Congratulations to the Prism Saxophone Quartet which is celebrating 25 years of performing and commissioning.
They are presently performing several concerts to celebrate this achievement, in Philadelphia, Boston and New york. In addition they have also launched their newest CD: Beneath Breath. They are planning more CD's later this year.
The anniversary has also been noticed by mainstream media. You can read several good write ups in:
- "Helping the Sax Find a Classical Home" by Vivien Schweitzer in the New York Times
- "A quartet that is so much more than 4 saxophones" by Tom Di Nardo in the Philadelphia Daily News
- "Creatively defying sax stereotypes" by David Patrick Steams in The Philadelphia Inquirer
- "Opera & Classical - Album Review" by Olivia Giovetti in New York's Time Out
- "Prism Quartet celebrates 25th Anniversary at LPR on 1/31" by Christian Carey in Sequenza 21
Several notable composers such as John Adams, William Albright, William Bolcom, Steven Mackey and Bright Sheng were mentioned in these articles.
The present edition of the quartet includes: Tim McAllister (soprano sax), Zachary Shemon (alto sax), Matt Levy (tenor sax) & Taimur Sullivan (baritone sax).