Hollywood Saxophone Quartet
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  • Douglas Masek and his fabulous group, the Encore Saxophone Quartet devoted half of their Los Angeles County Museum of Art concert to an HSQ Tribute, playing 7 tunes in the second half of their concert. We had a great turnout of HSQ kids present - Ryan, Robin, and Dawn Ulyate, John Dumont, and Candy Cornell, and their families. Here is the PODCAST(opens in new tab) of the concert. It was a very emotional day for many of the HSQ kids. Dawn submitted a review for me. You can see how much our Dads' music is part of us..

Hey Ellen,
The concert was AWESOME -- and I wrote a journal entry today to remember. I'll include it here as a review. Wish you could have been there -- you would have LOVED it!
Dawn

Hollywood Saxophone Quartet LACMA Concert, July 1 2012

Went down with Ella to the Hollywood Saxophone Quartet tribute yesterday at LACMA (LA County Museum of Art).

How wonderful!!! There we were in the FRONT ROW – cordoned off with the other HSQ family members: Jack Dumont’s son, John; drummer Richie Cornell’s daughter, Candace; and Dad (Bill’s) contingency: Ryan, Judith and son Zennon, Robin and Alfredo, my daughter, Ella, and me, Dawn).

The music hit my very DNA. Being there in person, the vibrations of the live instruments – so much more powerful than listening to the scratchy old album or the little CD. I realize that a recording can’t really convey the nuance of being there first hand – especially on my funky sound system. The vibrato and rich sound of the instruments, the intonations, the interactions. The body language, glances and eye contact of the players contain a communication all their own – the little trill-like movements that signal when a note is held and then cut off. All the innuendos of a live performance that get lost on a CD.

Indescribable, really, the deep soul-affect – the teleportation that this very music creates for me.

I was afraid I’d get lost finding the place, I was afraid I’d be bored, that the playing would be bad (there’s nothing worse than a bad saxophone, really! Especially for me!). So imagine my pleasant surprise – the music was perfect, the energy astounding.

The first part of the concert was just the four saxophones, sitting. When they returned for the Hollywood Saxophone Quartet pieces, they were joined by a drummer and double bass player – and they never sat down again! Now the action began. Now came the music of my very soul, all the quickly meshing tempos and notes that make the HSQ music so interesting.

And it all went by very quickly. And happily and wonderfully and energetically. And then, suddenly, the music ended, the crowd clapped, yipped and stood, and the auditorium, maybe 200 - 300 mostly occupied seats, began to stand up and drift away.

And a part of me leaves this experience more whole, more capable – from the inside to the out. Things have somehow been swept back in order somewhere inside my soul.

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