Enter HERE to win 2 adult tickets to Candlelight Concert Society Presents The Italian Saxophone Quartet on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 3:00pm at the Horowitz Center's Smith Theatre. Children 17 years and younger are admitted with each adult ticket. We will be giving away 2 sets of tickets so there will be 2 winners! This is the perfect opportunity for a date or to introduce your children to this cherished art form. This is one you don't want to miss!
Italian Saxophone Quartet brings “La Dolce Vita” to Columbia
Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 3 pm
Heralding a rare treat for Candlelight audiences: the Italian Saxophone Quartet, a virtuosic display of saxophone artistry at the highest level, performs March 31 at 3 pm. The soundtrack of our lives is full of saxophones, from R&B to jazz, but not often do we have a chance to hear classically oriented sax music of this kind and caliber, more tucked-in string quartet than bebop icon Charlie Parker. The quartet’s diverse, energetic program—La Dolce Vita—includes a classical standard (Bach’s “Air on the G String”), film music (Rota’s “Fellini Suite,” Morricone’s “Film Suite”), ragtime (Joplin’s “The Easy Winners”) and nuevo tango (Piazzolla’s “Oblivion” and “Libertango”).
Comedian W. C. Fields once defined a gentleman as someone who owns a saxophone but refuses to play it. These Italian gentlemen would cause Fields to reconsider. The quartet is “among the most interesting groups on the Italian musical scene, as much for the originality of its instrumentation as for the unquestioned quality of its performance.” (Il Messaggero, Rome) Rave reviews come from both sides of the Atlantic. “Perfection of style, timing and showmanship” (Sarasota Herald Tribune). The quartet has won several chamber music competitions, including unanimous first prize at the prestigious “Premo Ancona” in Italy.
Tap into this “scintillating whirlwind of a performance” (Il Messaggero, Venice) by four great saxes.
Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.candlelightconcerts.org or by calling the box office at 410-997-2324; Adults $35, Students $12. Season subscriptions are still available. Candlelight proudly continues its “One Buy One” program, whereby each paying adult may receive a complimentary ticket for one child (ages 9-17). Group tickets (minimum 10 Adult) are available one week in advance for $25 each. The concert will be held in Smith Theatre at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Howard Community College.
About Candlelight Concert Society
Candlelight Concert Society presents world-class chamber music by today’s leading artists to the Howard County community and beyond. Experience the magic of transformative, live chamber music in a comfortable setting without the commute or parking fees. Founded in Columbia by local music lovers in 1972, Candlelight’s mission extends to its CandleKids series to spark children’s interest in the performing arts and to its Educational Outreach programs to build future audiences through performances, lectures, workshops and master classes. In addition, Candlelight offers Community Outreach performances for Howard County residents unable to attend a formal concert setting. For more information, visit www.candlelightconcerts.org.
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