Kenneth Tse - Famous Chinese Americans

Kenneth Tse ????????? (born 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 having studied with saxophonist Debra Richtmeyer.

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Teaching and performing career

Widely recognized as one of the leading classical saxophonists in the world, 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.

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Recordings

"Stony Brook Soundings Vol. I (BRIDGE 9318) featuring Kenneth Tse and Escher String Quartet, music by Perry Goldstein

Stellar Saxes" Duo recording with Nobuya Sugawa 2008, Crystal Records (CD359)

Wind Music of Francis Poulenc , 2008, Winds of Iowa

Adolphe Sax Series Volume IX , 2006, Arizona University Recordings (AUR CD3122), featuring Dale Underwood and Kenneth Tse

Pas de Trois , 2006, Crystal Records (CD 358), trio music for saxophone, bassoon, and piano by Feld, Froom, Goldstein, Freund, and van Beurden.

Seven Settings , 2006, University of Iowa, this is a disc contains works for saxophone by University of Iowa composers

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.

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

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.

Sonate , 1997, RIAX Records (RICA-2002), music by Maslanka, Saint-Saens, Rueff, and Worley

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Musical works written for Tse
- Paradosis for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone and Piano by David DeBoor Canfield (2010), written for Stephen Page and Kenneth Tse
- "Cyrus the Great March for saxophone ensemble
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by 
Karl King/arr. Kevin Kastens (2010)
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- Pictures at an Exhibition for Saxophones and Piano by Modest Mussorgsky/arr. by David DeBoor Canfield (2010)
- "Blue Arc for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Michael Eckert (2009)
- Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Band by Leonard Mark Lewis (2009)
- "Le Tombeau de Ravel for Soprano Saxophone and Piano by Piet Swerts (2009)
- "Rock Me! for Unaccompanied Saxophone
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by Barry Cockcroft (2008) published by 
Reed Music
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- Sonata for Baritone Saxophone and Piano by David DeBoor Canfield (2008)
- Unremembered Wings for Soprano Saxophone and Piano by Andrea Clearfield (2001/2008)
- "Buffalo Dance for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Luke Dahn (2008)
- Duo for Baritone Saxophone and Piano by Walter Hartley (2008)
- "Fisherman of the Fragrant Harbor for Alto Saxophone and Piano" by David DeBoor Canfield (2007)
- Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet by Perry Goldstein (2007)
- Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano by David DeBoor Canfield (2006-7)
- Arirang Variations for Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano by David Froom (2005)
- Noir for Alto Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano by Perry Goldstein (2005)
- Prelude for Soprano Saxophone and Piano by Leonard Mark Lewis (2004)
- Concerto Agrariana for Alto Saxophone and Band by John Cheetham (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
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by 
Karl King/arr. Kevin Kastens (2003-4)
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- Martyrs for the Faith: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Symphonic Winds by David DeBoor Canfield (2003)
- As in Stained Light for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Leonard Mark Lewis (2002)
- Le petit duo for Alto Saxophone and Clarinet by David DeBoor Canfield (2001), written for Kenneth and Melanie Tse
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by John Cheetham (2001)
- Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by David DeBoor Canfield (2000)
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External links
- Kenneth Tse's official website
- University of Iowa Saxophone Studio Web page
Tse, Kenneth