Sinta Quartet
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
The Sinta Quartet is currently managed by General Arts Touring.[6]
Awards and recognition
- 2012, 1st Prize of the North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition.[7]
- 2013, Alice Coleman Grand Prize of the Coleman Chamber Music Competition.[8][9]
- 2013, 1st Prize of the Concert Artists Guild Competition.[10][11]
- 2017, 1st Prize for Winds of the M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition.[12]
- 2018, Gold Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.[13][14][15]
Recordings
- "Collider Archived 29 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine" 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
- ↑ "Donald Sinta Quartet". New Music USA. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "Donald Sinta Quartet". Centerstage. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "Donald Sinta Quartet a tribute to greatness". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "Student News - Michigan Muse - UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance". smtd.umich.edu. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "U-M born Donald Sinta Quartet wins Concert Artists Guild competition". MLive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "General Arts Touring". genarts. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ CodeHunk. "2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition | David Biedenbender". www.davidbiedenbender.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "A Brief History of the Coleman Concerts | Coleman Chamber Music Association". www.colemanchambermusic.org. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "'Then and Now' with the Donald Sinta Quartet". The River Reporter. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "U-M born Donald Sinta Quartet wins Concert Artists Guild competition". MLive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "Quartet wins management contract". www.grbj.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "M-PRIZE". M-PRIZE. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "Congratulations to the Winners of the 2018 Fischoff Competition - Fischoff". www.fischoff.org. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "Fischoff 2018 winners". 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "Callisto Quartet wins Fischoff Chamber Music Competition". The Strad. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ↑ "Collider". Concert Artists Guild. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "COLLIDER | Donald Sinta Quartet". donald-sinta-quartet. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ Collider by Donald Sinta Quartet, retrieved 29 July 2019
- ↑ "Bright Shiny Things". Bright Shiny Things. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ↑ "Bright Shiny Things". Bright Shiny Things. Retrieved 30 December 2023.