Friday 13 January 2012
ARTVARK SAXOPHONE QUARTET & CLARON MCFADDEN
PRESENTATIE CD ‘SLY MEETS CALLAS’
Rolf Delfos altsax/sopraansax, Bart Wirtz altsax, Mete Erker tenorsax, Peter Broekhuizen baritonsax, Claron McFadden stem
Performing with the Artvark Saxophone Quartet is one big celebration according to opera singer Claron McFadden. Soprano voice and saxophone sounds intertwine in their collaborative concert, which navigated between the earthly funk of Sly Stone and the heavenly beauty of Maria Callas. American born diva McFadden, who has been living in Amsterdam for over 30 years, joined the Rotterdam-based saxophone quartet for the first time this summer. ‘Artvark combines strikingly precise playing with groove, guts and strong solos’ (de Volkskrant).