Lynn Klock

Lynn Klock (born August 12, 1950) [http://www2.potsdam.edu/mcallitp/timeline Saxophone history timeline 1814–1995] ] is an American classical saxophonist and educator. He is also the bass clarinetist in the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, MA.

Teaching career

Lynn Klock is Professor of Saxophone at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has previously taught saxophone at the Interlochen National Music camp, The Hartt School of Music, University of Toledo, and Olivet College. Since 1992, he has been a clinician for the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival and Summer Camp. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Interlochen Arts Academy, and was a student of Larry Teal, Donald Sinta, Jack Kripl, and William D. Revelli. [http://www.concordband.org/winter05.html Lynn Klock: Saxophone Virtuoso] . Biography in Concord Band notes, WInter/Spring 2005.]

Klock's former students include Lisa Osland (Professor of Saxophone and Director of Saxophone Ensembles at the University of Kentucky) [ [http://www.uky.edu/FineArts/Music/faculty/lisa_osland/ Osland's faculty profile at U. Kentucky] .] ,Sarah Markham (Saxophone teacher at the Junior department of the Royal College of Music, and the Universities of Huddersfield and Sheffield), [ [http://www.sarahmarkham.eu/biography.html Sarah Markham biography] on Markham's web site.] David Jenkins ("Presidents Own" United States Marine Band), [ [http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/who_we_are/members/popups/saxophone.htm "Presidents Own" member list] .] George Weremchuk (Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Central Florida),Michael Sakash (Associate Professor of Music at Washington & Jefferson College), [ [http://www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/jazz/jazz_weekend/clinicians/mike_sakash.shtml Biography of Sakash from Lawrence Jazz Celebration] .] David Pope (Professor of Saxophone at James Madison University), [ [http://web.mac.com/popesax/iWeb/David%20Pope%3A%20Saxophonist,%20Composer/Bio.html Biography of Pope] on Pope's web site.] Brian Sacawa (U.S. Army Field Band),andWayne Tice (United States Military Academy Band).

Performance career

Lynn Klock gave his Carnegie Hall debut in 1978, [" [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00B15F83C5413728DDDAC0894DA405B888BF1D3 Lynn Klock Performs On Classical Saxophone] ", New York Times, February 5, 1978.] [ [http://www153.pair.com/bensav/Interpretes/Klock.L.html Lynn Klock] , MulesRasch, Bernard Savoie. Includes quotes from the New York Times' review of Klock's Carnegie Hall performance.] where he premiered a composition by Andrzej Dutkiewicz. [ [http://www.dutkiewicz.republika.pl/musicalcompositions.html Musical compositions] , Andrzej Dutkiewicz.] He has been a guest soloist with several professional orchestras and bands including the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, Belgian Air Force Band, West Point Band, and numerous university, community, and high school bands. He has been a soloist or clinician at the English Saxophone Congress (Cardiff, Wales), MENC National Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, CBDNA National Conference, Texas Bandmasters Association Conference, and Western International Band Clinic.

Works written for Lynn Klock include a work by recent Pulitzer Prize winner Lewis Spratlan. Other composers include Pulitzer Prize winning composers including Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, and Michael Colgrass as part of the World Wide Commissioning Project.

References

Additional sources

*" [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DF1F3BF931A25756C0A96E948260 Review/Concert; Ancora Chamber Group] ". New York Times, May 12, 1988. Review of a chamber ensemble co-directed by Klock.
*" [http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2000/02/11/Variety/WorldReknowned.Jazz.Sax.Player.To.Perform.On.Campus-2595376.shtml?sourcedomain=www.redandblack.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com World-reknowned sic jazz sax player to perform on campus] ", Univ. of Georgia Red and Black, February 11, 2000.

External links

* [http://www.umass.edu/saxophone U. Mass Saxophone Studio]