(soft music) (lively jazz music) - [Announcer] This week on "Expressions," a classic concert featuring saxophonist James Noyes.

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(audience applauds) - Hello and welcome to "Expressions."

I'm your host, Adara Alston.

For tonight's episode, we feature saxophonist James Noyes in a concert originally recorded right here in the WSKG studios in 2011.

Noyes has taught at the Manhattan School of Music since 2001 and has shared the stage with entertainers ranging from Rosemary Clooney to The Doobie Brothers.

For this performance, James delighted the studio audience with a versatile set list that highlighted different versions of the saxophone.

(relaxing jazz music) (energetic jazz music) In fact, James will be playing a different saxophone in each of the three pieces you'll see in the next half hour.

(slow jazz music) We begin with a sonata written for alto saxophone by American composer Robert Muczynski.

(somber jazz music) (somber jazz music continues) (somber jazz music continues) (somber jazz music continues) (somber jazz music continues) (somber jazz music continues) (somber jazz music continues) (somber jazz music continues) (lively rhythmic jazz music) (lively rhythmic jazz music continues) (lively rhythmic jazz music continues) (lively rhythmic jazz music continues) (lively rhythmic jazz music continues) (lively rhythmic jazz music continues) (audience applauds) We'll be back with more from James Noyes shortly.

And a reminder that you can see even more of this concert by visiting wskg.org/expressions.

Now, please don't adjust your television sets or tablets for this next performance, as James is using the much smaller curved soprano saxophone for this selection from Composer Eric Nathan.

Here is "Imaginings," (tinkling piano music) (tinkling piano music continues) (whimsical jazz music) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (rhythmic piano music) (whimsical jazz music) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (whimsical jazz music continues) (soft piano music) (audience applauds) A lilting piano outro, courtesy of accompanist Beth Robin, ends that piece.

And we have one more selection from James Noyes coming right up.

To find out more about this talented musician, please visit his website at jamesnoyes.com.

For the next piece, James is moving to the tenor sax, performing a sonatina written by Marc-Antonio Consoli.

(playful jazz music) (playful jazz music continues) (gentle jazz music) (energetic jazz music) (energetic jazz music continues) (gentle jazz music) (energetic jazz music) (audience applauds) (energetic jazz music) (energetic jazz music continues) (gentle jazz music) (energetic jazz music) (energetic jazz music continues) (energetic jazz music continues) (gentle jazz music) (energetic jazz music) (energetic jazz music continues) (audience applauds) James Noyes, taking a well-deserved vow for a great performance here on "Expressions."

Don't forget, you can see more of this classic concert by visiting wskg.org/expressions.

That is all the time we have for this week's episode.

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This is Adara Alston.

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