Shanghai Conservatory Funote Saxophone Ensemble
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The Shanghai Conservatory Funote Saxophone Ensemble is directed by Sean Xue
and is comprised of saxophone students at the Shanghai Conservatory in Shanghai,
China. Their primary teachers include Professor Xiaolu Zhang and Xin Yu. From its
foundation, the Funote Ensemble strives to bring saxophone ensemble repertoire
and its performance of the highest quality to the audiences in China. They have
commissioned and premiered a variety of works from composers throughout China,
such as Sacred Moment by Hesheng Wang, East Rhythm by Xiaolu Zhang, works by
Qian Chen, and many other composers. Since their debut at the Shanghai
International Saxophone Symposium, which has brought national acclaim, they
perform regularly in Shanghai and other cities in China. They have recently won the
Gold Prize at the 2017 China National Band Showcase, receiving a unanimous high
praise from all jury members and audiences.
Zhang Xiaolu, Zhang Xuru, Wang Chengyue, Chen Gongyong, Liu Fulu, Zhi Yufan, Zhang Quianyi, Shu Wenxuan, Fang Yichen, Zhang Yisong, Xie Weijie, Chen Yuxuan, Chu Yixiang, Sun Kaiwen, Li Zida, Tan Ziwei, Wu Yifan, Jiang HanYu Xin, solo saxophoneXue Yusheng, conductor
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Jul 13 201814:30
Shanghai Conservatory Funote Saxophone Ensemble
ensemble performance
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Golliwogg's Cakewalk (arr. Matt Evans)
Hesheng Wang (1955): Sacred Moment (premiere performance)
Arturo Marquez (1950): Danzon No. 2 (arr. Sean Xue)
Jean Matitia (1952): Devil's Rag
Xiaolu Zhang (1976): East Cool
Phillippe Geiss (1961): Sir PatrickCROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE Trg Republike Hrvatske 15