Sacconi Quartet & Simon Haram (saxophone)

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Sacconi Quartet &

“In Loosening (2021) the strings are joined by the soprano saxophone of Simon Haram. Having worked with Simon for many years I know his sound and the control he can exhibit over single tones. I had this in the forefront of my mind while composing the work. I wanted the strings and saxophone to follow their own paths, periodically joining up before veering off again, aware of the other’s world but never wholeheartedly embracing it. The work focuses on sustained sounds, with omnipresent string glissandi coming in and out of focus. The solo saxophone’s gentle persistence is untroubled by this, following a path adjacent to the strings but ultimately diverging. There is smudging involved and there are moments of clarity perhaps.

In a world which I think applauds certainty and simple answers, I hope this work has a kind of frailty to it, a tendency to feel unsure, to try with trepidation whilst remembering past fallibility. Or perhaps that’s just the way I feel generally …” – Graham Fitkin

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