POST-HASTE REED DUO

There aren’t many saxophone and bassoon duos. We first met as students at Louisiana State University. After graduating and losing touch for a few years, the magic of social media and LSU sports brought us together first as friends, then as musical colleagues. When we remembered watching our teachers perform together on one particular concert, we were inspired by our non-traditional combination of instruments to perform together. Frustrated by the lack of existing works for our ensemble, we began to arrange existing pieces, and also turned to our composer friends and colleagues and challenged them to write new works for the newly formed Post-Haste Reed Duo.

Our mission is two-fold: to increase the amount of quality chamber music literature for saxophone and bassoon duo and to encourage young musicians to experiment performing in non-traditional chamber ensembles. We do this when we collaborate with composers towards new works for us that highlight the capabilities of our two instruments individually and together.

As you might imagine, there are still not many works for saxophone and bassoon duo. We strive to change that by commissioning composers from a wide range of musical styles and diverse backgrounds to build a new repertoire, which in turn will introduce a growing audience to the endless possibilities of new music.

This year, PHRD pays tribute to family, near and far whom are the inspiration for continued creative spirit.