Vibe Saxophone Quartet - "Pop Rock in Metal" (2018) by Olivia Kieffer

The Vibe Saxophone Quartet performs the 4tet premiere of "Pop Rock in Metal" by Olivia Kieffer at The University of Southern Mississippi April 18, 2018 Jeff Humphrey - Soprano Saxophone Aaron Manigault - Alto Saxophone Zach Everett - Tenor Saxophone Matthew Gioia - Baritone Saxophone “Pop Rock in Metal” is a saxophone quartet written for a consortium of 6 adventurous American sax ensembles. The idea for the piece came to me while I was conducting the Sax Orchestra at the 2017 Mana Saxophone Institute. I've been enamored with saxophones ever since I started writing music; I love how they can sound like many different instruments at once, and have such an enormous range of timbral possibilities. It took standing in front of a 40-piece sax orchestra to truly "get" the power of sound that can come from the instrument. It's Metal! This quartet is in 3 continuous parts: An energetic 6/8 movement with melody, rhythms, and sharp dynamic contrasts reminiscent of 1990’s emo guitar riffs; a slow and lyrical yet joyful interlude; and a wild & bombastic, pedal-to-the-metal movement which keeps the audience and the performers on their toes! --Olivia Kieffer   / vibesaxophone   http://oliviakieffer.com/