Maat Saxophone Quartet

Name: Maat Saxophone Quartet
Start: 2026-09-26T14:45:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-26T14:45:00+02:00
Location: Dordrecht, Kloostertuin

took place · 26 Sep 2026

Dordrecht, Kloostertuin, Dordrecht

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Maat Saxophone Quartet performs on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 11:30 in the Kloostertuin in Dordrecht. This is one of seven Dutch dates on the ensemble's tour. The Kloostertuin is an atmospheric outdoor garden where the concert takes place, offering a distinctive setting for live music. The quartet plays saxophone music in an intimate open-air environment, setting this morning performance apart from the other dates scheduled across Dordrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch.

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About: Maat Saxophone Quartet

Four Portuguese musicians pushing the boundaries of the classical saxophone quartet from their Amsterdam base - from medieval sounds to fado and brand-new commissions. As ECHO Rising Stars 2025/26, they are performing at Europe's leading concert halls this season.

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2025/26
Maat tours in the 2025/26 season as ECHO Rising Star through Europe, nominated by the Philharmonie de Paris, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Casa da Música.
2025/26
The quartet brings the virtual opera Metamorphosis internationally this season and goes on tour in Brazil.
2025/26
A new work by Johan de Meij for saxophone quartet and concert band has its world premiere, and Maat creates a new children's production together with the Philharmonie Luxembourg.

Tour

HamburgCologneParisBirminghamGatesheadAmsterdamReykjavikLisbonPortoLuxembourgBadajozChengduNederhorst den Berg

Tracks

CiudadesDebut album (2020, 7 Mountain Records); described by De Luister as 'devilishly good and heavenly catchy'

RenascerSecond album (2023); combines traditional fado with contemporary music, with Portuguese guitarist António Carlos Costa

No one is too smallThird album (2024); six composers on climate change, combined with light installations and theater

BlackbirdECHO Rising Stars program 2025/26; nine centuries of music by female composers, from Hildegard von Bingen to Nina Simone

Ciudades: SarajevoSingle (2025), expansion of the debut album

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