Andromeda Sax Quartet is an Australian chamber ensemble founded on Gadigal land. Described as a “masterclass in ensemble finesse” (Limelight)

In 2025, Andromeda were the Australian Festival of Chamber Music’s Fellowship Ensemble, invited to return following their performance in the festival’s 2024 Pathways Program. As fellows, Andromeda made their mainstage debut and performed a two-week tour of North Queensland.

In November 2025, the ensemble will make their concerto debut with the North Shore Wind Symphony, performing Viet Cuong’s Second Nature.

Since their foundation in 2022, Andromeda have built a reputation for excellence and enthusiasm. In 2023, Andromeda were winners of the prestigious Henderson Scholarship, enabling them to travel to the European University of Saxophone in Gap, France, where they received mentorship from some of the world’s most renowned saxophonists. They have been featured artists in Dots+Loops 2023 PLAYBACK Festival, Brisbane, curating a set that involved several Australian premieres.

Andromeda were the first ensemble to perform at the Sydney Botanic Gardens Amphitheatre, and have enjoyed numerous performances across Australia, including at the University of Sydney, NSW Parliament, and both the Wollemi Chamber Society (Sydney) and Finch St Concerts (Melbourne) chamber seasons.

  • Paige Gullifer, soprano saxophone

    Paige is a musician, writer, and musicologist with First Class degrees from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and University College Dublin. She was a recipient of the Henderson Chamber Music Fund, University of Sydney Global Mobility Scholarship and a Global Excellence Scholarship. Paige adores both chamber music and writing, and has spent her emerging career juggling these two passions. As writer, she is a pre-concert speaker for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and writes program notes for Australia's major symphony orchestras. As a saxophonist, she has performed with the Sydney and Australian Youth Orchestras and enjoys a vibrant freelance career across Sydney.

  • Ryan Piccione, alto saxophone

    Ryan graduated with First Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Heralding from Merimbula, music accessibility and education are a key part of his mission. Ryan has been awarded the Kirkpix scholarship and has been involved in the Merimbula Jazz Festival, Four Winds Youth and Easter Festivals as well as performing with the Sydney Youth Orchestra.

  • Henry Docker, tenor saxophone

    Henry holds a First Class Honours degree from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He was the winner of the 2025 Sydney Conservatorium Concerto Competition, and will perform as soloist in the conservatorium’s 2026 season. Henry has toured internationally with the Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony and Saxophone Orchestra. In 2023 he also attended the European University of Saxophone in Gap, where he worked with esteemed saxophonists Vincent David and Claude Delangle. Henry is an advocate for contemporary music, and has workshopped and performed the music of numerous emerging Australian composers.

  • Samuel Dong, baritone saxophone

    Sam is a saxophonist, woodwind doubler, and educator. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Samuel has been involved in a wide variety of projects across Australia. Passionate about performing new music with a focus on chamber music, Samuel has collaborated with an eclectic range of groups and musical styles. These have included the NSW Police Band, Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra, Cedar Quartet, Olinda Quartet, Sydney Saxophone Collective, The Australian War Memorial Diggers Requiem, and he has recorded two studio albums with experimental rock band ‘Eunuchs’. Samuel is also a woodwind specialist, having been part of a variety of musical shows including: Company, Spamalot, Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd and Chicago.

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