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The Saxophone Symposium — Back Issues
The Saxophone Symposium is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted solely to the saxophone. A panel of professional performers, scholars, and pedagogues of the saxophone review all articles submitted for publication. Original, unpublished, research-based submissions in any category are welcome, including saxophone history, literature, pedagogy, jazz studies, contemporary practices, and interdisciplinary areas. Submitting materials for review, such as recordings, books, music, pedagogical materials, and other forms of media pertaining to the saxophone is also encouraged.
Members may access Volumes 43-47 (2020-2024) by clicking the links below. Click here to purchase earlier back issues of The Saxophone Symposium.
2024
Volume 47 (Members Only) (54 MB) — Click here for a preview of this issue.
- Articles
- Avian Melodies and Shepherds' Brilliance: Lyricism, Virtuosity, and Pastoral Imagery in Eugène Bozza's Improvisation et Caprice for Marcel Mule and the Paris Conservatoire, by Lacey Golaszewski
- The Use of Reflection in the Applied Undergraduate Saxophone Studio, by Nathan Mertens and Kelly Parkes
- George Theodos and His One-Handed Saxophones, by David Nabb
- A Historical and Analytical Study of Akira Yuyama's Divertimento for Marimba and Alto Saxophone, by Jia-Yu Yang
- Sigurd Raschèr and Karel Husa: A Musical Partnership, by Andrew J. Allen
- Reviews
- Allison D. Adams and Brian R. Horner: Playing & Teaching the Saxophone: A Modern Approach, by Sarah Hetrick
- Assembly Quartet: RE(Mix), by Gabriel Piqué
- Kurt Bertels and Adrianne Honnold, editors: The Legacy of Elise Hall: Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and the Saxophone, by Julia Nolan
- Carolyn Braus, Molly Orlando, and Devree Lewis: Tale Still Told Andrew J. Allen
- Michael Dease: Swing Low, by Kevin Norton
- Kyle Horch and Anya Fadina: Inflorescence: Music of Moments and Places, by Andrew J. Allen
- William Horne, Walter Puyear, et al: Chamber Music of William Horne, Volume III, by Stephen Fischer
- Bryan Kendall: In Search of the Saxophone: Its Origins and Functions, by Kurt Bertels
- Joseph Lulloff and Yu-Lien The: New Stories, by James Kalyn
- Timothy McAllister and Liz Ames: Project Encore, Vol. 1, by Kevin Norton
- Curtis Peacock: Peacock's Perfectly Complete Collection of All Possible Music Scales, by Stephen Fischer
- Heidi Radtke: Convergence, by Brandon Quarles
- Cecily Terhune and Carly Hood: Boon Bestowed, by Gabriel Piqué
- Matthew Younglove, Jeffrey Heisler, and Liz Ames: Night Set, by Brandon Quarle
- Articles
2023
Volume 46 (Members Only) (36 MB) — Click here for a preview of this issue.
- Articles
- Attuned to the "Saxophone Lady": The origin of Vincent d'Indy's Choral Varié, by Kurt Bertels
- The Heifetz of the Saxophone: Chester Hazlett as Transitional Professional, by Andrew J. Allen
- Charles Jean-Baptiste Soualle's Introduction of the Saxophone to Australia, by Nessyah Buder Gallagher
- Laurence Wyman's Contributions to Saxophone Pedagogy and Literature, by Brian Kauth
- Harmonic Substitution and Reharmonization in Selected Compositions and Arrangements of Jerry Bergonzi, by Ben Nichols
- Reviews
- Geoffrey Deibel: Ex Uno Plures, by Andrew J. Allen
- Duo Aurous: Alchemy, by Kevin Norton
- h2 Quartet: Infinity Mirror, by Andrew J. Allen
- Don-Paul Kahl: Go Within, by Stephen Fischer
- The Daniel Pelton Collective: The Gold Coin Sessions, by Brandon Quarles
- Quasar Saxophone Quartet: Disque Bleu, by James Kalyn
- Debra Richtmeyer with Connie Frigo: The Richtmeyer Method for Saxophone Mastery, by Julia Nolan
- Julian Velasco: As We Are, by Stephen Fischer
- Dylan Ward: Tourmaline, by James Kalyn
- Articles
2022
Volume 45 (Members Only) (32 MB) — Click here for a preview of this issue.
