The quartet received its third Composers Commission Project grant through the American Composers Forum in 2009 for a new work for saxophone and electronics by Jeff Herriott.

Ancia has recently presented concerts/ masterclasses at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Luther College (IA), the Society of Composers, Inc. conference at Macalester College (MN), the MacPhail Center for the Arts “Saxophone Day” (Minneapolis), the Wisconsin Music Educators Association Conference (Madison), the World Saxophone Congress in Minneapolis, and numerous community concert series. The quartet has

performed at recent regional, national, and international saxophone conferences in Montreal, Iowa City, Chicago, Winnipeg, and Florida. In 1993, 1995 and 1997 the quartet presented joint concerts with the Berlin Saxophone Quartet, including quartet and octet performances at "Klangfenster '95" in Berlin, Germany.

This upcoming year, Ancia will be performing at UW-Eau Claire, Eugene Rousseau's International Saxophone Master Class, Sunday Afternoon from the Chazen (live radio concert from Madison, WI), and as a guest of the Sonict New Music Ensemble at UW-Whitewater.

Back to About Ancia