Levi Whitworth composed 'Saxophone Quartet No.1' especially for RSQ. It will debut in the Fringe concert, 'Sax to the Max'.
A drummer since the age of five, Levi Whitworth spent his Primary School years on Kangaroo Island learning the Drum Kit from a French Horn player. In grade 7, he was accepted into the Festival Orchestra, and was so eager to play, that he regularly caught a plane to Adelaide in order to attend rehearsals at Darlington Primary school, and Performances at the Festival Theatre.
He then flew to the mainland permanently to study at Brighton Secondary School, where he learned Percussion, Piano, Electric Bass, and Saxophone. During his time at Brighton, he played in as many ensembles as possible, and eventually finished year twelve with a score of 100% in Ensemble Performance, and 98% in Solo Performance.
He went on to spend some time drumming in a rock group, before joining the Banding community via the Holdfast Bay Concert Band. Since then, he has moved on to the Unley Concert Band as well as K&N Spring Gully Brass - both of which he currently attends as Principal Percussionist and Section leader.
Though he began writing songs at an early age, it was not until the State Band Championships in 2012 that his writing was publicly performed. He placed second in the Open Percussion Solos with his performance of Indefinite Pitch - a piece he had written for Solo Bass Drum with a Piano Accompaniment.
The RSQ’s debut of Saxophone Quartet No. 1 marks the second occasion on which one of his pieces has been performed publicly, and the first on which he has not been performing his own work.
To buy tickets to 'Sax to the Max', click here.
A drummer since the age of five, Levi Whitworth spent his Primary School years on Kangaroo Island learning the Drum Kit from a French Horn player. In grade 7, he was accepted into the Festival Orchestra, and was so eager to play, that he regularly caught a plane to Adelaide in order to attend rehearsals at Darlington Primary school, and Performances at the Festival Theatre.
He then flew to the mainland permanently to study at Brighton Secondary School, where he learned Percussion, Piano, Electric Bass, and Saxophone. During his time at Brighton, he played in as many ensembles as possible, and eventually finished year twelve with a score of 100% in Ensemble Performance, and 98% in Solo Performance.
He went on to spend some time drumming in a rock group, before joining the Banding community via the Holdfast Bay Concert Band. Since then, he has moved on to the Unley Concert Band as well as K&N Spring Gully Brass - both of which he currently attends as Principal Percussionist and Section leader.
Though he began writing songs at an early age, it was not until the State Band Championships in 2012 that his writing was publicly performed. He placed second in the Open Percussion Solos with his performance of Indefinite Pitch - a piece he had written for Solo Bass Drum with a Piano Accompaniment.
The RSQ’s debut of Saxophone Quartet No. 1 marks the second occasion on which one of his pieces has been performed publicly, and the first on which he has not been performing his own work.
To buy tickets to 'Sax to the Max', click here.