Performances begin at 8 p.m. from October through April.
Unless otherwise noted, all performance take place at Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax VA 22030. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. — please arrive early, as there are no booked tickets, and seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Masks and face coverings are optional for employees and visitors while inside Fairfax City facilities. We support social distancing and mask use for individuals who choose to continue to do so. Please be respectful of individual choices.
Washington Sax Quartet – Limitless
Saxophone Quartet
The saxophone is a relatively new instrument, invented in about 1840. Adolphe Sax, the Belgian inventor, conceived it actually as a family of instruments, from highest to lowest, much like a choir of voices. And like the human voice, it has the flexibility to create a wide range of sounds, from brassy trumpets to warm winds and strings. And, a quartet of saxophones – soprano, alto, tenor, baritone – can even sound like an organ. The Washington Saxophone Quartet takes full advantage of all that by performing music in virtually all periods of music, from the renaissance to the contemporary … J. S. Bach to Leonard Bernstein...from Archangelo Corelli to Duke Ellington and everything in between. The possibilities for repertoire are almost limitless!
The Washington Saxophone Quartet will guide you along with commentary and insight into the music. It should be fun and it’s our hope that it will be a delightful and memorable experience.