Saxophone StudioDarryl LeungBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Darryl Leung is currently a sophomore from Phoenix, Arizona, pursuing a bachelor of music degree in saxophone performance at the Eastman School of Music. Darryl began playing violin at the age of five and saxophone at the age of ten, participating in numerous school ensembles such as wind ensemble, jazz…
Saxophone StudioHengyuan ZhangBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Hengyuan (Henry) Zhang, from Shandong, China, is currently a junior at the Eastman School of Music pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Saxophone Performance under Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin. Hengyuan began his saxophone studies at the age of ten, when he was in the fifth grade. He participated in…
Saxophone StudioMatthew HrindaBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Matthew Hrinda, from Munster, Indiana, is currently a junior at the Eastman School of Music pursuing a degree in Saxophone Performance under Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin. He is a member of the Eastman Saxophone Project, the Eastman Wind Orchesta and Wind Ensemble under Dr. Mark Scatterday, and the tenor saxophonist…
Saxophone StudioDykeem CervantesBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Dykeem Cervantes, originally from Orange County, Virginia, is a third year Saxophone Performance major studying under Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin. He is a regular performing member with the Eastman Saxophone Project and the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Dykeem is the current baritone saxophonist of the Unter Saxophone Quartet. During high school…
Saxophone StudioHongjin LiBACHELOR OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Hongjin Li is a junior from Wuhan, China, and is pursuing his BM in saxophone performance under Professor Chien-Kwan Lin at the Eastman School of Music. He is an active player in the Eastman Saxophone Project, and the Eastman Winds Ensemble. He has been playing the saxophone since the…
Saxophone StudioIan BriffaMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Ian Briffa is a First-Year Master’s student from Princeton, New Jersey pursuing an MM in Saxophone Performance under Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin. He has been playing the saxophone since the age of 11 and has been fortunate enough to perform across the United States, Austria, The Czech Republic, Italy and…
Saxophone StudioWesley TaylorMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Hailing from Glen Allen, Virginia, Wesley Taylor currently holds a Bachelor of Music degree with Distinction in Saxophone Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he was a student of Dr. Otis Murphy. As a soloist, Wesley won First Prize in the Music Teachers National Association…
Saxophone StudioLeonardo Enrique Aguilar-AriasMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Leonardo Enrique Aguilar-Arias is a Colombian solo saxophonist and chamber musician who is passionate about finding innovative ways to share his art. His solo debut came in 2015 after winning his first concerto competition. Since then, Leonardo has received various opportunities to perform, study, and research internationally. In 2018,…
Saxophone StudioWill PyleMASTER OF MUSICSTUDENT PROFILE Will was raised in San Antonio, TX, and from a young age, his interests have always been in flux — he bounced from soccer practice to the capoeira studio to drawing comics with his friends. His taste in music has also always been unpredictable. He is the kind of…
Saxophone StudioColin CrakeDOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTSSTUDENT PROFILE A rising saxophone soloist and pedagogue based in Rochester, NY, Colin Crake is currently a graduate student at the Eastman School of Music, where he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Saxophone Performance and Literature under the tutelage of Prof. Chien-Kwan Lin. He is a…
