Singelée: Allegretto Op.53 | Zēlos Saxophone Quartet

Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1812-1875)
First Quartet for Saxophones, Op.53
IV. Allegretto
Zēlos Saxophone Quartet:
Julian Salazar, Soprano
Johnny Selmer, Alto
Robin Lacey, Tenor
David Cortez, Baritone
In June of 2019, Zēlos Saxophone Quartet were return guests of Sean MacLean on King FM’s Northwest Focus Live www.king.org/n...
Pronounced “ZEE-los” (from the Greek, literally "zeal”) and based in San Jose, California, Zelos www.zelosquart... had already performed as winners of the Ladies Musical Club ensemble competition. lmcseattle.org...
They play on vintage instruments much closer in construction to what the Belgian inventor, Adolphe Sax, had in mind. In this video, they play the composer who encouraged Sax to develop the four principal members of the saxophone family, Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1812-1875).
Singelée wrote what is very likely the first work ever for saxophone quartet, the Premier Quatuor of 1857. Before Zēlos left Seattle and returned to San Jose, Sean invited them to play the final Allegretto movement of that piece, choosing Frank Gehry’s music-inspired Museum of Pop Culture as a fitting metal background for their alloy instruments.
Direction, cameras & editing: Sean MacLean
Audio: Matt Ogaz
B-roll & editing: Nikhil Sarma
Editing: Galen Andrus
Captured June 2019 at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture www.mopop.org/

[@sjsumusic]

GREAT JOB! GO SJSU SAXES!

[@angelikaheinrichs9080]

Sehr erbaulich, Kompliment 🙃

[@cynthiamullis4621]

Beautiful playing and videography! I love saxophone quartet music...more please!

[@dgunde13gunderson78]

LOVE IT!!!! Sorry to miss you: We just had a a visit fr ZELOS here in SD CA. missed it but......plenty of cool items here. thanks guys!!!! Douglas, viola, piano, organ, recorders, guitar and poet of SD CA Dont EVER STOP!!!!!!

[@sjsumusic]

#SJSUSAX

[@DevOnVPN]

Allegro de concert- J.B. Singlée PLEASE

[@rloomis3]

I think the choreography was really unnecessary, and ended up looking rather silly. I never understand why some people seem to think it's not enough just to allow us to watch musicians do what they do.

[@wizsdm]

lighten up

[@katiazecchini6273]

Il più brutto quartetto di sassofoni mai sentito andate ad ascoltare l italian saxophone quartet e ne riparliamo

[@OldAssSax]

I'm feeling all booshie, bishie (Bueschie?!?) after watching this. :)