Saxophone Studio

Recent Activities

Louis tackles Fisher Tull's Colloquy for saxophone and percussion

Mark plays the Old Castle solo in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

Ben marches down Beale Street with the Cyclone Marching Band

Mark fires off jazz licks for a theater production of Music for an Outdoor Festival and Concertino da Camera and A Streetcar Named Desire

Mark interprets Scaramouche and Slap Me! by Darius Milhaud with the ISU Wind Quintet

Mark and Nathan wrestle through Slap Me! by Barry Cockroft

Nathan rocks out on a tune by Florence and The Machine

Louis and Brandon play an interactive music game as artists-in-the-schools

Brandon, Jill, Louis and Mark humbly demonstrate chamber music techniques

Kyle, Mark and Nathan open for Bruce Springsteen at Hilton Coliseum

with Dr. Kris Bryden, after playing her piece Rotations at the Iowa Composers Forum

Brandon, Jill, Louis and Mark play a world premiere at the Opus Central Cafe

Matt plays music for an outdoor festival by Robert Aldridge

Nathan strikes a pose with the Cyclone Marching Band

Cy tries to play Nathan's horn with the ISU Pep Band

Matt plays Tableaux De Provence for the Cyclone Honor Band

Ben plays Brillance by Gotkovsky in a master class with Matt Sintchak

Decked out in salt mine tour garb in Salzburg

Matt plays Phoenix by Ryo Noda. Japanese narration by Michiyo

The whole studio & rhythm section, after playing Supersax charts

Live radio performance of Quartet #1 by Bob Mintzer

Behind the scenes...

Alexa plays Trio for flute, saxophone, & piano by Russell Peterson

Matt plays Concertino da camera with the ISU Symphony Orchestra

Playing The Six Brown Brothers charts with bass saxophonist Paul Lindemeyer

Playing in front of the Golden Roof, Innsbruck '11

With Denise Knaack, after playing her piece Making Widgets for the Iowa Composers Forum Festival

Our saxophone students have received scholarships, appeared on youtube, soloed with orchestras, played gigs that paid, taught private lessons, opened for national jazz acts, worked with composers, marched in Yankee Stadium, attended major festivals, done pit work for musicals, traveled Europe, recorded with Simon Estes, advanced to graduate school, won teaching jobs, and most importantly - GRADUATED!!!

Members

Brandon	Hometown: Ames, IA Status: Sophomore - B.A. Music, B.A. Journalism My favorite action hero is ... Arnold Schwarzenegger The coolest Olympic event is ... bobsledding The television show I drop everything for is ... Breaking Bad The best place to eat on campus is definitely ... my apartment My pets were/are named ... Kaba
Mark	Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA Status: Senior, B.M. Music Performance, minor Landscape Architecture My favorite action hero is ... Keanu Reeves The coolest Olympic event is ... the trampoline The television show I drop everything for is ... River Monsters The best place to eat on campus is definitely ... Fighting Burrito My pets were/are named ... Gunner, Bella
Nathan	Hometown: Davenport, IA (reppin' the East Coast, y'all) Status: Senior - B.M. Music Education My favorite action hero is ... Arnold Schwarzenegger The coolest Olympic event is ... American dominance The television show I drop everything for is ... Lost & Cyclone Sports The best place to eat on campus is definitely ... Thai Kitchen My pets were/are named ... n/a
Louis	Hometown: Ames, IA Status: Freshman - B.M. Music Education, minor Music Technology My favorite action hero is ... Duane "The Rock" Johnson The coolest Olympic event is ... cross country skiing with guns The television show I drop everything for is ... Prison Break The best place to eat on campus is definitely ... Stomping Grounds My pets were/are named ... Tinkerbell
Jill	Hometown: Homestead, IA Status: Freshman - B.M. Music Education, minor Animal Science My favorite action hero is ... Robert Downey Jr. The coolest Olympic event is ... swimming The television show I drop everything for is ... Big Band Theory The best place to eat on campus is definitely ... Panda Express My pets were/are named ... Sandy, Arrow, Fonzie, Missin
Ben	Hometown: Hartland, WI Status: Freshman - B.A. Music, B.A. History My favorite action hero is ... Harrison Ford The coolest Olympic event is ... Curling The television show I drop everything for is ... Seinfeld The best place to eat on campus is definitely ... UDCC My pets were/are named ... Lizzie
Mike	Hometown: Creston, IA Status: Saxophone Teacher Guy My favorite action hero is ... MacGruber The coolest Olympic event is ... the Usain Bolt events The television show I drop everything for is ... Family Feud The best place to eat on campus is definitely ... Little Taipei My pets were/are named ... Kareem, Abdul, Jabbar