"Great work! ... I am so thrilled that
you undertook and completed this project. You have
provided a very valuable resource for posterity, and you can
take a lot of pride in your accomplishment."
-- Jay Kahn, Host, Heritage
of the March Project, Maquoketa, Iowa
Smiles
and Chuckles Celebrating
the Music of the Six Brown Brothers
The Royal City Saxophone Quartet’s new Limited
Edition CD on the Musica Viva label (CBC Records)
is now available! (released May 30, 2003) CBC
Records Catalog # MVCD 1160
The RCSQ is excited to revive the spirit and music of their countrymen pioneers. Conceived to gather and record the arrangements of The Six Brown Brothers, this CD also features historical notes by Dr. Bruce
Vermazen, and two bonus tracks!
Featuring six saxophones (including the Bass Sax!) it highlights
popular songs from the Brown Brothers' era.
Click here to order this Limited Edition CD on Paypal.com, or send a money order for $20 (US funds) to our address below.
The CD features hit songs from the Six
Brown Brothers' era:
*****
CBC Sound Advice *****
FIVE (5) STARS!!! "I enjoyed everything about this new
CD. It's a great tribute to a previous age, and
a talented Canadian group of musicians and entertainers. The music
re-creates a thick slice of the vaudeville days, with
many of the original arrangements used, lovingly
performed with the utmost respect and admiration by
the Royal City Saxophone Quartet. Five stars."
-- Rick Phillips, Host/Producer of Sound Advice
on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two.
Please make a donation to help us make more recordings and concert-tours:
CBC Recording Artists
Photo courtesy of Stan Switalski
"One of the best saxophone quartets in Canada."--Paul Brodie, Order of Canada
"...World Class..." -- The Canadian Press
The
Royal City Saxophone Quartet (RCSQ)
was formed in 1991 in Guelph, Ontario. Since then, the group has carved
its own niche in the genre of Ragtime.Their recordings Ragtime for
Rent and Ticklin' Time have
enjoyed worldwide appeal and have been featured on CBC Radio, on
commercial classical stations, and on National Public Radio in the USA.Concert tours have taken the group to ragtime and jazz festivals
throughout Canada and the United States including the du Maurier Downtown
Jazz Festival in Toronto, the Evergreen Ragtime Bash in Colorado, the
Grand International Ragtime-Jasstime Festival at Alexandria Bay, and the
world's largest Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, Missouri.In 1998, the RCSQ represented Ontario in a Canada Day performance
before an audience of over 100,000 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Due to their range of sensitivity, expression,
and dynamics, assembling four different members of the saxophone family
together by four compatible and enthusiastic musicians achieves a new
dimension in variety and musical creativity. Their musical promenades
always leave audiences with lasting musical memories.
Because of their dedication to chamber music, the RCSQ performs well at
intimate settings from weddings, banquets and receptions to larger outdoor activities such
as festivals, barbecues, graduations and grand openings. They have many Renaissance,
Baroque and Classical transcriptions to enhance any intimate affair, and plenty of
Ragtime, Jazz and Swing selections to "set the spark" for parties, celebrations
and other festive occasions.
