Since 2018, the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet has collaborated with the Canadian saxophone quartet Quasar, where we have commissioned new music for the octet and presented concerts in Sweden and Canada.
Gemini is an international collaboration and exchange project between two of the world's foremost ensembles for contemporary art music; the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet and the Canadian Quasar Quatuor de Saxophones. The project is supported by the Swedish Arts Council, Region Stockholm, Helge Ax:son Johnson´s Foundation, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.
Commissions:
Jenny Hettne b. 1977 (Sweden) — Swirls and Shades (2019)
Simon Bertrand b 1969 (Canada) —... À la dérive (2019)
Martina Tomner b. 1983 (Sweden) — Palindrome (2024)
Gordon Williamson f. 1974 (Canada) — Peer Pressure (2024)
Yannick Plamondon b. 1970 (Canada) — Passage (2019/2024)
Additional repertoire:
André Hamel b. 1955 (Canada) — À huit (2001)
Alexandre David b. 1989 (Canada) — Find Seokgamoni (2018)
José Evangelista 1943-2023 (Spain) — Saxoctet (1985)
