Planet Soprillo
Find out more about other soprilloists around the world, where they live, why they own a soprillo
and what they are doing with it!
If you play soprillo, add your profile too.
Soprillo around the world
| Name: | Serge Bertocchi |
| Country: | France |
| City/State: | Amiens |
| Weblink: | profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&am... |
| Soprillo notes: | "Usually considered as a specialist of tubax and baritone saxes, in fact, I'm interested in all rare, new or strange saxophones. The soprillo first seemed to be a fitting partner in my solo tubax concerts, giving the public some relief from low tones ... but it's also fitting perfectly in my new saxophone ensemble : Amiens Sax Project. Hearing Nigel's playing in Ljubljana was a new challenge : even soprillo can be played perfectly in tune and with excellent tone control. Some work to go, but I'll try to get better in the future ..."
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| Name: | Randy Emerick |
| Country: | USA |
| City/State: | Florida |
| Weblink: | www.myspace.com/saxpsychosis |
| Audio clips: |  BlueSkies.mp3 |
| Soprillo notes: | Randy Emerick is a professional woodwind doubler. His experience includes classical music with the Florida Symphonic Pops of Boca Raton and the Palm Beach Pops, playing clarinet, bass clarinet, and all saxophones. He has also recorded with the jazz ensembles of Jaco Pastorius and the Impact of Brass. In addition he has performed with artists of all styles including Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., The Four Tops, Crystal Gayle and many others. The audio clip here is "The world's smallest saxophone quartet" with Soprillo, Eb sopranino, Bb soprano, and Eb alto playing a standard SATB sax quartet.
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| Name: | Vinny Golia |
| Country: | USA |
| Weblink: | ninewinds.com |
| Soprillo notes: | Vinny Golia is a composer who fuses the rich heritage of Jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions. As a bandleader, Golia has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan and the United States in ensembles varying dramatically in size and instrumentation. |
| Name: | Mandy Grezeszak |
| Country: | USA |
| City/State: | Michigan |
| Weblink: | www.mandysax.com |
| Audio clips: | Mandy_crazy_rag_clip.mp3 |
| Soprillo notes: | Mandy Grezeszak is completing her music degree at Central Michigan University. Mandy was a performer at the 14th World Saxophone Congress in Ljubliana, Slovenia, Recently, Mandy has specialized in the smaller saxophones, the soprano, the sopranino, and the soprillo. |
| Name: | Alan Mandel |
| Country: | USA |
| City/State: | New York State |
| Weblink: | www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/2302/ |
| Soprillo notes: | I have been performing with a band of doctors from a local hospital ("Agonal Rhythm") on tenor, soprano, sopranino, and soprillo, as well as various flute family members. Also with 2 big bands ( saxes, 8 brass, 4 rhythm), as soloist and arranger... interesting sounds using the soprillo an octave above the high trumpets....
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| Name: | Debbie Scherer |
| Country: | England |
| City/State: | Harrogate |
| Weblink: | www.yorkshiresaxchoir.co.uk |
| Contact: | www.yorkshiresaxchoir.co.uk |
| Soprillo notes: | I play soprillo in the Yorkshire Saxophone Choir. We are a 12-piece 'chamber-style' ensemble who range from soprillo to bass. Members own and maintain their own instruments. Our repertoire is very varied and we have several pieces either composed or arranged especially for us. We regularly feature soprillo solo passages. |
| Name: | Sibbele Wijnia |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Weblink: | www.hetsaxofoonorkest.nl |
| Audio clips: | Vivaldi 1.wmv
Vivaldi 3.wmv |
| Soprillo notes: | Sibbele plays with the unique Saxophone Orchestra, conducted by its founder Karl Veen, has thirteen members playing almost every type of saxophone.
The orchestra had a promotional function for the School of Arts and Music "de Meldij" in Drachten (Nl) and dates back to 1990. In 2000 the orchestra continue independently. Most players are former students of the School of Music, aided by some professionals and a single sax-addict.
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