Devoted
to exploring and furthering the intersections of music
and technology, Eric Honour's work as a saxophonist and
composer has been featured in numerous international
conferences and festivals like ICMC, Spark, FEMF, BEAF,
EMM, and others. A member of the Athens Saxophone
Quartet, he performs regularly in Europe and the United
States, and has presented lectures and masterclasses at
many leading institutions in North America and Europe.Honour’s solo recording, Phantasm, was released by Ravello Records in 2011 and is available on iTunes and all other major internet retailers. The album features eleven extraordinary works for saxophone and computer by such world-renowned composers as Karlheinz Essl, Luigi Ceccarelli, Lou Bunk, and others.
Honour’s music has been described as “fast, frenetic, and fiendishly difficult” and performed around the world by such notable artists as Quintet Attacca, Winston Choi, the Thelema Trio, and Quartetto Musicattuale. His work as a composer has been recognized in many competitions, published by Roncorp, and recorded on the Capstone, Ravello, and Innova labels. Professor of music and director of the Center for Music Technology at the University of Central Missouri, his work as an audio engineer and producer appears on the Innova, Centaur, Ravello, Irritable Hedgehog, Orpheus Classical Music, Everview, North Star Appli, and E.M.E. Action labels, as well as on numerous independent releases.
