Washington Performing Arts: Steven Banks, saxophone (on-demand until 3/11/2021)
Free
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
Carlos Simon — Hear Them
Steven Banks — As I Am
Steven Banks — Gift of the Spirit
Saad Haddad — Selected works
Steven Banks, saxophone
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K. 370
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Carlos Simon – Hear Them (world premiere)
Steven Banks – As I Am
Saad Haddad – New work TBA (world premiere)
Steven Banks – Gift of the Spirit (world premiere)
Classical saxophonist Steven Banks comes to Home Delivery Plus in an all-new performance to be recorded in New York City. Banks awed audiences at the 2019 Young Concert Artists (YCA) international auditions, and it was no surprise that he was named one of that year’s laureates. Banks boasts an expansive talent – as a superlative performer, an evangelist for the saxophone in the world of classical concert music, a committed educator, and a compelling speaker. His performance will include the world premieres of three compositions, including a new work jointly commissioned by YCA and Washington Performing Arts.
Featuring a Headline Artist performance plus:
Linger Longer: Panel discussion among Steven Banks, composers Carlos Simon and Saad Haddad, WPA President and CEO Jenny Bilfield, and YCA President Dan Kellogg
The broadcast will take place at March 5, 2021 at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. Streaming for ticketbuyers and subscribers through March 11, 2021.
For more information: https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/seasontickets/home-delivery-plus/steven-banks-saxophone/
About Steven Banks
Winner of the prestigious 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Steven Banks (b. 1993) is an ambassador for the classical saxophone, establishing himself as both a compelling and charismatic soloist, dedicated to showcasing the vast capabilities of the instrument, as well as an advocate for expanding its repertoire. Steven is also the first saxophonist to capture First Prize at the Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions (2019). He was also recently chosen to join WQXR’s 2022 Artist Propulsion Lab, a program designed to advance the careers of artists and support the future of classical music.
Steven has recently appeared as soloist with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Oregon Mozart Players, Colorado Music Festival, Colorado Symphony, Utah Symphony, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and on subscription with the Cleveland Orchestra, performing with such conductors as John Adams, Peter Oundjian, Earl Lee, Xian Zhang, Nicholas McGegan, and Rafael Payere. Upcoming orchestral engagements include the Kansas City Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Detroit Symphony, New World Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
Steven is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in music education, performance, and newly commissioned works in the classical realm. He presented at the TEDxNorthwesternU 2017 conference presenting his dynamic approach to overcoming institutionalized prejudices against women and people of color, and he has written and given lectures on the history of black classical composers. He also collaborated with flutist Anthony Trionfo and violinist Randall Goosby to create the Learning to Listen roundtable, a discussion on the nuances of the Black experience in classical music and beyond. In partnership with the Sphinx Organization, they also created the Illuminate! series, which opened three essential conversations on the subject of music education, artist activism, and the LGBTQIA+ community in classical music.
Steven has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Saxophone Performance with a minor in Jazz Studies from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and Master of Music degree from the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music.
http://steven-banks.com/