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WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST SAXOPHONE WEBSITE Located in the beautiful and historic Pioneer Valley, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the state’s flagship university. Among the many outstanding fields of study offered at the university, the prestigious reputation of the Department of Music and Dance, and in particular the Saxophone Studio, draws students from all across the country and abroad. Graduates of the Saxophone Class have distinguished themselves both in the classical and jazz idioms. Please feel free to contact Professor Klock if you have further questions. Thank you for visiting. For more information, please visit the website for the Department of Music at UMASS Amherst
2012-13 University of Massachusetts Saxophone Class
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.::IN THE PRESS View pictures and news of past Saxophone Class activities in News Archive Professor Klock will be hosting Professor Carrie Koffman of the Hartt School of Music for a Guest Recital and Masterclass. The Masterclass will be in Room 44 at 1:10 p.m. on January 31st, and her recital will be in Bezanson Recital Hall at 8 p.m. on February 1st. Please come!
The 31st Annual New England Saxophone Symposium will be April 20, 2013. Tim McAllister, Professor of Saxophone at Northwestern University will be one of our guest artists. Click the following links for pictures from recent the World Saxophone Congress in St. Andrews, Scotland where Professor Klock played three performances, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst Saxophone Quartet played a recital, plus pictures from Claude Delangle's guest recital and materclass this past February: World Saxophone Congress, St. Andrews Scotland Click the following links for pictures of past New England Saxophone Symposiums at the University of Massachusetts Amherst: 30th New England Saxophone Symposium 29th ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND SAXOPHONE SYMPOSIUM 28th Annual New England Symposium Check out Professor Klock's newest CD CONNECTIONS on Albany Records Troy 1182. All of the music is written for Baritone Saxophone and Piano, and written for Professor Klock or one of his students. The CD has received outstanding reviews in Fanfare Magazine and American Record Guide.
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.::ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to Erik Anundson (pictured above) for being named one of three winners for the 2013 University of Massachusetts Orchestra Concerto Competition. Erik will be playing the 1st movement of the Dubois Concerto. This is the third consecutive year that a Saxophonist has been one of the winners. Previous winners are Mat Schumer in 2011 playing the Debussy Rhapsody, and Jeff Soffer in 2012 playing the Glazounov Concerto. Congratulations also to the Sophomore Saxophone Quartet (pictured below), Erik Anundson, soprano, Benjamin Porter, alto, Tyler Appel, tenor, and Zachary Robarge, baritone for their selection as the Massachusetts representative for the Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Chamber Competition, and for placing second in the Eastern Regional. Congratulations also to the Eastman Quartet for being named the winner. If the Eastman Quartet can not represent the Eastern Division, Erik, Ben, Tyler, and Zach will represent the division.
Congratulations to Rodney Zuroeveste, recent member of the Saxophone Class as a graduate student, for being named the Saxophone Instructor at Boise State University.
Click here for 2011 Winter Quartet Tour pictures.
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