Awea Duo produces unique music with flute and saxophone

SEELEY LAKE – From the first piece they played at the Oct. 21 concert sponsored by Alpine Artisans' 2 Valleys Stage, the Awea Duo made it known theirs was not going to be a typical classical music concert. Jennifer Brimson Cooper played the flute and Masahito Sugihara played the saxophone – not a typical duo combination to begin with. In addition, they played Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor," one of the most famous works composed for – pipe organ! Think Bela Lugosi, Dracula, and the organ music popping up in a host of other late-night horror shows.

During the concert's intermission, audie...