Arcis musicians holding their instruments, dressed in black against a light background.
Mondavi Center Presents
Arcis Saxophone Quartet
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre

The Arcis Saxophone Quartet, named after Munich's iconic Arcis Street, has emerged as one of the most vibrant and active classical ensembles globally.

Inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, this program presents a kaleidoscope of preludes and fugues where the timeless mastery of Johann Sebastian Bach's meets the creativity of musicians and composers from all centuries and styles.

Program
Prelude in C Minor (“Bach to the Future”)Aleksey Igudesman
Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in C-Sharp Minor (“Prelude Reexplored”)Huey Ching Chong
Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in D MinorTheresa Zaremba

Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851 

Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude (“Momentum”)Nyokabi Kariuki
Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 852Johann Sebastian Bach
Selections from 24 Preludes and Fugues, op. 82 Nikolai Kapustin
Selections from Preludes and Fugues, op. 87 Dmitri Shostakovich
Exit MusicChopin / Radiohead / Mehldau, Brad
Prelude, Fugue & RiffsLeonhard Kuhn / Leonard Bernstein

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