Music Arran’s October concert will feature the vibrant saxophone quartet Sax Ecosse. They will be playing music by Bach, Pierce, Florida, Salazar and Grieg on Saturday October 20 at 7.30pm in Brodick Hall.
Sax Ecosse is a vibrant saxophone quartet which has enjoyed considerable success as a chamber ensemble throughout the UK and Europe. Recent engagements range from the Edinburgh International Festival, the Usher Hall, Emerging Artist Series, Celtic Connections, and Cottiers Chamber Project, to recitals in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and the St Olav’s Festival, Norway, alongside concerts for music societies throughout Britain.
The group was established in 2004 while its members were students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. They are Karen Dufour on soprano saxophone, Michelle Melvin on alto saxophone, Francisco Sanchez on tenor saxophone and Jay Capperauld, baritone saxophone.