Cameron Millar – Soprano Saxophone
“For me, composing or performing chamber music is one of the great cultural achievements of humanity. Through it we can express a near limitless array of colours, emotions, and atmospheres. As a medium, the saxohone quartet excels at this. Playing quartet is being but a singular part of a complex, vast, and remarkable tapestry of human potential. A true pleasure!”
Niek Starmans – Alto Saxophone
“Quartet playing for me is the ultimate form of music making. One is extremely vulnerable in this setting, but when it all comes together the energy that is created is indescribable. Intimate, yet extremely powerful; the possibilities seem endless.”
Hannah Koob – Tenor Saxophone
“To me, playing chamber music is the highest level of communication between musicians. Your individuality is as important to the ensemble as your ability to function as a part of the whole. Ultimately, the beauty of a saxophone quartet, is that four unique personalities come together to form one unique instrument.”
Juan Fernando Manrique Ramirez – Baritone Saxophone
“Amongst all of the skills that a good musician may have, successfully playing in a chamber music group is one of the most demanding and rewarding. One must play at the level of a soloist while at the same time combining forces with colleagues as a part of an orchestral section; interacting and communicating at the highest level through musical language. The Saxophone Quartet is a wonderful example of this outstanding human capacity.”