Bamboo and Brass LTD presents A Saxophone Celebration, honoring Elise Hall

Name: Bamboo and Brass LTD presents A Saxophone Celebration, honoring Elise Hall
Start: 2024-11-17T15:00:00-07:00
Location: 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98118

Schedule

Sun Nov 17 2024 at 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98118 | Seattle, WA

Bamboo and Brass LTD presents a concert celebrating the wide range of saxophone music in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of saxophonist Elise Hall's death. Who is Elise Hall? Elise Hall (1853-1924) defied the social norms of her time by mastering the saxophone and performing in concerts in the US and France with professional musicians of the highest caliber. She was the first woman to play an instrument in the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She was one of the most important proponents of concert saxophone in the mid-1800s to early 1900s and commissioned orchestral and chamber works that either feature or include the saxophone. She made a significant contribution to the evolution of the saxophone; yet, she has been undervalued and underappreciated historically.
With the goal of helping to correct this historical oversight, an International Women's Festival and Tribute to Elise Hall Celebrating Women Saxophonists and Composers around the World will be held from Nov. 1, 2024 to Dec. 15, 2024 with concerts and lectures worldwide. Saxophonists Ann Nordling, Ken Murphy, Evan Takle, Barbara Hubers-Drake and clarinetist Lauren Hall-Stigerts will be part of this noteworthy festival and present a genre-bending evening of saxophone music from classical to blues to jazz. Rhythm section Seth Ahnert (piano), Rob Parks (drums) and Phil Demaree (bass) will skillfully provide the underlying rhythm, harmony and pulse. Also making a guest appearance will be playwright, author, and actor Betsy Hanson appearing as Elise Hall.

Doors at 1:30pm, music starts at 2pm. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door.