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American classical saxophonist
John Sampen (born 1949) is an
American
classical
saxophonist .
Sampen's degrees are from
Northwestern University (B.M., 1971; M.M., 1972; and Doctor of Music, 1984). His teachers included
Frederick Hemke ,
Larry Teal , and
Donald Sinta . He has served as professor of saxophone at
Bowling Green State University in
Bowling Green ,
Ohio since 1977. His wife is the composer and pianist
Marilyn Shrude .
Sampen plays all types of the saxophone. He specializes in
new music , and has commissioned over 60 new works for these instruments, from composers such as
Samuel Adler ,
William Albright ,
Milton Babbitt ,
William Bolcom ,
John Cage ,
Michael Colgrass ,
John Harbison ,
Donald Martino ,
Ryo Noda ,
Pauline Oliveros ,
Bernard Rands ,
Gunther Schuller ,
Elliott Schwartz ,
Marilyn Shrude ,
Morton Subotnick , and
Vladimir Ussachevsky .
Partial discography
Sampen, John: The Electric Saxophone . Works by Bunce, Cage, Furman, Mobberley, Shrude, Tower, and Ussachevsky. Brooklyn, New York: Capstone Records, CPS-8636, 1997.
Sampen, John and Marilyn Shrude: Shadows and Dawning . Works by Albright, Beerman, and Shrude. Albany, New York: Albany Records, Troy526, 2002.
Sampen, John and Marilyn Shrude: Visions in Metaphor . Works by John Adams, Milton Babbitt, Karel Husa, Pauline Oliveros, William Albright, Samuel Adler, Marilyn Shrude, Bernard Rands, Philip Glass, and Joan Tower. Albany, New York: Albany Records, Troy442, 2001.
Notable students
James Umble, saxophone professor at
Youngstown State University
Brent Bristow, Professor of Music, Director of Bands, and Professor of Saxophone at
Arkansas State University Beebe
Michael Ibrahim, saxophone professor at
West Virginia University
Scotty Stepp, Professor of Saxophone at
DePauw University ,
Indiana University , and the
University of Indianapolis
Susan Cook, saxophone professor at
Depaul University
Russell Peterson, saxophone professor at
Concordia College
Michael Holmes , Artist-Teacher of Saxophone and Head of Woodwinds at
Roosevelt University
Chicago College of Performing Arts and Director of Marketing for the
North American Saxophone Alliance
Joseph Murphy, saxophone professor at
Mansfield University
Ryan Muncy, Executive Director of Ensemble dal Niente, Chicago, IL
Shannon Ford, freelance saxophonist and member of
Sax 4th Avenue
Christopher Blossom, saxophonist with the United States Army Field Band
Adrienne Welker, saxophonist with the
United States Navy Band
David Babich, saxophonist with the
United States Navy Band
Jeff Heisler, saxophone professor at Oakland University
James Fusik, saxophone professor at Wayne State University
Andrew Braet, saxophonist with the
Band of the Irish Guards , British Army
Noa Even, saxophone professor at Kent State University
Matthew Younglove, saxophone professor at Tennessee Tech University
Rhonda Taylor, saxophone professor at New Mexico State University
Cody Greenwell, saxophone professor at California State University, Bakersfield
Garret Klauss, classical saxophone performist & saxophone teacher at
L'anse Creuse High School and
Dakota High School In Macomb County Michigan
Joshua Heaney, saxophone professor at
Oklahoma City University
External links
International National Artists People