Plural Sax is a flexible saxophone ensemble featuring eight or more saxes from sopranino down to bass. Formed in Oxford in 1999 the group also includes players from earlier ensembles in Cambridge, and friends we have collected along the way. A common link through all of these groups was our bass sax player, Peter Guthrie, who provided many of our arrangements. Read more about Peter and his music.
Most of our music is freely available for you to download and use. Take a look at our repertoire for details and downloads of more than 100 arrangements.
Recent news & updates:
- (July 24) Two transcriptions of romantic masterpieces ideal for opening a concert half in dramatic style: Verdi's epic fanfare The Trumpet Will Send Its Wondrous Sound from his Requiem, and the opening part of Wagner's ever popular prelude to act three of The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries.
- (May'24) We continue to add to our collection of arrangements for full saxophone choir with this favourite from Holst: Jig from the St. Paul's Suite.
- (March'24) Based on an 1864 original score provided by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France we present two transcriptions of one of the very first solo pieces for baritone saxophone: Jean-Baptiste Singelee's "Septième Solo de Concert" with either piano or sax ensemble accompaniment.
- (February'24) With a joyful tune that gets firmly stuck in your head, Grieg's Wedding Day at Troldhaugen is a short and entertaining piece for either sax quartet or full saxophone choir.
- (February'24) All the saxes get their chance to revel in Saint-Saën's Bacchanale in this arrangement for up to 15 saxes.
- (January'24) A time for reflection with Eric Whitacre's haunting Sleep.
