{"id":168,"date":"2025-10-27T12:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:14:21","slug":"saxophone-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/saxophone-ensemble\/","title":{"rendered":"South Lanarkshire Schools Saxophone Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" data-attachment-id=\"816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/saxophone-ensemble\/cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,621\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cropped sax ensemble photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1-300x148.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1-1024x505.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1-1024x505.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20125531\/Cropped-sax-ensemble-photo-1.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-78598ff0e3657ac77c1704ff21d96b26\" id=\"paragraph_HKF5yyXH_T8\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">The newly formed South Lanarkshire Schools&#8217; Saxophone Ensemble, consisting of 25 talented young musicians, are the only local authority schools&#8217; saxophone ensemble in Scotland. The group rehearse each term, bringing together pupils from all South Lanarkshire learning communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-71176c0c0b609be4914019bdcd51d5b3\" id=\"paragraph_tXF5yy1I_T8\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">The ensemble has recently acquired a magnificent bass saxophone, the only one of its kind in the whole of Scotland. This rare instrument is adds a rich, warm depth to the ensemble\u2019s sound while inspiring young musicians to learn more about the saxophone family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-c8085adca26a345e36cc954e38513438\" id=\"paragraph_4RF5yynH_T8\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">The South Lanarkshire Schools&#8217; Saxophone Ensemble were recently invited to play at the inaugural &#8216;We Make Music Conference&#8217; run in conjunction with the Music Education Partnership Group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-eb524166 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding: var(--wp--preset--spacing--40) var(--wp--preset--spacing--30) var(--wp--preset--spacing--40) var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newly formed South Lanarkshire Schools&#8217; Saxophone Ensemble, consisting of 25 talented young musicians, are the only local authority schools&#8217; saxophone ensemble in Scotland. 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