Christopher Creviston, Soprano Saxophone

Hailed as “one of the world’s top saxophone artists” (Audiophile Audition) with “the personality and fingers of a first- rate soloist” (American Record Guide), “subtle, perceptive phrasing, and flawless control of vibrato” (Fanfare Magazine), Yamaha Artist Christopher Creviston has been featured in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Paisley Park and the Apollo Theater.

As soloist and with the Capitol Quartet, Creviston has been showcased with outstanding ensembles across the U.S., including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and many others. As a recitalist and clinician, he concertizes globally with the Capitol Quartet, and in the Creviston Duo with pianist Hannah Creviston.

Creviston’s recent releases include the premiere recordings of the Soprano Saxophone Concerto by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Carter Pann (Jeffrey Meyer conducting the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra), and the Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Band by Pulitzer Prize Winner William Bolcom (Gary Hill conducting the Arizona State University Wind Orchestra).

The Creviston Duo’s recent releases include the CDs Phoenix Rising and Breaking, presenting works specifically commissioned (or co-commissioned) by the duo from recognized composers Stacy Garrop, Carter Pann, John Anthony Lennon, Mark Lanz Weiser, Katherine Hoover, John Fitz Rogers and Eric Mandat. These and several other of Creviston’s recordings can be found on Spotify and other digital media.

Now on the faculty at Arizona State University, Professor Creviston has held positions at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam), the Greenwich House of Arts (NYC), the University of Windsor (Canada), and the University of Michigan. Creviston is Past President of the North American Saxophone Alliance.

Joseph Lulloff, Alto Saxophone

Acclaimed internationally for his innovative style and musical virtuosity, Yamaha and Vandoren Performing Artist Joseph Lulloff enjoys a prolific career as both a performing saxophone artist and teacher. A recipient of the Concert Artists Guild Award, the Pro Musicis International Soloist Award, the Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award, and the Withrow Award for Excellence in Teaching from the MSU College of Music, Mr. Lulloff has been featured as guest soloist with numerous orchestras and wind bands both in the United States and abroad, including with the Cleveland, Minnesota, Grand Rapids, and Brevard Music Center Orchestra, the US Navy Band, the US Airforce Band, the Dallas Winds, the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, the Bayern Polizei Orchestra and numerous university groups from throughout the USA and Canada. He has concertized extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, performing at several music festivals including the Ojai Festival, the Lucerne Festival, the Moscow Autumn Festival, and the Ravinia Festival, and notable venues such as Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Meyerson Center, the Smithsonian Institute, the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, and the KKL in Lucerne, Switzerland. Mr. Lulloff has also served as principal saxophonist with the Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Minnesota, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras.

Energy, intensity, and artistry characterize Mr. Lulloff's performances in both classical and jazz settings. Commenting on his performances with the Cleveland Orchestra of the Ingolf Dahl Concerto for Alto Saxophone, music critic Dan Rosenberg wrote, "Lulloff was amazing. He traversed the instrument with seamless agility, filled out phrases for all their expressive worth.” The Akron Beacon Journal wrote "Joseph Lulloff played with all the finesse of a top-notch concert violinist." Further, the New York Times commented on this performance, stating that “...Mr. Lulloff demonstrated considerable virtuosity as a soloist.”

Mr. Lulloff holds a strong interest in collaborations with many notable composers to enhance the contemporary saxophone canon. He is quite active in the premiering and commissioning of new works, including those of David Biedenbender, Zack Browning, Steven Bryant, Michael Colgrass, David Cutler, Don Freund, Stacy Garrop, Perry Goldstein, John Harbison, Jere Hutchenson, John Anthony Lennon, Ricardo Lorenz, David Maslanka, Ronald Newman, David Ott, Carter Pann, Gunther Schuller, Charles Ruggiero, Greg Wanamaker, Scott Wyatt, Paul Martin Zonn and others. He holds the position of Professor of Saxophone at Michigan State University where his students have won multiple prestigious national competitions. Alumni of his saxophone studio have found success in a variety of performance and pedagogical fields, from performing with the nation’s top military bands to teaching at notable music schools at universities throughout the country.

Equally at home in the realms of classical and jazz performance, Mr. Lulloff holds the alto saxophone chair with the Capitol Quartet. During summers, he teaches at the Great Plains Saxophone Workshop in Oklahoma, the Brevard Music Center Summer Music Institute in North Carolina, along with other music festivals throughout the United States and Europe.

Performance videos and additional information on recordings can be found by visiting:

www.joelulloff.com.

David Stambler, Tenor Saxophone

Tenor saxophonist and arranger David B. Stambler has established himself as a much sought-after musician throughout the United States, performing both jazz and classical music. He has performed with many orchestras including the Baltimore, National and Richmond Symphonies, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, the Bay Atlantic Symphony,  and the National Gallery Orchestra. He has accompanied many of the top entertainers in the world today, - Bobby McFerrin, Louie Bellson, Aaron Neville, Smokey Robinson, Rosemary Clooney, and many others - and has appeared at jazz festivals throughout the Mid- Atlantic region.

David has commissioned and/or premiered many compositions for the saxophone, including Five Portraits by Jonathan Leshnoff, November by Elam Sprenkle, premiered with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra; Dos Movimientos by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, premiered with the Bay Atlantic Symphony (NJ); Suite for Alto Saxophone by Mark Lanz Weiser, the Concerto for Saxophone by 2002 Aaron Copland Award winner James Grant, and Still the Fire for Alto Saxophone, Cello, and Piano by John Anthony Lennon.

David studied clarinet at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and then received his Bachelor of Music Degree in Saxophone from the University of Michigan, where he was a student of Donald Sinta. He holds a Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland. He served as Professor of Saxophone and Director of Jazz Studies at Towson University in Maryland, and is now Professor of Saxophone at Penn State University. 

Henning Schroeder, Baritone Saxophone

Saxophonist Henning Schröder has performed at major venues and festivals throughout Europe, Southeast Asia and the United States, both as a soloist and in groups as diverse as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Max Raabe & Palast Orchester, and Opus21. As baritone saxophonist of the acclaimed Capitol Quartet and with his duo partner, pianist Yu-Lien The, Henning explores both the standard and contemporary repertoire of his instrument, constantly seeking to expand it in collaboration with composers. Henning is frequently featured as a soloist, chamber musician, lecturer or composer at national and international conferences in Europe and the United States, most recently the 2015 World Saxophone Congress “SaxOpen” in Strassbourg, France, the 2016 Biennial Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance in Texas and the 2017 International Saxophone Symposium of the US Navy Band.

Beginning with his tenure at the University of Pelita Harapan in Indonesia, Henning has developed a research interest in ethnomusicology, particularly focusing on the use of the saxophone in diverse music systems. His contributions to the 2014 book “Saxophon – Ein Instrument und sein Erfinder” reflect his broad interest in the history and diversification of the instrument. Moreover, he has devoted himself to the development and promotion of extended techniques, as they are frequently found in the modern repertoire of the instrument, such as circular breathing or slap tonguing. Through lectures and presentations as well as the composition of etudes, Henning attempts to convince both performers and audiences of the saxophone's countless colors and effects.

A dedicated pedagogue, Henning serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Ohio Northern University, where he teaches saxophone, chamber music, music theory and music history. His degrees in saxophone performance and saxophone pedagogy include the terminal Konzertexamen from the University of Arts Berlin as well as a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Illinois, where he worked with Johannes Ernst and Debra Richtmeyer, respectively. Additional mentors include Trent Kynaston and Chip McNeill.

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