The Sinta Quartet is an American saxophone quartet, founded at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in November 2010.[1][2] All members of the quartet studied with the group's namesake, University of Michigan Professor of Saxophone Donald Sinta.[3][4] The group's members are:[5]
- Dan Graser - soprano saxophone
- Zachary Stern - alto saxophone
- Joseph Girard - tenor saxophone
- Danny Hawthorne-Foss - baritone saxophone
Sinta Quartet are currently managed by General Arts Touring.[6]
Awards and recognition edit
- 1st Prize of the 2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition.[7]
- Alice Coleman Grand Prize of the 2013 Coleman Chamber Music Competition.[8][9]
- 1st Prize of the 2013 Concert Artists Guild Competition.[10][11]
- 1st Prize for Winds of the 2017 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition.[12]
- Gold Medal at the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.[13][14][15]
Recordings edit
- "Collider" Released 6/9/2019 on Concert Artists Guild Records.[16][17][18]
- "Ex Machina" Release Date 2/28/2020 on Bright Shiny Things.[19]
- "Sinta Quartet Plays Beethoven" Released 12/15/2023 on Bright Shiny Things. [20]
References edit
- ^ "Donald Sinta Quartet". New Music USA. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Donald Sinta Quartet". Centerstage. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Donald Sinta Quartet a tribute to greatness". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Student News - Michigan Muse - UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance". smtd.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "U-M born Donald Sinta Quartet wins Concert Artists Guild competition". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "General Arts Touring". genarts. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ CodeHunk. "2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition | David Biedenbender". www.davidbiedenbender.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "A Brief History of the Coleman Concerts | Coleman Chamber Music Association". www.colemanchambermusic.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "'Then and Now' with the Donald Sinta Quartet". The River Reporter. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "U-M born Donald Sinta Quartet wins Concert Artists Guild competition". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Quartet wins management contract". www.grbj.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "M-PRIZE". M-PRIZE. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Congratulations to the Winners of the 2018 Fischoff Competition - Fischoff". www.fischoff.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Fischoff 2018 winners". 13 May 2018.
- ^ 2018-05-14T14:42:00+01:00. "Callisto Quartet wins Fischoff Chamber Music Competition". The Strad. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Collider". Concert Artists Guild. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- ^ "COLLIDER | Donald Sinta Quartet". donald-sinta-quartet. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- ^ Collider by Donald Sinta Quartet, retrieved 2019-07-29
- ^ "Bright Shiny Things". Bright Shiny Things. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Bright Shiny Things". Bright Shiny Things. Retrieved 2023-12-30.