Saxophone Competition
The Laurie Wagman Second Annual Saxophone Competition
Presented by the University of the Arts
The Second Annual Philadelphia Student Saxophone Competition will be a one-day event on July 13, 2019, when students entering 9th through 12th grades* in the 2019 academic year will have the opportunity to compete in three different competitions.
- Jazz Improvisation: Students will select two contrasting tunes (from the tune list below) to perform in front of a panel of judges and with a rhythm section comprising current UArts students. Students are to perform the melody and no less than three improvised solo choruses.
- Etude Performance: The 48 Famous Studies for Saxophone by Franz Ferling have been a staple of the developing saxophonist’s literature for over a century. Students will select two contrasting Etudes from this collection to perform in front of a panel of judges.
- Chamber Performance**: Groups of two to five students will have the opportunity to perform a chamber piece, composed or adapted for saxophone ensemble (extractions from larger ensemble pieces not accepted) for a panel of judges, and prizes will be divided among each member of the ensemble at their discretion.
*Students may enter anywhere from one to three of the aforementioned competitions.
**Chamber ensembles could include students who graduated high school in spring 2019, as long as there is at least one current high school student in the ensemble.