Maat Saxophone Quartet is a Dutch/Portuguese ensemble based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They have won the most prestigious classical music competition in Portugal “Prémio Jovens Músicos” (2018), and are winners of the Dutch Classical Talent Award in 2022.
Since their debut, Maat has been interested in working on new music and collaborating with composers. The ensemble has more than 10 new pieces composed for them, by composers such as Nuno Lobo, Arnold Marinissen or Kaveh Vares. Maat also participates in NSKA - Dutch String Quartet Academy - where the ensemble edits the traditional string quartet repertoire under the direction of Marc Danel.
In April 2020 they released their first CD 'Ciudades'. According to Listen Magazine 'We can be brief about Maat's playing: promising, devilishly good and heavenly infectious in all works.' In the 2022/2023 season, Maat, together with AYA Dans theater company and choreographer Wies Bloemen, will produce the children's performance WILD 6+, with original compositions by the Iranian composer Kaveh Vares. In parallel, Maat is touring Austria with Jeunesse Musik Erleben as part of the Triolino production. In 2023, Maat will release their second CD Renascer with Portuguese guitarist António Carlos Costa, on traditional Fado music and contemporary music. In the 2023/2024 season, Maat will present their own production “No one is too small" on the theme of climate change. The music is fully commissioned and Maat collaborates with composer Camiel Jansen, director Hanneke Last and lighting designer Wilfred Loopstra.
Daniel Ferreira – sopraan saxofoon
Catarina Gomes – alt saxofoon
Pedro Silva – tenor saxofoon
Mafalda Oliveira – bariton saxofoon