- Articles
- List of Featured Concerto Performers at North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conferences, 1994–2020, by Shawna Pennock
- Asenath Mann: Boston's Gilded-Age Saxophonist, by Thomas Smialek and L. A. Logrande
- Zechariah Goh and the Development of Classical Saxophone in Singapore, by Leslie Wong and Rattanai Bampenyou
- Mrs. B. L. Hackenberger: Bessie Mecklem as Progressive-Era Clubwoman, by Thomas Smialek and L. A. Logrande
- Elise Hall in Santa Barbara (1889–1898): The Amateur Musical Club and Philharmonic Society, by James Russell Noyes
- "Another American Voice" – William Grant Still and the Saxophone, by Andrew J. Allen
- The Manuscript to Jacques Ibert's Concertino da Camera: What We Can Learn from It, by Daniel Gordon
- Reviews
- Steven Bryant: In This Broad Earth, by Andrew J. Allen
- Rick Hirsch: Yuletide Improvisations, by James Kalyn
- Kyle Horch: Fairy Tales: Recital Music from Eastern Europe, by Andrew J. Allen
- Jonathan Hulting-Cohen: Second Flight, by Andrew J. Allen
- Mark Kilstofte: Inner Voices, for Bb or Eb saxophone solo, by James Kalyn
- Emily Koh: [word]plays—Microtonal Works for Saxophone(s), by Andrew J. Allen
- Opinion
- Marco Albonetti: Amarcord d'un Tango, by Carrie Koffman
- Articles
2021
Volume 44 (Members Only) (27 MB) — Click here for a preview of this issue.
- Articles
- Improving the Quality of Saxophone Quartet Rehearsals: Interviews with Members of Kenari, h2, Sinta, and Fuego Quartets, by Benjamin MacDonald
- The Red Saxophone: Hanns Eisler and 'Applied Music' in Weimar Berlin, by Andrew J. Allen
- Gender Representation at North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conferences from 2008 through 2020, by Kimberly Goddard Loeffert
- The Raschèrian Approach: Cultivating the Elastic Bow of Articulation, by Andrew R. Steinberg
- John Sampen: Biography of an American Saxophone Pioneer, by Matthew Younglove
- Reviews
- Randall Hall, Oracle, by Andrew J. Allen
- Derek Brown, All Figured Out, by Andrew J. Allen
- Sean Murphy, Rediscovering Bauzin, by Andrew J. Allen
- Patchwork Duo, Patchwork, by Stephen Fischer
- Roberto Milano, Cuatro Concertinos, by Stephen Fischer
- Stallmann Duke Duo, Passing Through, by James Kalyn
- Lyle Rebbek, A Practical Guide for Teaching the Saxophone to Beginners, by Julia Nolan
- Articles
2020
Volume 43 (Members Only) (53 MB) — Click here for a preview of this issue.
- Articles
- The Role of Peter Clinch and Clive Amadio in the Creation and Dissemination of Original Concert Saxophone Repertoire in Australia, by Nessyah Buder Gallagher
- Lingual Exposé: An Ultrasonographic Observation of Saxophonists' Tongue Positions While Producing Front F Pitch Bends, by Ryan C. LeMoine
- Eugene Coffin: The Making of a Nineteenth-Century Saxophonist, by Thomas Smialek and L. A. Logrande
- Eric Wubbels: A Biographical Sketch and Analysis of This is This is This is for two Alto Saxophones and Piano, by Matthew Younglove
- The Nineteenth-Century Brussels Saxophone School, by Kurt Bertels and Kristin Van den Buys
- The Raschèrian Approach: Recontextualizing the Saxophone's Upper Register, by Andrew R. Steinberg
- Reviews
- Admiral Launch Duo, Launch, by Andrew J. Allen
- Mark Watkins, From the Inside Out: An In-Depth Resource for the Development of Saxophone Sound, by Andrew J. Allen
- Matthew Tracey and Yu-Ling Chen, Fantasy Pieces: The Music of Robert Schumann, by James Kalyn
- Dave Camwell, Second Wind, by Stephen Fischer
- Capitol Quartet with Hannah Creviston and Jun Okada, Mark Lanz Weiser: music for saxophone, by Julia Nolan
- Articles