Liam McQuade is a freshman saxophonist from Long Island, NY, studying at the Eastman School of Music under Professor Chien-Kwan Lin. He is pursuing a dual degree in Music Education and Economics.

Liam has been fortunate to participate in many festivals and ensembles for classical and jazz, both at home and abroad. In 2024 he was a baritone saxophonist with the World Youth Wind Orchestra Project (WYWOP), an international wind band performing with the Mid-Europe Festival in Schladming Austria under the direction of Michael Haithcock (University of Michigan), Jean-Claude Braun (Chief Conductor of the Grand Ducal Military Band of Luxembourg), Johann Mösenbichler (Anton Bruckner Private University of Music), and Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant (Duke University). At home, Liam has performed in festival ensembles such as NYSCAME and SCMEA Jazz. As a student and performer with the Stony Brook Jazz Loft, he demonstrated improvisational jazz techniques for Suffolk County music educators in the 2023 NYSCAME Symposium. A member of many performing groups in high school, he particularly enjoyed playing several instruments in pit orchestra. His interests include composing and arranging. In 2025 he conducted his high school’s concert band in a performance of his personal composition, “Aeternum.” He has arranged for band ensembles and string orchestra performances.