Premiere Classical Saxophone Players

1. Premiere Classical Saxophone Players Andrew Elliott’s High School Sax Studio

2. Donald Sinta • Donald Sinta was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 16th, 1937 • It was his father that made Sinta pick up an instrument at age 8, of which he gave Donald the choice of either saxophone or clarinet.

3. Early Saxophone Years • Sinta joined the All-City Boys Band in Detroit, at age 9 • At 12, he played on a public music school program, which was aired on the radio in 1949. • He would later study under Larry Teal the Professor of Saxophone and the University of Michigan seen on the left

4. Awards • Sinta was awarded the Arthur Thurnau Professorship, an award for outstanding instruction at the undergraduate level • The award is quite an accomplish and is given to a handful of professors at the University of Michigan each year

5. Recordings • He can be heard on William Walton’s Facade with the Lincoln Center Chamber Players • George Crumb’s Quest with Speculum Musicale of New York City • And his recording of American Music for the Saxophone

6. Career • In 1969 he was the first elected chair of the World Saxophone Congress

7. Career-continued • He is the director of the All-State Program at Interlochen and the Michigan Youth Ensembles Program • He served on the faculties of the Hartt School of Music and Ithaca • Currently he teaches at The University of Michigan, where he has been employed since replacing Larry Teal in 1974

8. Fred Hemke • A Native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin he first studied at Wisconsin State College-Milwaukee where he received a degree in music education in 1953 • In 1955 he studied under Marcel Mule • Finally in 1975 he received a doctoral degree in music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

9. Awards • In 1956 Hemke was the first American to receive the Premiere Prix du Saxophone at the Paris Conservatory • He has received the Kappa Kappa Psi “Distinguished Service to Music” award

10. Recordings and Publications • Hemke has been featured in many recordings, his solo works include The American Saxophone, Music for Tenor Saxophone, and Simple Gifts • He has also published a book entitled The Early History of the Saxophone, but is probably most know for his reeds

11. Career • Hemke has been the Professor of Saxophone and Northwestern University since 1962 • He is also an artist-clinician for the Selmer company, a well know producer of saxophones

12. Eugene Rousseau • Born in 1932 Eugene is an American Saxophonist who mainly plays the alto and Soprano Saxophones • He studied with Marcel Mule at the Paris Conservatory in 1962

13. Musical Works Written for Rousseau • Partita by Juan Orrego-Salas • Sonata for alto saxophone and piano by Jindrich Feld • Concerto for saxophones and orchestra by • Solo by Bernhard Heiden (which is playing) • Fantasia Concertante for alto saxophone and winds by Bernhard Heiden • Hear Again in Memory by Frederick Fox • Skyscrapings for alto saxophone and piano by Don Freund

14. Publications • He has written a book entitled Marcel Mule: His Life and the Saxophone • He has recorded a video called Steps to Excellence • Is most know for his Rousseau mouthpieces

15. Career • Taught at the University of Indiana for 36 years, where he taught Rich Shanklin the current professor of saxophone at The University of Akron • Rousseau is currently the Professor of Saxophone at the University of Minnesota • Rousseau is also a consultant for the Yamaha corporation

16. References • http://en.wikipedia.org • The audio Library of Richard L. Shanklin