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The following are recommended links to use as references or resources: Professional saxophonists Doug Masek, saxophonist www.dougmasek.com Douglas Masek has been sought after by orchestras and concert series to perform concertos and solo recitals on stage throughout five continents. Gary Keller, saxophonist www.garykeller.net Gary Keller is perhaps best known as the professor of saxophone at the University of Miami, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1982. In addition to his teaching he maintains an active performance schedule and he has toured/recorded/performed with a wide diversity of jazz artists and ensembles including Woody Herman, Frank Sinatra, etc. Greg Banasazak, saxophonist www.gregbanaszak.com/ Greg Banaszak, one of today's leading saxophonists, has performed with orchestras and at concert halls throughout the world. He has appeared as concerto soloist and recitalist throughout the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, including the countries of France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Egypt, South Korea, The Dominican Republic and Japan. Composers Adrienne Albert www.adriennealbert.com A graduate of UCLA in music and the child of European trained professional violinists, Adrienne began studying the piano at age 4 and composition at 10. She had the good fortune to have had great teachers: for piano, Jacob Gimpel and Aube Tzerko in Los Angeles, Joanna Graudan at the Aspen Music School and early composition studies with Saul Kaplan and Leonard Stein. After enjoying a lengthy hiatus performing other peoples music, she returned to studying composition with Stephen Lucky Mosko at CalArts and orchestration with Albert Harris. Benjamin Boone www.benjaminboone.com Composer, educator and theorist Benjamin Boone was born in Statesville, NC in 1963; related to Daniel Boone; his father was a traveling glue salesman/furniture manufacturing trouble-shooter and his mother a homemaker and teacher; youngest of five sons; music career begun in grade-school when he wrote music for puppet shows; moved all over since; Fulbright Senior Specialist to the Republic of Moldova; recorded rhinoceros vocalizations in Zimbabwe; compositions performed all over the world and on numerous CDs; award-winning teacher; was a Music Manager in New York; played sax all over the U.S.A. and Europe; loves to ski, compose, learn, read, teach and play with his wife and kids; teaches theory and composition at California State University, Fresno; loves "30 Rock, "The Thomas Jefferson Hour" and the principles of the Enlightenment. Kenneth Froelich www.kennethfroelich.com Kenneth D. Froelich (b.1977) was born in Chester, PA and raised in San Diego, CA. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California, and both his Master of Music degree Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University. His principal composition teachers include Claude Baker, Don Freund, Sven-David Sandström, Eugene O'Brien, and Donald Crocket. Kenneth has received several national awards and recognitions for his compositions from ASCAP, the National Association of Composers/USA, the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (in conjunction with MTNA), the New York Youth Symphony, the American Composers Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Society of Composers, Inc., and IDEAS (Interactive Digital Environments Arts and Storytelling). Mark Carlson, composer www.markcarlsonmusic.com Composer Mark Carlson's lyrical, emotionally powerful, and stylistically unique music has earned him the admiration of audiences and musicians throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. A versatile composer, his nearly 80 works include art songs, chamber music, choral music, concertos and other large ensemble works, and songs for musical theater. Publishers Dorn Publications, Inc. www.dornpub.com Dorn Publications, Inc. publishes Saxophone Journal and Jazz Player magazines and sells saxophone sheet music and books, saxophone teaching videos, saxophone performance videos, classical saxophone recordings, etc. Affiliates Centaur Records www.centaurrecords.com/ Founded in 1976, Centaur is one of the oldest and largest independent classical labels in the U.S. Centaur recordings are available in major markets throughout the world.
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