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SUMMARY:Guest Recital: ~Nois
CONTACT;ALTREP="mailto:claire.schmidt@lawrence.edu":
 Claire Schmidt\, 920-832-6612\, claire.schmidt@lawrence.edu
ORGANIZER;CN="Con - Guest - Woodwind":
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DESCRIPTION:
 ~Nois is a Chicago-based saxophone quartet dedicated 
 to connecting with diverse audiences through the 
 creation of new work. Since its founding in 2016, 
 aEURoe~Nois continues to legitimize the saxophone 
 quartet as a premiere ensemble formation for classical 
 musicaEUR? (thank you Brutal New Music) through 
 commissioning repertoire that is thought-provoking, 
 engaging, and honestly just really good, by some 
 of today's most inspiring compositional voices.\n
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 Hailed as aEURoetechnically superb and musically 
 brilliantaEUR? (Cleveland Classical), and renowned 
 for their aEURoesupremely sensitive balance and 
 controlaEUR? (Chicago Classical Review), ~Nois 
 has presented over 130 performances spanning 24 
 states over the past seven years. These engagements 
 have included invitations to perform at some of 
 the top festivals and concert series in the nation, 
 including Big Ears, LONG PLAY, the Great Lakes 
 Chamber Music Festival, Princeton Sound Kitchen, 
 and the University of Chicago Presents Series. 
 As educators, ~Nois has held residencies at some 
 of the nationaEUR(TM)s top academic institutions 
 including the University of Chicago (Don Michael 
 Randel Ensemble in Residence 2020/21), Princeton 
 University (Princeton Sound Kitchen Residency 
 2023), Michigan State University (MSUFCU Entrepreneurial 
 Ensemble in Residence), CU Boulder (Composition 
 Department Ensemble in Residence 2020 - 2023), 
 and more. The ensemble has also been awarded top 
 prizes at numerous prestigious chamber music competitions 
 including the M-Prize International Arts Competition, 
 the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, 
 and was once deemed aEURoeToo loud for the Farmers 
 MarketaEUR? (Local Evanston, Illinois 1st Ward 
 Constituent).\n\n
 Price: Free\n

LOCATION:Harper Hall
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