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We’re back!

May 26, 2021 by admin

Had a truly wonderful in-person rehearsal last weekend, despite having to stay socially distanced. Such an absolute joy to be able to play together after nearly 15 months of being stuck at home with just a microphone and a click track for company!! We played through about a dozen new pieces which we’ve acquired or … Read more

Jingle bells?

December 19, 2020 by admin

For our final festive video for Christmas 2020, a jaunty rendering of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride, we have a couple of guest performers who totally steal the show. William and Stanley, take a bow!!

I’m dreaming of….

December 17, 2020 by admin

… being able to play together in person sometime in the reasonably near future. But until that day dawns, how about the wonderfully nostalgic White Christmas? Our sax quartet version of Irving Berlin’s classic festive tune is sure to add a little relaxation and celebration into your pre-Christmas preparations. Enjoy!

Getting festive!

December 10, 2020 by admin

With Christmas just a couple of weeks away, Saxofonie is getting into the festive spirit with some specially recorded Christmas favourites! First up, and absolutely guaranteed to get you humming along, It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year. Have fun!

Classic stuff…

November 15, 2020 by admin

New on our repertoire list: this is one we’ve learned from scratch in lockdown and have never yet had the chance to play together in person! (One of these days…)

A total TV classic, this is the Peter Gunn theme by the superb Henry Mancini, arranged for sax quartet. Enjoy!

A real favourite!

October 22, 2020 by admin

We took a bit of a break from recording in September in the optimistic hope that we’d be able to start socially-distanced rehearsals (you know, in the same room!). Sadly, with a couple of our number being caught by local lockdown restrictions just days before we were due to meet, that wasn’t to be, so we cheered ourselves up with a recording of what is possibly our all-time favourite piece, The Lone Ar-ranger Goes Sax Mad!

Keep on playing!

August 23, 2020 by admin

Social distancing restrictions mean that we can’t rehearse together yet, but we’re still playing! You can now watch the latest in our #QuarantineSessions video playlist on our YouTube channel – a lovely little arrangement of the Londonderry Air, with a big-band twist at the end. Enjoy!

Quarantine Sessions continued…

June 27, 2020 by admin

Well, we’re all still here in lockdown (at the moment), but even though we can’t rehearse together, we’re doing our best to make good use of the time! Two more recordings now available for you on our YouTube channel: Ain’t Misbehavin’, and Scott Joplin’s chirpy little number, Easy Winners. Enjoy!

A mini-concert!

May 3, 2020 by admin

In lieu of our postponed concert at Howden Minster, how about a mini-concert from our #QuarantineSessions playlist? A handful of our favourites, recorded separately and then put together electronically – just to give you a taste of what you can enjoy once lockdown is over and concerts become possible again! More to come in future weeks…

Quarantine Sessions #1

April 15, 2020 by admin

Our very first “remotely-rehearsed-and-recorded” video is now available on our YouTube channel here. With a slightly tongue-in-cheek reference to current circumstances, we hope you enjoy “Solitude” – as written by Duke Ellington and interpreted by Saxofonie!