Elgar's Enigma Variations and the Larsson Saxophone Concerto
Germantown Performing Arts Center
Friday, March 2, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
Adam Estes, saxophone
~Intermission~
Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), Op. 36
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Friday, March 2, 2018, 8:00 p.m.
The Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Saxophone Concerto, Op. 14
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
Adam Estes, saxophone
~Intermission~
Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), Op. 36
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Adam Estes, Saxophone
Adam Estes is assistant professor of music at the University of Mississippi where he teaches saxophone and bassoon, coaches woodwind chamber ensembles, and teaches woodwinds methods courses. Most recently, he was assistant professor at Minot State University. Formerly a band director in the public schools in Mason, Texas, Estes has also held posts as visiting professor of saxophone at Furman University and the University of South Carolina, as well as instructorships at Presbyterian College and the South Carolina Governors School for the Arts and Humanities.
Estes is a founding member of the Assembly Quartet, and maintains an active performance schedule as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. He has been the principal bassoonist with the Western Plains Opera Company and the Minot Symphony Orchestra, and has been a regular substitute bassoonist and saxophonist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and Augusta Symphony Orchestra. His performing career has taken him to venues in Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Belgium. He has recorded solo albums on Albany Records and MSR Classics, and with the Assembly Quartet on AMP Recordings. Dr. Estes is a Yamaha Performing Artist and performs exclusively on Yamaha Saxophones.
Estes is a founding member of the Assembly Quartet, and maintains an active performance schedule as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. He has been the principal bassoonist with the Western Plains Opera Company and the Minot Symphony Orchestra, and has been a regular substitute bassoonist and saxophonist with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and Augusta Symphony Orchestra. His performing career has taken him to venues in Scotland, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Belgium. He has recorded solo albums on Albany Records and MSR Classics, and with the Assembly Quartet on AMP Recordings. Dr. Estes is a Yamaha Performing Artist and performs exclusively on Yamaha Saxophones.
