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THANK YOU to our Day One Musicians, the NOIR QUARTET for being at the Fifth Annual 10 Hour Bach Marathon at Union Station. Each year, we love seeing how the audience reacts to their performance and how great we all feel when we see/hear them play. ✨We are so lucky to have the Noir Quartet in Los Angeles. ⠀
Stay saxy, Noir! ❣️⠀
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VISIT: www.noirquartet.com⠀
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The Noir Quartet: ⠀
Lee Worley-Raby, soprano sax⠀
Steven Ragsdale, alto sax ⠀
Nicholas Casillas, tenor sax⠀
Cameron Domingues, baritone sax⠀
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THANK YOU to the talented audio engineer, Christian Amonson @theboywhoseessound for these photos.⠀
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Saxophonist, Nicholas Casillas returns for his 5th Bach Marathon with the fan favorite, Noir Saxophone Quartet! He will also peform solo for the first time this year. ⠀
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10 HOUR BACH MARATHON AT UNION STATION⠀
SAT March 16, 2019 ⠀
Noir Quartet 3pm Waiting Hall⠀
Nick’s solo set 11:30am East Portal ⠀
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FUN FACTS ABOUT NICK: ⠀
•His favorite ice cream flavor is Daiquiri ice. ⠀
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•He started on the family’s tenor saxophone at 10 but swicthed after couple months to the alto saxophone because it was as big as him when he sat down. He could could barely reach the keys with his right hand. He looks forward to playing both saxophones at the 2019 festival. ⠀
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•As an Audio Technician his latest recording of “ A Song for Planet Earth” by the West LA Children’s Choir was streamed live to the ISS (international Space Station) on Earth Day.⠀
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BIO:
Nicholas Casillas is a graduate of UCLA with Bachelor and Masters degrees in Music. Former teacher include Gary Foster, Douglas Masek, and Bill Martinez. Currently Mr. Casillas maintains a diverse living as an educator, performer, and audio technician. As an educator, he teaches woodwinds in individual and group settings at the middle and high school levels. As a performer, Mr. Casillas is an active member of The Swing Riots, The Allan Wasserman Jazz Ensemble, Una Noche- Latin Jazz, Noir Saxophone Quartet, and DuselForty58. As an advocate of new music he has collaborated with What’s Next, Definiens, as well as other composers premiering numerous compositions for the Saxophone. As an Audio Technician his latest recording of “ A Song for Planet Earth” by the West LA Children’s Choir was streamed live to the #ISS (international Space Station) on Earth Day.⠀
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