UMich Sax Studio

This summer in Ann Arbor! Application information and more details soon! #ASA #saxophone #collegestudy #summer 🎷

10 years ago today! A dream come true, and epic collaboration with @HellTweet John Adams and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra @sydsymph! 43 performances and counting… @Boosey @SydOperaHouse #Anniversary #SaxophoneConcerto 🎷

This was a fun show at Middlebury College back in February! Volume 1 of Project Encore out now on @RecordsNeuma. #ProjectEncore #composers #newmusic ▶️youtu.be/lDhWis9OWLo

We welcome our incoming class of #gobluesaxes to @umichsmtd for Fall 2023! (L-R) 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻 - IL 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 - MI 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗫𝘂- Toronto, CANADA 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮 - TX/MEXICO 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗷𝗹𝗼 - IL 𝗡𝗼𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 - MO

Congratulations to the Cerus Quartet who were awarded the Silver Medal in the Senior Wind Division at this past weekend's 2023 @Fischoff Competition Additionally, congratulations to the Chiral Quartet who also advanced to the quarterfinals. #umicharts @UMichSax

Check out our students and faculty in action at the 43rd United States Navy Band Saxophone Symposium at George Mason University this weekend! Full schedule here: navyband.navy.mil/saxophone/sche…

First studio outing of 2023 following Dr. McAllister’s Glazunov with the @DetroitSymphony in Plymouth! 🍕🎷 #GoBlueSaxes #NewYear #Family

Congrats to @UMichSax members & alumni. The program had a historic showing @ the @naumburgfound Saxophone Competition! Valentin Kovalev (co-1st prize) Chance Stine (2nd prize) DMA student Walt Puyear (finalist/honorarium) 📸 Brian Hatton #umicharts #umichsmtd @michiganalumni

#gobluesaxes and alums at @naumburgfound! #NYC Bravo to semi-finalists Chad Lilley (BM’19) and Maria Torres-Melgares (MM’22); Finalist/Honorarium Awardee Walter Puyear (MM’21, current DMA); 2nd Prize winner Chance Stine (BM’19) and Co-First Prize winner Valentin Kovalev (MM’22)!

This weekend, @DPTVOneDetroit featured @UMichSax's Valentin Kovalev, who organized a benefit concert for Ukraine, along with SMTD students & faculty. The episode also features @909WRCJ's Cecelia Sharpe talking w/ Prof. Marion Hayden #umicharts #umichsmtd myumi.ch/XV7Gp

We welcome our newest members to our #gobluesaxes studio for Fall 2022! DMA - Walt Puyear (MM,@umichsmtd; BM, @UMKCCons) MM - Matt Dardick (BM,@BienenSchoolNU) Nick Napier (BM,@TCNJ) Leo Schlaifer (BM,@BienenSchoolNU) BM - Josh Elwood, MI Jonah Kulick, NY Lauren Troutman, IA

Tomorrow night, April 19th, 8pm west coast time, will be the broadcast of the world premiere performance of John Corigliano’s “Triathlon” with Giancarlo Guerrero and the San Francisco Symphony. kdfc.com/radio/programs…

A special exchange following today’s world premiere. A moment and performance I’ll cherish the rest of my life. @SFSymphony #corigliano #triathlon

The @SFC_Datebook talked w/ Prof. @McAllisterSax in the lead-up to his performance with the @SFSymphony for the 🌍 premiere of John Corigliano’s “Triathlon,” which calls for McAllister to play 3 different forms of the sax. #umicharts #umichsmtd @UMichSax myumi.ch/bRrPb

Breaking: Junior ROBERTO CAMPA, winner of the MI state round and East Central Divisions of the MTNA @MTNA1 Woodwind Young Artist Competition has been named Second Place in the National Finals! #gobluesaxes @umichsmtd @umichARTS 🎷〽️

@griffincandey @umichsmtd And we’re all the better for it! Love, #gobluesaxes

it took me . . . exactly zero seconds at @umichsmtd to become lovingly indoctrinated into saxophones (@umichsax ❤️)

snap from recording a new piece yesterday with @McAllisterSax @davebied, and Liz Ames be on the lookout for their Project Encore (y’all: it’s going to rattle your dang brains, no joke ❤️🎷)

If you’re an alum/supporter of our students, please consider year-end, tax-deductible contributions to our “Don & Sue Sinta Endowed Scholarship,” “The Laurence L. Teal Award,” or “Saxophone Studio Enrichment Fund.” Write in a gift to any of these here: leadersandbest.umich.edu/find/#!/give/b…

Junior ROBERTO CAMPA has been named Winner of the MI @MTNA1 Young Artist Woodwind Competition! Bravo to Roberto & all the OUTSTANDING entrants, including Honorable Mentions to fellow studio mates Jason Frazier (Sr), Philip Kleutgens (Sr), and Samuel Dishon (Soph)! #gobluesaxes