When four world class Saxophone performers become friends and form a quartet, you have an explosion of energy, joy and deeply wonderful music-making – you have Ancia! — Libby Larsen

For over thirty years the Ancia Saxophone Quartet has been sharing its passion for new music with audiences around the world through performances filled with energy, precision, and beauty. Ancia is excited to make their debut performance at Metronome Brewery, presenting a concert of some of their favorite selections from recent performance seasons.

On the program is Trapped by UK composer Claire Cope. The quartet met Claire when they gave the American premiere of this piece last year in Madison at the LunArt Festival, and greatly enjoyed both the piece and working with the composer. Marc Mellits’ Ex Machina, an audience favorite in recent years, was written in 2017 and as with much of Mellits’ writing for saxophone, the saxophone’s history in funk and soul music is brought into his minimalist style processes by way of seemingly simple rhythmic grooves. Other engaging works on the program include Guillermo Lago’s Ciudades, a selection from Maurice Ravel’s Quartet, and more.