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PRISM Quartet
12+ albums
saxophoneClassicalcontemporary classicalinstrumentalJuma
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"Intriguing programs of great beauty and breadth have distinguished the PRISM Quartet as one of America's foremost chamber ensembles, presenting the saxophone as a serious concert instrument while embracing its rich history in jazz and popular music. Founded in 1984, the ensemble has twice been awarded the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music and has been chosen by Musical America as "Outstanding Young Artists." PRISM's creative work has been supported by the nation's leading cultural philanthropies, including the National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, Chamber Music America, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Presser Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund, the Philadelphia Music Project (The Pew Charitable Trusts), and state arts councils in Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan. Champions of new music, PRISM has premiered over 100 works, many by internationally celebrated American composers, including William Albright, Chen Yi, Lee Hyla, Libby Larson, Greg Osby, and Jennifer Higdon. The Quartet also maintains four annual Young Composer Commissioning Awards, three for composers up to 35 years old in Greater Philadelphia, New York City, and the State of Michigan, the other for 14-18 year old students at the Walden School for Young Composers in Dublin, New Hampshire, where PRISM conducts regular residencies. The awards are designed to encourage emerging composers in the group's primary geographic areas of activity to contribu
top songs
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Send in the Clowns
4832Forbidden Drive
3503El Eco de Un Tambor: 1. Tema
2344El Eco de Un Tambor: 7. Tema Final
1765El Eco de Un Tambor: 3. Variación #1
1766Improvisations: Improvisation 1
1757El Eco de Un Tambor: 4. Dos de Febrero
1428El Eco de Un Tambor: 6. Jaleo
1349I Will Not Apologize For My Tone Tonight
11810El Eco de Un Tambor: 5. Variación #2
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