Lee Patrick (saxophonist)

Lee Patrick (born 17 November 1938 in Oneonta, New York) is an American saxophonist, saxophone teacher, scholar, arranger, and composer. He is the second of six children born to Robert J. and Sara (Holloran) Patrick.

Education

Patrick holds a bachelor's degree from Ithaca College and a Master of Music degree from Ball State University, where he studied with saxophonist Cecil Leeson. He holds a D.M.A. degree from the University of Kentucky (1971).

He did additional study at the Eastman School of Music with saxophonist Sigurd Raschèr, and attended several of Raschèr's saxophone workshops in the 1960s and 1970s.

Teaching positions

Patrick currently serves as instructor of saxophone at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.

He served as instructor of saxophone at the University of Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky from the 1970s through 1992.

He served as director of the Saxophone Institute, a week-long study week for classical saxophonists, for more than 25 years. The Institute was held at the University of Louisville in the 1970s through mid 1990s, and at Transylvania University through 2001.

Performing career

In the 1980s and 1990s Patrick played in THE TRIO, an ensemble of alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones. Much new music was created for this ensemble, including several pieces written by Patrick. Other members of THE TRIO over the years included John S. Moore, Patrick Meighan, Pete Hodson, and Rick Morgan.

He has performed with the Saxophone Sinfonia, including concerts at the 1979 World Saxophone Congress and at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.

Compositions and arrangements

Patrick is widely known as an arranger of classical music for saxophone ensemble. Many of these publications have become part of the standard repertoire and are performed throuought the world. Several of his arrangements and compositions are published as "The Lee Patrick Saxophone Series" by Carl Fischer Music.

His original compositions include:
*(need titles and publishers)

His arrangements include:
*"Solos for Alto Saxophone; 41 Recital Pieces with Piano Accompaniment" (Carl Fischer)
*"Five Famous Handel Violin Sonatas Adapted for Alto Saxophone and Keyboard" (Carl Fischer)
*(need titles and publishers)

Several of Lee Patrick's other arrangements and transcriptions for various combinations of saxophones are published by Belwin, Bourne, Theodore Presser, and Ethos.

axophone research and writing

Patrick served as director of scholarly publications for the North American Saxophone Alliance for many years. He has published numerous articles about saxophone history, acoustics, and pedagogy. Many of these articles were printed in "Saxophone Symposium" and "Saxophone Journal".

External links

* [http://www.classicsax.com/asi/whatstay.cfm An article by Lee Patrick about Sigurd Raschèr]
* [http://www.classicsax.com/asi/future.cfm Another article by Lee Patrick about Sigurd Raschèr]
* [http://www.carlfischer.com/Fischer/catalog.html Carl Fischer website]