Sinta Quartet

The Sinta Quartet is an American saxophone quartet, founded at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in November 2010. ^{[1] [2]} All members of the quartet studied with the group's namesake, University of Michigan Professor of Saxophone Donald Sinta. ^{[3] [4]} The group's members are: ^[5]

• Dan Graser - soprano saxophone
• Zachary Stern - alto saxophone
• Joseph Girard - tenor saxophone
• Danny Hawthorne-Foss - baritone saxophone

Sinta Quartet are currently managed by General Arts Touring. ^[6]

Awards and recognition

• 1st Prize of the 2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition. ^[7]
• Alice Coleman Grand Prize of the 2013 Coleman Chamber Music Competition. ^{[8] [9]}
• 1st Prize of the 2013 Concert Artists Guild Competition. ^{[10] [11]}
• 1st Prize for Winds of the 2017 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition. ^[12]
• Gold Medal at the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Recordings

• "Collider Archived 29 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine " Released 6/9/2019 on Concert Artists Guild Records. ^{[16] [17] [18]}
• "Ex Machina" Release Date 2/28/2020 on Bright Shiny Things. ^[19]
• "Sinta Quartet Plays Beethoven" Released 12/15/2023 on Bright Shiny Things. ^[20]

References

1. "Donald Sinta Quartet". New Music USA. Retrieved 1 January 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Donald Sinta Quartet". Centerstage. Retrieved 1 January 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
3. "Donald Sinta Quartet a tribute to greatness". Journal & Courier. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
4. "Student News - Michigan Muse - UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance". smtd.umich.edu. Retrieved 15 August 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
5. "U-M born Donald Sinta Quartet wins Concert Artists Guild competition". MLive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
6. "General Arts Touring". genarts. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
7. CodeHunk. "2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition | David Biedenbender". www.davidbiedenbender.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
8. "A Brief History of the Coleman Concerts | Coleman Chamber Music Association". www.colemanchambermusic.org. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
9. "'Then and Now' with the Donald Sinta Quartet". The River Reporter. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2019.^{[ dead link ]}
10. "U-M born Donald Sinta Quartet wins Concert Artists Guild competition". MLive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
11. "Quartet wins management contract". www.grbj.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
12. "M-PRIZE". M-PRIZE. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
13. "Congratulations to the Winners of the 2018 Fischoff Competition - Fischoff". www.fischoff.org. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
14. "Fischoff 2018 winners". 13 May 2018.
15. 2018-05-14T14:42:00+01:00. "Callisto Quartet wins Fischoff Chamber Music Competition". The Strad. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
16. "Collider". Concert Artists Guild. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
17. "COLLIDER | Donald Sinta Quartet". donald-sinta-quartet. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
18. Collider by Donald Sinta Quartet , retrieved 29 July 2019
19. "Bright Shiny Things". Bright Shiny Things. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
20. "Bright Shiny Things". Bright Shiny Things. Retrieved 30 December 2023.