Iowa Saxophonists' Workshop taking debut tour to Hong Kong and Chengdu, China

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Iowa Saxophonists' Workshop
Iowa Saxophonists' Workshop

Iowa Saxophonists’ Workshop will soon embark on its debut tour to Hong Kong and Chengdu, China.

Iowa Saxophonists’ Workshop, directed by Music Professor Kenneth Tse, involves select students from the saxophone studio playing sopranino through bass saxophones. The ensemble performs music of a variety of styles and difficulties and at times accompanies guest soloists.

A public concert is given at the end of each school year. Besides local performances, the ensemble has also been featured at various regional and national conferences such as the Iowa Bandmasters Conference, North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference and the Midwest Clinic.

The members are also veterans in solo and chamber music and have garnered international recognition through competitions, recordings, and performances.

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Tour details:

July 15-21, 2016
Hong Kong International Saxophone Symposium July 17 concert July 21 concert

July 22-25, 2016
Sichuan Conservatory of Music master class and concert

ISW members:

Sopranino/Soprano:
John Cummins (DMA)
James Skretta (DMA)
Yi Chen (DMA)
Matt Mahaffey (DMA)

Alto:
Ryan Smith (DMA)
Elissa Kana (DMA)
Jose Barrientos (MA)
Beth King (MA)

Tenor:
Matt Kobberstad (MA)
Michael Davis (BM)
Eric Rierson (BM)

Baritone:
Hantao Li (DMA)
Dennis Kwok (BM)

Bass:
David Nicholson (BM)

Kenneth Tse, ISW’s director, is a professor in the School of Music, part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. 

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers about 70 majors across the humanities; fine, performing and literary arts; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines. About 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students study each year in the college’s 37 departments, led by faculty at the forefront of teaching and research in their disciplines. The college teaches all Iowa undergraduates through the college's general education program, CLAS CORE. About 80 percent of all Iowa undergraduates begin their academic journey in CLAS. The college confers about 60 percent of the university's bachelor's degrees each academic year.