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.::ABOUT Mr. Klock conceived the New England Saxophone Symposium at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1982, and thanks to support from Charles Bestor (Chair of the Department of Music and Dance) and Skip Hammond (Former owner of Gribbon's Music) the symposium was launched in the spring of 1983. The result of the symposium's first year success is that it became an annual event, and this May Mr. Klock will host the 26th Annual Symposium. Right: Otis Murphy at 2003 NESS The day long festival is open to musicians of all ages, whether they be amateur or professional, and features world class guest soloists in the classical and jazz traditions, along with masterclasses, exhibits, and saxophone quartet performances by professional, college, and high school quartets. The following is a sampling of the guest artists that have been featured at the symposium: Donald Sinta, Frederick Hemke, Eugene Rousseau, Otis Murphy, Bob Mintzer, Ernie Watts, Dick Oatts, Jerry Bergonzi, Mark Vinci, and many others. Quartets featured include The Northern and Adelphi Saxophone Quartets from Great Britain, along with professional and college quartets from this country. Above: Mr. Klock and Donald Sinta at NESS 2002
Above: Jazz artist, Mark Vinci at 2005 Symposium PAST SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMS (Programs have been duplicated to the best of ability) 1985 3rd Annual 1987 5th Annual 1994 12th Annual 1995 13th Annual 1996 14th Annual 1997 15th Annual 1998 16th Annual 2000 18th Annual 2001 19th Annual 2003 21st Annual 2006 24th Annual 2008 26th Annual
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