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LOVE, MYSTERY AND DESPAIR is a passionate affair with the romance, mystery, and intrigue of Latin Music. Highlighting Astor Piazzolla’s mastery of tangos, Cacilda Borges Barbosa’s luscious harmonies, and a new, bossa-inspired composition from Lillian Yee, Axiom explores the vast wealth of musical idioms from Latin origins.
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LIMITLESS is a live multimedia concert experience exploring the boundless connection between humankind and the furthest reaches of the cosmos. With original compositions and transcriptions paired with stunning visuals and reactive sound-to-video effects, Limitless is an engaging, immersive show that ventures beyond the traditional boundaries of the concert hall.
Axiom Brass performs the music of Claudia Francesca Rusca, Barbara Strozzi, George Walker, Matthew Fuerst, Lilian Yee, and Astor Piazzola.
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Axiom Brass performs holiday music alongside samplings of the quintet’s recent projects for our hometown crowd in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago!
Axiom Brass performs the world premiere of Lillian Yee’s “Miracles of the Human Condition” alongside works by Piazzolla, Barbosa, Pitombeira and more!
Axiom returns to The South Haven Performance Series after performing in their inaugural season in 2016. Performing works by Samuel Scheidt, Barbara Strozzi, J. S. Bach, George Walker, Morley Clavert, Joan Tower, Cacilda Barbosa, and Astor Piazzolla.
Join us in Maine for the Bay Chamber Concerts summer residency! Works by Samuel Scheidt, Barbara Strozzi, J. S. Bach, George Walker, Reena Esmail, Liduino Pitombeira, and Astor Piazzolla.
Axiom Brass kicks off their 2022-23 season with music by Cacilda Borges Barbosa, Astor Piazzolla, and Liduino Pitombeira in downtown Chicago!
Axiom Brass performs music by Reena Esmail, Barbara Strozzi, Joan Tower, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Walker, Liduino Pitombeira, and Astor Piazzolla!
Axiom Brass performs Lust, Mystery, and Despair featuring the tangos of Astor Piazzolla paired with music by Cacilda Borges Barbosa, Liduino Pitombeira, Manuel Ponce, and Lillian Yee.
Axiom Brass takes the CMOTF stage in a sensational love affair with the music of Latin America! Highlighting Astor Piazzolla’s mastery of tangos, Villa Lobos’ luscious harmonies, and Paquito D’Rivera’s seductive dances for brass quintet, the quintet will explore the vast wealth of musical idioms surrounding the Americas.
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The University Wind Ensemble presents an exciting collaboration with the award-winning quintet Axiom Brass. The combined ensembles perform José Vicente Egea's Fantasia Flamenca for Symphonic Band and Brass Quintet as part of a vibrant program of contemporary works for winds, brass, and percussion.
Free admission. No tickets required.
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Livestream Link: https://vimeo.com/659401970
Limitless debuts in Canada as Axiom Brass travels to British Columbia to share music by Kevin Day, Reena Esmail, Christopher Rouse, Augusta Read Thomas, and more!
Limitless debuts in Canada as Axiom Brass travels to British Columbia to share music by Kevin Day, Reena Esmail, Christopher Rouse, Augusta Read Thomas, and more!
Axiom Brass travels to Texas to present a rousing program of music by Astor Piazzolla, Lillian Yee, Liduino Pitombeira, and more!
Thursday: Adelphi’s Brass Day with Axiom Brass
Free masterclass! Register here: https://www.adelphi.edu/events/adelphis-brass-day-with-axiom-brass/
Friday: Axiom Brass continues as ensemble in residence at Adelphi University including our eighth performance for the Garden City, NY community! The program is anchored around the world premiere of David Lipten’s “Waits and Measures” as well as Reena Esmail’s “Khirkiyaan for Brass Quintet” and George Walker’s “Music for Brass Sacred and Profane”.
Please visit the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center website for additional information regarding concert time and tickets.
Axiom Brass returns to the Lexington Bach Festival with a program featuring music from Barbara Strozzi to George Walker including Axiom’s in-person premiere of Kevin Day’s newly composed brass quintet, “Fantasia III”, as well as music by none other than the festival’s namesake, J.S. Bach.
A celebration of centennials and living music! Axiom Brass closes their 2020-21 season with a live-stream performance paying tribute to monumental composers Astor Piazzolla and George Walker as well looking to the future with living music by Kari Watson and Lillian Yee. The program concludes with the world premiere of Fantasia III by rising star composer Kevin Day!
As a Don Michael Randel Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Chicago, Axiom Brass will record four original works for brass quintet by UChicago composers Dongryul Lee, Kari Watson, Gabriel Novak, and Frank Song.
As part of the Sistema Ravinia Celebration for the end of the 2020-21 program Axiom Brass will present works by Lillian Yee, Astor Piazzolla, George Walker, and Cecilda Borges Barbosa.
This free, outdoor performance is Axiom Brass’ first in-person concert since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Program includes music by Leonard Bernstein, Astor Piazzolla, Lillian Yee, Liduino Pitombeira, Cacilda Barbosa, and Chiquinha Gonzaga.
Please visit the presenters website for safety protocols.
Axiom Brass is serving as the Don Michael Randel Ensemble in Residence at the University of Chicago during the 2020-21 school year.
This concert stream features the music of Augusta Read Thomas, Evan Williams, and Alvin Etler.
Axiom Brass returns to Adelphi University for a virtual residency.
Program includes music composed by Barbara Strozzi, Evan Williams, Lillian Yee, and Alvin Etler.
Featuring music by Duke Ellington, Kevin Allen, Elfrida Andrée, Percy Grainger, John Harbison, Corlynn Hanney, Adolphe Adam, and more!
