Saxophone Ensembles
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:30pm CST
Galvin Recital Hall
Taimur Sullivan, director; Thomas Giles, saxophone; Stacy Garrop, guest composer
The ensembles continue their mission of expanding the repertoire for saxophone with this concert of new compositions. Featured will be the world premiere of 10^62, a major new work by Australian composer Chris Dench, featuring New York-based saxophone soloist Thomas Giles. Also on the program are world premiere arrangements of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw’s Entr’Acte and Stacy Garrop’s Ribbons of Steel; Garrop’s work was commissioned by the Grant Park Music Festival in tribute to the Pritzker Pavilion structure. Rounding out the concert is Steven Banks’s (MMus 2017) Strength to Climb, commissioned in 2022 by the Northwestern University Saxophone Ensemble.
Stacy Garrop, Ribbons of Steel (world premiere arrangement)
Caroline Shaw (arr. Philip Kleutgens), Entr’acte (world premiere arrangement)
Chris Dench, 1062 (world premiere)
Steven Banks, Strength to Climb
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
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70 Arts Circle Drive
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.
