaus-arr.
  • Promenade – “Walking the Dog” (1937)
  • from Shall We Dance
  • arr. by Michael Nascimben

  • Three Preludes (1926) 
  • arr. by Bill Grossman
  • Allegro ben ritmato
  • Andante con moto
  • Allegro ben ritmato
  • AARON COPLAND (1900-1990)
  • Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring (1950)
  • arr. by Paul Cohen
  • Rodeo: “Four Dance Episodes”  (1942)
  • arr. by Linda Waid
  • Coral Nocturne 
  • Hoedown
  • DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974)
  • Happy Go Lucky Local (1946)
  • arr. by Gary Fagin
  • LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918 -1990)
  • Overture to Candide (1956)
  • arr. by Johann van der Linden
  • “Make Your Garden Grow” from Candide (1956)
  • choral arr. by Robert Page
  • arr. by R. Kleinfeldt
  • Selections from West Side Story (1957)
  • arr. by James Boatman