Sacconi Quartet & Simon Haram (saxophone)

Thursday 20th March, 2025

5:00 pm

Kollectiv, 69 The Old High St, Folkestone

Concert

Performance: 5.30 – 8.30pm with two intervals for refreshments, reflection and meet the artists

A deep dive into “Loosening” – a trilogy of multimedia performances.

Find out what happens when you truly listen to music.”

Experience the rare opportunity to hear Folkestone Quartet in Residence, the Sacconi Quartet, in collaboration with saxophonist Simon Haram perform ‘Loosening’ – a piece written by composer Graham Fitkin especially for the ensemble.

Join us for a musical journey with senses merged to create the ultimate listening experience. The artists will perform the piece three times. During two intervals you’ll have a chance to engage with the artists and other audience members.

There will be food and drinks available to purchase.

Reflect. Respond. Revisit. Repeat.”

Produced by Matt Shipton

“In Loosening (2021) the strings are joined by the soprano saxophone of Simon Haram. Having worked with Simon for many years I know his sound and the control he can exhibit over single tones. I had this in the forefront of my mind while composing the work. I wanted the strings and saxophone to follow their own paths, periodically joining up before veering off again, aware of the other’s world but never wholeheartedly embracing it. The work focuses on sustained sounds, with omnipresent string glissandi coming in and out of focus. The solo saxophone’s gentle persistence is untroubled by this, following a path adjacent to the strings but ultimately diverging. There is smudging involved and there are moments of clarity perhaps.

In a world which I think applauds certainty and simple answers, I hope this work has a kind of frailty to it, a tendency to feel unsure, to try with trepidation whilst remembering past fallibility. Or perhaps that’s just the way I feel generally …” – Graham Fitkin

£15 includes a drink

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