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The Fairer Sax

on BBC Two England

Definition of the saxophone: 'An ill wind that nobody blows good.'
Definition of a gentleman: 'Someone who can play the saxophone but doesn't.' Armed with an array of stunning visual imagery and the music of four centuries, four young lady saxophonists ride to the rescue of the instrument.
Anne-Louise Lane (soprano) Gabrielle Lane (alto) Karen Street (tenor)
Beverley Calland (baritone) play 16th-century madrigals, a Bach fugue, rags by Joplin and Debussy, Gershwin evergreens, jazz quartets by John Gardner , Graham Lyons and Pierre Max Dubois. Lighting TEDDY WILLIAMS Sound PETER ROSE
Video editor NIGEL PERRY Producer TONY STAVEACRE Director KEITH CHEETHAM BBC Bristol

Contributors

Soprano:
Gabrielle Lane
Unknown:
John Gardner
Unknown:
Graham Lyons
Unknown:
Pierre Max Dubois.
Unknown:
Teddy Williams
Unknown:
Peter Rose
Editor:
Nigel Perry
Producer:
Tony Staveacre
Director:
Keith Cheetham

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