New Hudson Saxophone Quartet
Formed in 1987, the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet (NHQ) is dedicated to serious concert presentations of the saxophone quartet repertoire. Tonal purity and refinement and intimate musical rapport are hallmarks of NHQ performances. In addition to Flagello's Concerto Sinfonico, the quartet has recorded the Saxophone Concerto by Calvin Hampton, and has appeared with the Charleston Symphony, Long Island Philharmonic, and the Greenwich (Connecticut) Symphony. The NHQ can be heard on recordings for the Sonari, Eclectic, and Arizona University labels.
Paul Cohen (soprano saxophone) has appeared as soloist with the Group for Contemporary Music, and with many of America's leading orchestras. He has recorded with such diverse groups as the Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Quintet of the Americas, the Philharmonia Virtuosi, Paul Winter Consort, and North-South Consonance, and is currently on the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, NYU, Montclair State, and Rutgers University.
Avi Goldrosen (alto saxophone) has been featured soloist with a variety of orchestras in the New York metropolitan area. He has also performed with the New Juilliard Ensemble, the New Jersey Saxophone Ensemble, and tours with the New York Theater Ballet.
David Demsey (tenor saxophone) has performed with leading classical ensembles, as well as appearing with some of the leading jazz artists of our time. His essay ÂImprovisation and Concepts of Virtuosity appears in the Oxford Companion to Jazz, and he has written two books on composer Alec Wilder. He is Professor of Music and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University.
Tim Ruedeman (baritone saxophone) has appeared with both symphony orchestras and new music ensembles. He is a founding member of the contemporary chamber ensemble Flexible Music, and is currently on the faculties of NYU, William Paterson University, and C.W. Post/Long Island University. Â
