Recorded live at the Sydney Conservatorium 26 July 2014. 'Colossus' was a collaborative concert between Barega Sax Quartet and clarinettists Andrew Kennedy and Annie Larsen, featuring primarily new Australian compositions. 

Time On The Scale Of A Colossus (Andrew Ball)

The Pinch (Andrew Kennedy)

Recorded live at the Sydney Conservatorium 26 July 2014. 'Colossus' was a collaborative concert between Barega Sax Quartet and clarinettists Andrew Kennedy and Annie Larsen, featuring primarily new Australian compositions for combinations of single reeds. 

Stasis, foreboding (Andrew Ball)

Rush was written for Barega SQ in 2011 by Australian composer Michael Bakrnčev. The work was given it's world premiere at the World Saxophone Congress XVI 2012 (St. Andrews, Scotland). Rush is an example of Bakrnčev's highly idiomatic style, which combines uniquely Australian influences with stylistic elements of traditional music of the composer's Macedonian heritage. This recording is a preview single from Barega's upcoming (June 2015) album release - stay tuned!

www.michaelbakrnchev.wix.com/composer

Rush - Michael Bakrnčev

Three Serpents was written in 2013 for the group by Barega's tenor saxophonist/resident composer Andrew Ball. Various elements of the work's three continuous movements are inspired by mythology and symbolism (excerpted here to include movement 1 "Hydra" and 3 "Coatlique"). Three Serpents expands the textural capabilities of the quartet - each ensemble member doubles on two saxes throughout the work. This recording is a preview single from Barega's upcoming (June 2015) album release - stay tuned!

Three Serpents - Andrew Ball

Recorded live at Upstairs 199, Brisbane 9/10/15

James Ball - piano, composition
Emma Di Marco - soprano sax
Sarah Henderson - alto sax
Andrew Ball - tenor sax
Samantha Mason - baritone sax

The Looking Glass Movement 3

The Looking Glass Movement 2

The Looking Glass Movement 1

Pondside was originally composed in 1993 when Denson was studying with George Russell at the New England Conservatory. It celebrates Jamaica Pond, a much-loved landmark in the neighbourhood of Jamaica Plain in Boston. Surrounded by trees and frequented by swans and ducks, the pond was an oasis of beauty and calm in a large and violent American city. This arrangement is one of three saxophone quartet settings of compositions which date from this important period in Denson’s musical life. Pondside is available on Barega Saxophone Quartet's album "Three Serpents" http://baregasaxquartet.bandcamp.com/releases

Pondside - Louise Denson

Demo recording of Lyre duo (Megan Crocombe and Lachlan Bell) with Barega Sax as part of a 2012 collaboration. 

Oh Well

Composed for the group by Andrew Ball, and featured on Barega's 2017 album release Abandon Control. Artwork - Megan Crocombe. 
Head to https://baregasaxquartet.bandcamp.com/releases for more!