Marcus Weiss, saxophone

When: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 - 7:30 pm

Where: Lutkin Hall

Marcus Weiss is professor and director of the saxophone program at Switzerland’s Basel Conservatory as well as cochair of the school’s new master’s program in contemporary music performance. He is among the leading saxophone performers of contemporary music on the international scene, heard in concerts and residencies at major festivals throughout Europe, America, and Asia. In 2010 he coauthored a book on contemporary saxophone technique with Giorgio Netti.

Luciano Berio, Sequenza IXb for Alto Saxophone

Georg Philipp Telemann, Fantasia No. 10 in F-sharp Minor

Giorgio Netti, selections from necessità d’interrogare il cielo

Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students.