UPEI Music Recital Series presents Compelling Works for the Contemporary Saxophone Duo

The UPEI Music Department Recital Series presents “Compelling Works for the Contemporary Saxophone Duo,” featuring duo Nicole Strum and Tristan De Borba on Friday, March 1, at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall of UPEI’s Steel Building. Saxophonists Nicole Strum and Tristan De Borba will perform works by Monnakgotla, Stockhausen, Lauba, Labadie, Scelsi, Fournier, and Lemay using soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones.

Tristan De Borba, an applied saxophone instructor at Acadia University, is one of Canada’s preeminent classical and contemporary saxophonists and is quickly gaining a reputation as an innovative and engaging musician with versatility and sensitive musicianship, orchestral saxophonist, and pedagogue across Canada. De Borba is a founding member of the Brogue Saxophone Quartet and half of the recently founded Strum-De Borba duo with fellow saxophonist Nicole Strum. He has a strong interest in the music of our time.

Canadian saxophonist Nicole Strum was awarded the Diplôme Professionel de Perfectionnement Musical from the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, where she studied with Marie-Bernadette Charrier. While in Bordeaux, she collaborated with composer José-Luis Campana on a premiere for saxophone quartet and percussion, which was featured in the September 2005 edition of the Association des Saxophonistes Les Cahiers du Saxophone. She is a graduate of the Université Européenne de Saxophone in Gap, France, where she studied with Claude Delangle, Jean-Denis Michat, Arno Bornkamp, and Vincent David. In North America, she studied with Stan Fisher, Jeremy Brown, and Steven Stusek, earning a DMA from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, in 2012.

Tickets are $25 or $10 for students and are available at the door.

The University of Prince Edward Island prides itself on people, excellence, and impact and is committed to assisting students reach their full potential in both the classroom and community. With roots stemming from two founding institutions—Prince of Wales College and Saint Dunstan’s University—UPEI has a reputation for academic excellence, research innovation, and creating positive impacts locally, nationally, and internationally. UPEI is the only degree granting institution in the province and is proud to be a key contributor to the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island.