AM/PM – mini tour with Vivre Musicale

I just got back from a great performance weekend with AM/PM Sax Quartet! We played three concerts with Vivre Musicale (a chamber music society based in Baltimore and DC). Our first two performances were titled SeNsuAlitY and presented “the pursuit and peril of physical pleasure. Offering the audience an in-depth (and at times unexpected) look into the sensual, this program is an exploration of sensuality itself, as well as it’s consequences and rewards.”

Our program covered a wide range of music, covering sensuality in different ways. The most exciting part though, was premiering Miguel Bolivar’s 2nd sax quartet titled Phases of Love. This work has six movements dedicated to six aspects of love: Love Lost, Crush, Unrequited Love, Lust, Friendship, and New Love. Continuing the style from his first quartet, Miguel uses strong rhythmic elements and long passages focused on harmony over melody. Though in this new piece he introduces many solo sections and entire movements are duets.

Program:
Ryo Noda: Mai
Evan Chambers: Come Down Heavy
Kati Agócs: As Biddeth Thy Tongue
Astor Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango
Miguel Bolivar: Phases of Love (premieres!)

St. George’s Episcopal Church:

Last Friday was our Baltimore concert at the wonderful classical/jazz venue, An Die Musik (the picture above is of the venue window). The next night we headed to Arlington, VA to play at St. George’s Episcopal Church. It’s a great experience bringing music into a rich reverberant space!

Arriving at Atlas:

On Sunday we were back in DC to perform with Vivre Musicale at the Intersections Arts Festival. Vivre presented “Bodies: a music and dance exploration” with the Full Circle Dance Company and we performed Miguel’s “Phases of Love” as part of the concert. Intersections was held at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, which is a beautifully renovated space. It was a pleasure playing there!

Intersections at Atlas: