www.kenneth-tse.comRecognized as one of the leading saxophonists in the world, Kenneth Tse has been called “a brilliant saxophonist,” and “worthy of any stage in the world” by his former teacher, world-renowned saxophonist and pedagogue, Eugene Rousseau. French saxophone master Jean-Marie Londeix praised his playing with these words, "I appreciate particularly the quality of the tone, the perfect tuning, and the musical intelligence..."
Upon his 1996 Carnegie Hall debut The New York Times heralded Tse as "a young virtuoso." The Herald Times described his playing as "virtuosic brilliance" with a "beauteous, ever-so-smooth voice.” The Fanfare magazine praised, "Hong Kong-born Kenneth Tse is of the caliber of instrumentalists whose very sound is captivating." American Record Guide echoed with, “supremely elegant tone…sheer virtuosity.”
Recent event highlights include: Guest soloist with the US Navy Band, featured solo performance at the 2006 NASA conference, guest professor at the 7th Faenza International Saxophone Festival in Italy, Recital at XingHai Concert Hall in GuangZhou, China, solo performance with Eugene Rousseau and the UI Symphony Band at the IBA conference in Des Moines, IA, featured guest artist at the Melbourne International Festival of Single Reed, Guest clinician at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Conference,Featured soloist at the 13th Asia & Pacific Band Festival in Jeju, Korea. Guest recital and master class at the 2004 Changchun International Clarinet and Saxophone Festival in China. The first classical saxophone recital/master class tour in Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Since publishing his first commercial recording at 23, Tse has subsequently released seven critically acclaimed solo CDs under Crystal Records, RIAX Records, Enharmonic Records and Arizona University Recordings. An advocate for new music, Tse has had many works dedicated to him. They include saxophone concertos, sonatas, solo works, and chamber music by David DeBoor Canfield, John Cheetham, David Froom, Perry Goldstein, Ketty Nez, and Leonard Mark Lewis.
Tse is currently the Associate Professor of Saxophone at the University of Iowa and also serves as the Membership Director for the North American Saxophone Alliance. His saxophone arrangements are published by reedmusic.com in Australia. His articles have been featured in the Saxophone Journal, Saxophone Symposium, Iowa Bandmaster Association Journal and Yamaha Education Series.
For detailed biography, performance schedule, and discography please visit Kenneth Tse's personal home page