Virtual Concert Halls & Circuit Bridges Present: Drew Whiting, Saxophonist [LIVE]
Free (Free)
Christopher Chandler — Selected works
Alexis Bacon — Selected works
Spencer Arias — Selected works
Drew Whiting, saxophone
Endeavoring to support and empower musicians in these challenges times, Circuit Bridges features saxophonist Drew Whiting to present the works of composers: Spencer Arias, Alexis Bacon, Christopher Chandler, and Monte Taylor.
These online performances and are presented LIVE online so audiences can engage directly with the musicians and composers. Each event contains specifically selected and curated compositions from an International call for scores. The musician and the composers then introduce themselves and their works LIVE online and are available for questions, feedback, and applause from all who attend.
Saxophonist Drew Whiting leads a multifaceted career as an educator, performer, and scholar. His diverse musical interests include the standard concert saxophone repertoire, jazz, transcriptions of borrowed works, commissioning new works, and improvisation. Drew is an accomplished chamber musician, having been awarded first place at the 2012 MTNA National Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Cerulean Saxophone Quartet. He currently performs with a variety of ensembles including the Coalescent Quartet, Water City Jazz Orchestra, Big Band Reunion, and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, as well as performing frequently as a solo artist.
Drew has established himself as a champion of new and experimental music, regularly performing works from the 20th and 21st centuries in solo, chamber, and electroacoustic settings. Drew Whiting will be presenting the works of Spencer Arias, Alexis Bacon, Christopher Chandler, and Monte Taylor.
The livestream will take place at 11am Pacific.