Colombian Saxophone Quartet SIGMA Project Debuts Compelling New Album of Contemporary Works
Bogotá,Colombia – November 2025 - The SIGMA Project saxophone quartet has released a striking new album,”New Colombian Music for Saxophone Quartet” (Mode 353,★★★★),showcasing commissioned works by three leading Colombian composers. The album marks a significant deepening of the quartet’s relationship with Colombia, which began with a 2018 Latin American tour.
The collection features premieres from Juan Antonio Cuéllar, Carolina Noguera, and Rodolfo Acosta, highlighting the stylistic diversity of Colombia’s contemporary music scene. Cuéllar’s energetic Four artifices (2025) expertly utilizes the saxophone’s capabilities, prompting reviewer Débora Ñancupil Troncoso to recall Hector Berlioz’s description of the instrument possessing “the most gorgeous of all brass voices.” Noguera’s Chants of chance (2025) draws on the composer’s Cali roots, creating evocative soundscapes through intricate rhythmic patterns. Acosta’s asking for water,they brought firewood (2025) offers a uniquely fragmented and exploratory listening experience.
While acknowledging a slight need for improved dynamic balance between registers, Troncoso praises the quartet’s performance as “full of strength and expressiveness,” reflecting over a decade of collaborative experience. The album, she writes, demonstrates SIGMA’s continued commitment to risk-taking and sonic exploration, offering both a retrospective view of their artistic journey and a tantalizing glimpse of future possibilities.
The SIGMA Project’s dedication to commissioning and performing new works solidifies their role as champions of contemporary music and strengthens cultural ties between colombia and the international music community.
