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— Kenneth Tse, Saxophone
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Kenneth Tse, a native of Hong Kong, has performed in
many parts of Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United States as a soloist and
adjudicator. He has given clinics at major conferences, such as the Midwest
International Band and Orchestra Clinics and North America Saxophone Alliance
Conferences, and universities around the globe.
Mainly self-taught as a youth, he met Eugene
Rousseau in 1989 and began his studies at Indiana University with Rousseau,
becoming the youngest winner of the IU Saxophone Concerto Competition and the
first saxophonist ever to receive the prestigious artist diploma from the IU
School of Music. Rousseau called him, "a brilliant saxophonist...worthy
of any stage in the world." As a student at IU, Tse began his recording and concertizing
career. A winner of the New York Artists International Competition, Tse made
his Carnegie Hall debut in 1996 and was hailed as "a young
virtuoso" by the
New York Times. An advocate for new music, Tse has had many works dedicated to
him by notable composers. Tse has three solo CDs on Crystal Records.
Tse is currently Associate Professor of
Saxophone at the University of Iowa and also serves as the Membership Director
for the North American Saxophone Alliance.
CD358: Pas de
Trois. Kenneth Tse, Saxophone; Benjamin Coelho,
Bassoon; Alan Huckleberry, Piano. Bernard Van Beurden, Pas de trois; Jindrich Feld, Trio Giocoso; David Froom, Arirang
Variations; Perry Goldstein, Noir; Don Freund, Louder than Words. UPC 00941473582-9. ORDER NOW
Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano is an unusual combination that
creates an exciting and vibrant sound. The works on this CD represent some of
the finest writing for this combination, and the performers are three of the
best practitioners of their art.
Kenneth Tse "plays with
seductive tonal beauty" (American Record Guide) and is "a
brilliant saxophonist...worthy of any stage in the world." (Eugene Rousseau). Benjamin
Coelho's
"playing is unfailingly sonorous, expressive and alert." (Gramophone) Alan Huckleberry has "technical
mastery and interpretive panache." (Fanfare)
The three musicians are on the faculty
at the University of Iowa and perform internationally.
"Both Kenneth
Tse and Benjamin Coelho play with warm, full tone and with enviable agility.
Alan Huckleberry ably accompanies them, and then some, because this music
rarely relegates him to the back seat. His alert playing is a fine foil for his
partners and for the music too." International Record Review, October 2006
"The Pas de Trois CD is living proof of just how exciting the
saxophone can be in a chamber ensemble. ... To sum up this trio's performance
would be to say they are simply superb. This trio of three virtuoso musicians
has created a completely exhilarating musical experience on this CD. This is a
CD that you don't want to miss. Bravo!" Saxophone Journal, Nov/Dec 2006
"From Crystal comes yet another program of
stimulating chamber works by fairly obscure composers. As usual, it is beautifully
performed and recorded with great presence." Fanfare Magazine, Nov/Dec 2006
"These performances are as good as they can be. The
three of them play with impeccable musicianship, exhilarating technique, and
panache; and they deliver nothing short of the best. Not only is it a delight
to hear them play, but this music is a pleasure to hear." American Record Guide, Nov/Dec 2006
"While the instrumentation
of this trio may seem unusual, the timbres blend beautifully and create
interesting counterpoint throughout this wonderful recording." The Instrumentalist Magazine,
August 2006
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one
minute of the movement shown.
Van Beurden: Pas de trois: Ouverture Pastorale Tarantella Feld: Trio Giocoso: Allegro Andante Allegro
vivo Froom: Arirang
Variations Goldstein: Noir Freund:
Louder than Words: Part
I Part
II
CD656: SPARKLING SAX: KENNETH TSE, SAXOPHONE
with Kari Miller, Piano. JIndrich Feld, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano;
Bernhard Heiden, Solo for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Victor Morosco, Blue
Caprice; Walter Kaufmann, Meditation; Robert Muczynski, Sonata; Warren Benson,
Aeolian Song; Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story Medley. "Kenneth Tse
is a uniquely talented saxophonist endowed with a facile technique and a tone
of great beauty, plus the ability to understand and interpret a wide range of
musical styles." _ Eugene Rousseau,
Eminent saxophone soloist & Professor of Saxophone, Indiana
University UPC 00941476562-8 
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Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the movement
shown.
Feld Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro Ritmico) Mvt
2(Adagio) Mvt
3 (Allegro Vivo) Mvt
4 (Allegro con
Fuoco) Kaufmann: Meditation
CD657: AN AMERICAN EXHIBITION. Kenneth Tse, Saxophone. Mami Nagai, piano. David DeBoor Canfield, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano;
John Cheetham, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Libby Larsen, Holy Roller;
William Grant Still, Romance; Leonard Mark Lewis, As in Stained Light; Jay
Vosk, Thaw; Walter Hartley, Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano. UPC
00941476572-7
Kenneth Tse was formerly Instructor at Indiana University
and professor at University of Missouri. He is presently at the
University of Iowa. About his first CD
on Crystal, CD656, American Record Guide wrote "Kenneth Tse plays the saxophone
with seductive tonal beauty." ORDER
NOW
Sound samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute of the movement
shown.
Canfield Sonata: Mvt
1(Grazioso) Mvt
2(Molto vivo) Mvt
3(Ad libitum) Mvt
4(Moto perpetuo) Cheetham
Sonata: Mvt
1(Giocoso) Mvt
2(Lento)
Mvt
3(Con moto) Larsen: Holy
Roller Still: Romance Lewis: As
In Stained Light Vosk: Thaw Hartley Sonata: Mvt
1(Andante) Mvt
2(Adagio)
Mvt
3(Allegro)
CD658: LYRIC SOPRANO.
Kenneth Tse, Soprano Saxophone. Alan Huckleberry, piano. Antonino Pasculli: Le Api; Gabriel Faure: Trois Romances sans
Paroles; Jer™me Naulais: Sax de Voyage; Isaac Albeniz: Tango Op. 165, No. 2;
Denis Bedard: Fantaisie; John C. Worley: Six Dances; Astor Piazzolla:
L'Histoire du Tango; Leonard Mark Lewis: Prelude (for Kenneth Tse).
Kenneth Tse is currently the professor of saxophone at the University of
Iowa. "Tse is the caliber of instrumentalist whose very sound is
captivating." Fanfare "Tse
gives a bravado, fleet-fingered performance... seduces enchantingly... is
utterly beguiling... a richly enjoyable recital", International Record Review UPC
00941476582-6 ORDER
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Sound
samples (uses RealPlayer) Click on the link to hear up to one minute
of the movement shown.
Pasculli: Le
Api Faure Trois Romances Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Naulais: Sax
de Voyage Albeniz: Tango
Bedard: Fantaisie
Worley: Six Dances Prelude
Allemande
Sarabande
Gavotte
Courante
Gigue
Piazzolla: L'Histoire du Tango Bordel
Cafe
Night-club Concert
d'aujourd'hui Lewis: Prelude
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