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Congratulations to the Harmonia Saxophone Quartet and Nathan Bogert for advancing into the final round of the MTNA national competitions!
Our Midwest Clinic performance CD is now available for purchase through The Midwest Clinic CD Store or Mark Custom Recordings
2010
Thursday December 16th, 2010 4:00p.m. W190, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
The 64th Midwest International Clinic
University of Iowa Saxophone Ensemble
Kenneth Tse, conductor
Stephen Page (DMA) has advanced into the semi-final round at the Fifth Dinant International Saxophone Competition. He is one of 18 people selected out of 164 contestants from around the world. Congratulations, Stephen! Watch his live performance here: Stephen Page
Here is Nathan Bogert's (MA) first round live performance: Nathan Bogert
UI saxophone students achieve unprecedented success in competitions
The University of Iowa Saxophone Studio has good reason to celebrate. And it's not just the end of classes. This year, UI saxophone students achieved unprecedented success at three different competitions throughout the U.S.
Most recently, the Axius Quartet, a student saxophone ensemble in the University of Iowa School of Music, won the silver medal in the Senior Wind Division of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, America's most prestigious competition for chamber music ensembles. The final competition was May 9 at Notre Dame University.
The members of the quartet -- Stephen Page, Colin Young, Ryan Smith and Nathan Bogert -- are students of Kenneth Tse, a faculty member in the School of Music and vice president of the Comite International de Saxophone.
Founded in 1973, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition has grown to become the largest chamber music competition in the world, and one of the most prestigious classical music prizes.
Axius, one of 48 ensembles from around the world invited to the Fischoff Competition, was also the national winner at the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, and second-prize winner in the Quartet Competition of the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference.Also at the NASA conference, UI doctoral student Stephen Page won first prize and master's student Nathan Bogert won second prize in the classical solo competition. Tse's students won three of the top four awards in the conference's classical competition, a first in the history of the conference.
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