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AUSTIN SAXOPHONE ENESMBLE PRESENTS

SUNBURST

MAY 10 | 7:30 P.M. | ST. MATHEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

For the finale of our eleventh season, we bring you an evening of flourishes and bangs, sensuous melodies, radiating textures, and angelic voices as the Austin Saxophone Ensemble presents: Sunburst. Inspired by a radiating geometric pattern, Karalyn Schubring’s fantastic work evokes the motion and energy of bursting light through the raw power of the saxophone. From the rays of day we take you to the placid, calm of night with Joanne Metcalf’s The Midnight Sea and The Sapphire Sky. ASE will also bring you the romantic sounds of Astor Piazzolla’s Oblivion, Dvorak’s charming minuet from his Serenade for Winds, and the rousing finale of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. 

Join the Austin Saxophone Ensemble on Saturday, May 10th  at 7:30 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church at 8134 Mesa Dr, Austin, TX 78759. General admission tickets can be purchased in advance at https://austinsaxophone.com/tickets/ for $15, and kids under 10 get in free!

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Event Details

• Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
• Time: 7:30 P.M.
• Venue: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
• Website: https://austinsaxophone.com/tickets/

Ticket Information

• Cost: $15 Online ($20 at the door) | Free for children under 10!

Presenter Details

• Name: Austin Saxophone Ensemble

The Austin Saxophone Ensemble (ASE) was conceived in the Spring of 2013, when a dozen colleagues gathered to read through music and discuss the formation of a standing ensemble. The group consists of professional musicians in the greater Austin area as performers, band directors, teachers, and composers.

Our sound is orchestral, experimental, lush, violent, delicate, expansive, precise, aggressive, sensitive, and everything in between. Our ears and hearts are open to all great music – whether it is the timeless classical warhorses of Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky or inventive and thrilling music written by some of Austin’s greatest living composers. You’ll hear soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones creating an infinite palette of colors and making its mark on the sonic landscape of Austin and the world of music.

As a city that thrives on high-caliber live music, Austin is the perfect home for this ensemble. ASE creates a new stage for classical saxophone and explores the depths of artistic expression with its audience. Though the saxophone is most frequently associated with jazz, ASE exposes the listener to the full potential of the saxophone without stylistic limitations. With an educational outreach component, music students in the area will have an opportunity to experience the capabilities of the saxophone in performance.

Below, meet and follow our performers. You can also find some of our past virtual and live concerts on the Listen page.

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