Kenneth Tse

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kenneth Tse (謝德骥)

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Background = Classical Saxophonist
Birth_name = Kenneth Tak-Kei Tse
Alias = Kenneth Tse
Origin = Kowloon, Hong Kong
Instrument = Soprano saxophone
Alto saxophone
Tenor saxophone
Baritone saxophone
Genre = Classical
Occupation = Professor and soloist
Years_active = 1985 – present
Label = Crystal Records
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URL = [http://www.kenneth-tse.com]
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Kenneth Tse 謝德骥 (b. 1972) is a Chinese American classical saxophonist. Tse was mainly self-taught as a youth until he met world-renowned saxophone artist and pedagogue Eugene Rousseau in 1989. He then studied at the Indiana University School of Music with Rousseau from 1993-1998, where he received his BM, MM, and the first Artist Diploma awarded to a saxophonist. Rousseau has called him “a brilliant saxophonist, worthy of any stage in the world”. Tse earned a doctorate degree at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Teaching and performing career

Tse is a well-known classical saxophonist and teacher. He taught at the University of Missouri from 2000-2002. He joined the faculty of the School of Music at the University of Iowa in fall 2002.

Recordings

*"Sparkling Sax", 1996, Crystal Records (CD 656), was his debut solo disc containing music by Feld, Muczynski, Heiden, Bernstein, etc.
*"Sonate", 1997, RIAX Records (RICA-2002), music by Maslanka, Saint-Saens, Rueff, and Worley
*"In Memory", 2000, Enharmonic Records (ENCD00-014), this is a disc dedicated to his deceased mother, containing music by Bach, Canteloube, Reed, Husa, et. al.
*"An American Exhibition", 2002, Crystal Records (CD 657), this disc contains all music by American composers such as Canfield, Cheetham, Larsen, Still, Vosk, Hartley, and Lewis; some of the pieces were written specially for Tse
*"Lyric Soprano", 2005, Crystal Records (CD 658), music for soprano saxophone only by Naulais, Bedard, Worley, Lewis, including arrangements by Tse of music by Pusculli, Faure, Albeniz, and Piazzolla.
*"Seven Settings", 2006, University of Iowa, this is a disc contains works for saxophone by University of Iowa composers
*"Pas de Trois", 2006, Crystal Records (CD 358), trio music for saxophone, bassoon, and piano by Feld, Froom, Goldstein, Freund, and Van beurden.
*"Adolphe Sax Series Volume IX", 2006, Arizona University Recordings (AUR CD3122), featuring Dale Underwood and Kenneth Tse
*"Wind Music of Francis Poulenc", 2008, Winds of Iowa
*"Duo recording with Nobuya Sugawa (in progress)", 2008, Crystal Records (CD359)

Musical works written for Tse

*"Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano" by David DeBoor Canfield (2000)
*"Le petit duo for Alto saxophone and Clarinet" by David DeBoor Canfield (2001), written for Kenneth and Melanie Tse
*"Martyrs for the Faith—A Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Winds" by David DeBoor Canfield (2003)
*"Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano" by David DeBoor Canfield (2006-7)
*"Fisherman of the Fragrant Harbor for Alto Saxophone and Piano" by David DeBoor Canfield (2007)
*"Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano" by David DeBoor Canfield (2008)
*"Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano" by John Cheetham (2001)
*"Concerto Agrariana for Alto Saxophone and Band" by John Cheetham (2004)
*"Unremembered Wings for Soprano Saxophone and Piano" by Andrea Clearfield (2001/2008)
*"Arirang Variations for Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano" by David Froom (2005)
*"Noir for Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano" by Perry Goldstein (2005)
*"Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet" by Perry Goldstein (2007)
*"Duo for Baritone Saxophone and Piano" by Walter Hartley (2008)
*"As in Stained Light for Alto Saxophoneand Piano" by Leonard Mark Lewis (2002)
*"Prelude for Soprano Saxophone and Piano" by Leonard Mark Lewis (2004)
*"On My Mind…for Baritone Saxophone and String Trio" by Ketty Nez (2004)
*Barum and Bailey's Favorite March
and The Melody Shop March for saxophone ensemble" by Karl King/arr. Kevin Kastens (2003-4)

External links

* [http://www.kenneth-tse.com/ Kenneth Tse's official website]
* [http://www.uiowa.edu/~musicsax/ University of Iowa Saxophone Studio Web page]