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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. Click here for Kenneth TseÕs other CDs on Crystal Records.
Benjamin Coelho, Associate Professor of Bassoon, has
been at the University of Iowa since 1998. He has appeared as soloist, chamber musician,
orchestral musician, teacher and clinician in North and South America and
Europe. An avid chamber musician, he was a founding member of the Manhattan
Wind Quintet, which performed numerous concert tours throughout the United
States. The group won various chamber music competitions including Artists
International, Coleman, and Monterey Peninsula Chamber Music Competition. In
1987 the quintet played a sold-out concert at Carnegie Recital Hall in New
York.
An enthusiastic proponent of new music, Coelho
has commissioned, performed and recorded many works by European, American and
Latin American composers. His two solo CDs are on Albany and Crystal Records.
He is a member of Wizards!
A Double Reed Consort,
and has recorded two CDs with this group.
Before his position at the University of
Iowa, Coelho was the Vice-Dean and Bassoon Professor at the Federal University
of Minas Gerais (Brazil). As a performer in his native Brazil, he held
principal positions with symphony orchestras in Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, and
Belo Horizonte. He currently performs as principal bassoon with the Cedar
Rapids Symphony and the Iowa Woodwind Quintet. Click here for Benjamin CoelhoÕs other CDs on
Crystal Records.
Alan Huckleberry, Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy
and Collaborative Arts at the University of Iowa, holds degrees from the
conservatories of Karlsruhe and Cologne (Germany), as well as from the
University of Michigan (MM, DMA). He has performed both in recitals and as a
soloist with orchestras in Europe and the United States, and is a prizewinner
of numerous national and international piano competitions. He performs with
saxophonist Kenneth Tse on Crystal Records CD658.
Huckleberry's interests in piano pedagogy
include historical performance practices, key characteristics, as well as the
integration of contemporary music in today's teaching. He gives clinics on
pedagogical topics locally, nationally, and internationally. Actively involved
in the Music Teachers National Association and the Iowa Music Teachers
Association, he is currently the faculty advisor to the collegiate chapter of
MTNA, state board and executive committee member, as well as chair of the
commissioning committee.
Before his appointment at the University of
Iowa, Huckleberry taught at the Cologne Conservatory at Wuppertal in Germany,
the University of Michigan, and Albion College, Michigan.
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
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