Live from Hochstein: Happy Birthday, Mr. Sax!

The Vertex Saxophone Quartet

A bicentennial celebration of the birth of the saxophone's inventor with the Vertex Saxophone Quartet.

WXXI and Hochstein School of Music and Dance present the Vertex Saxophone Quartet on November 5th at 12:10 p.m. on Classical 91.5, 90.3, and streaming online at wxxi.org.


The Vertex Saxophone Quartet was formed in 2009 by four graduates of the Eastman School of Music: Chisato Eda Marling, soprano saxophone; Kristin Nicole Bayer, alto saxophone; Mark Kraszewski, tenor saxophone; Nancy Boone-Bahr, baritone saxophone.
 

Hosted by Classical 91.5's Mona Seghatoleslami, Live from Hochstein is the longest running live broadcast concert series in Western New York. Broadcast live from the Hochstein Performance Hall (50 North Plymouth Ave. in Rochester), the series presents performances by some of the finest artists from the Rochester area’s musical community. Each of these free “brown bag” concerts runs from 12:10-12:50 p.m., giving downtown business people, teachers, families, students and friends an opportunity to enjoy classical music during their lunch hour.

Live from Hochstein repeats that same day at 10 p.m. on Classical 91.5, 90.3, and streaming online at wxxi.org.


To learn more about the series, and to see a complete schedule of performances, visit http://wxxi.org/hochstein/.