The Brantford Symphony Orchestra presents Classic Sax & Strings with guest artist Wallace Halladay on Saxophone at the Sanderson Centre. Alexander Glazunov’s lavish Saxophone Concerto is one of the world’s favourite pieces of “classical” saxophone writing, and we are delighted to present Wallace Hallday to perform it for you. If you can only imagine the sax as a jazz/blues instrument, you will be amazed how quickly you realize it’s so much more!

WALLACE HALLADAY

Biographical Note

Canadian saxophonist Wallace Halladay captures the qualities of the modern virtuoso, being at home in numerous styles, from the traditional to jazz and beyond. A specialist in the performance of contemporary music, Wallace has commissioned and premiered numerous works for saxophone. In addition to performances of concerti by Ibert, Schmitt, Glazunov, Denisov, Husa, Muldowney, Kancheli, Yoshimatsu, Scelsi and Donatoni, he has worked with composers Michael Colgrass, Mauricio Kagel, Erik Ross and Scott Good on the Canadian premieres of their concerti, and with Philippe Leroux in 2011 on the North American premiere of his saxophone concerto in Montreal. Wallace also inaugurated the Intersections Series with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in an entire concert of music for saxophone and orchestra entitled “The Story of the Saxophone.” In March 2009, Wallace made his debut as soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: the Globe and Mail called him “phenomenal” and “so riveting…that not much can compete against it.”