Julian Velasco, soprano saxophone
Natalia Warthen, alto saxophone
Jordan Lulloff, tenor saxophone
János Csontos, baritone saxophone

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.
Bright Box Theater
Shenandoah Conservatory

Ordinary Time (2025)

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

Nico Muhly (b. 1981)

Break Away (2013/2025)

I. Lifting
II. Songbird
III. Smoke
IV. Quick Pass
V. Break Away

Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
(arr. ~Nois Quartet/Montgomery)

- brief pause -

Chaotic Instinct (2026)

Elijah Daniel Smith (b. 1995)

vigils (2026)

Paul Novak (b. 1998)

Running in a Field of Flowers (2023)

I. Meditation
II. Descent
III. Searing Joy

Travis Laplante (b. 1982)

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