The Sinta Quartet is an American saxophone quartet, founded at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in November 2010. All members of the quartet studied with the group's namesake, University of Michigan Professor of Saxophone Donald Sinta. The group's members are:
Dan Graser - soprano saxophone
Zachary Stern - alto saxophone
Joseph Girard - tenor saxophone
Danny Hawthorne-Foss - baritone saxophone
Sinta Quartet are currently managed by General Arts Touring.
Awards and recognition
1st Prize of the 2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition. Alice Coleman Grand Prize of the 2013 Coleman Chamber Music Competition. 1st Prize of the 2013 Concert Artists Guild Competition. 1st Prize for Winds of the 2017 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition. Gold Medal at the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
Recordings
"Collider" Released 6/9/2019 on Concert Artists Guild Records. "Ex Machina" Release Date 2/28/2020 on Bright Shiny Things.