Concert Sponsorship: Kodachrome Quartet

Kodachrome is a multi award-winning saxophone quartet founded by four graduate students from Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona. Since forming in 2022, Kodachrome has received 1st Prizes in the 10th Coltman Chamber Music Competition, 10th Plowman Chamber Music Competition, and most notably the Gold Medal at the 50th Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. In August 2023, Kodachrome was invited as an ensemble representing the U.S. to perform in the Chengdu International Sister City Music Festival held in Chengdu, China. In September 2023, Kodachrome performed and taught throughout the Midwest during the Double Gold Tour, which was sponsored by the Fischoff Chamber Music Association. Recently, Kodachrome was named a finalist for the esteemed Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Competition.

Kodachrome enjoys playing all genres of music, with focus on collaborating with composers that move the instrument forward and provide enriching experiences for audiences. Recently, Kodachrome was awarded the 2024 Classical Commissioning Grant from Chamber Music America and is looking forward to their collaboration with composer Julie Zhu. Additionally, Kodachrome participates each year in the annual PRISMS Contemporary Music Festival, where the quartet collaborates with contemporary composers and premieres new works written for the saxophone quartet and various chamber ensembles with the saxophone. The quartet is dedicated to sharing their music within the Greater Phoenix Area and abroad, building a strong community through music. Founding members are Calvin Wong on soprano saxophone, Jade Deatherage on alto saxophone, Siobhan Plouffe on tenor saxophone, and Bonson Lee on baritone saxophone.