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Message from the President of Mahidol University Mahidol University and the College of Music are proud to be able to host the 5th International Jean-Marie LONDEIX Saxophone Competition and I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our distinguished judges and competitions participants. It is the goal of Mahidol University and the College of Music to support professional events that bring world class performs and performances to our university and community. Mahidol University is honored to have so many respected saxophone professionals and aspiring young artist with us. My best wishes to all participants in this important musical friendship-making endeavor. I hope that this activity will continue well into the future and wish everyone the best of luck. Clin. Prof. Udom Kachintorn, M.D. President of Mahidol University

Message for the 5th International Jean-Marie LONDEIX Saxophone Competition On behalf of the College of Music, Mahidol University, It is a great pleasure and an honor to extend to you a warm welcome to attend the 5th International Jean-Marie LONDEIX Saxophone Competition, to be held on July 9 - 21, 2017. The competition is renowned as one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most outstanding competition for saxophone. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exciting time for the College of Music as we continue to witness the growth of talented saxophonists from all over the globe in the competition. As an Educational Institute, we are committed to promote the highest quality in music education to serve not only Thailand, but also the International society. The competition is a great addition to support our mission. I am confident that the 5th International Jean-Marie LONDEIX Saxophone Competition will be an excellent opportunity to exchange views and raise awareness of the art of saxophone playing and repertoire. We hope you have a marvelous time at the competition, and take a little extra time to enjoy the spectacular and unique beauty of Thailand.

Dr. Narong Prangcharoen Associate Dean of the College of Music, Mahidol University

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JURJEAN-MARIE LONDEIX

“The iconic 2017 Fifth Edition of the International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition, the conference held in Thailand, where the instrument has long been cherished by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyade, underlines the universality of the instrument and its ongoing and increasing use as a concert instrument, a fact evidenced in the attraction it has for the valiant young players amassed here for this event. It is also very significant that this musical competition with such a high international level is taking place on the campus of the prestigious Mahidol University in Bangkok, where we welcome scores of youthful artists coming from five continents: North and South America, Canada, Australia, Asia and Europe. Some of the specific countries represented from Asia are China, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong...... This underlines an important moment in the history of the saxophone, as well as an important stage in Thailand’s developing musical life scene. I want to sincerely thank Dr. Sugree Charoensook, Dean of the College of Music of Mahidol University, for his outstanding involvement and unconditional devotion to this project, without whom this event would not exist. Thanks as well go to his capable and diligent colleagues and staff, his generous patrons, to the members of the international and distinguished jury, brought here from points around the world, and to the highly skilled musical artisans connected to this unique and exceptional event.”

“Emblématique est la 5ème édition de l’International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition, ce concours montre en Thaïlande où le saxophone est d’ores et déjà couronné par S.M. le Roi Bhumibol Adulyade, l’universalité de l’instrument, sa pérennité en tant qu’instrument de concert, l’attrait qu’il a sur la jeunesse la plus valeureuse. Il est significatif aussi que cet événement de très haut niveau se tienne à Mahidol, prestigieuse université de Bangkok où vont se réunir et vont se faire face des dizaines de jeunes artistes venus des cinq continents : Amérique du Nord et du Sud, du Canada, d’Europe et de Scandinavie, d’Israël, d’Australie, de l’Asie bien sûr, Chine, Thaïlande, Taïwan, Japon, Corée, Hong-Kong… Soit, un moment marquant dans l’histoire du saxophone et un temps fort de la vie musicale Thaïlandaise. Qu’il me soit permis de remercier le Dr. Sugree Charoensook pour son implication remarquable son dévouement inconditionnel, sans qui cette manifestation n’existerait pas. Merci à ses vaillants collaborateurs, à ses généreux partenaires, aux brillants jurés venus eux aussi du monde entier, à tous les artisans de cette manifestation unique et exceptionnelle.” Jean-Marie Londeix Président du jury

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Concert saxophonist, professor and concert producer, born into a family of musicians, 20 September 1932, in Arveyres, France in the region of Gironde. He was imbued very early in the pedagogical heritage of the piano and violin. At the age of fourteen he obtained a First Prize in saxophone from the Bordeaux Conservatory. His father formed, with his five children, an ensemble that performed regularly in and around Libourne. In 1948 he began studying with Marcel MULE. In order to have a trade before exclusively devoting his life to music, he entered a school for watch-making, while still taking classes at the Bordeaux Conservatory, followed by brilliant musical studies at the Paris Conservatory where he obtained the highest marks and awards. As a concert soloist, recitalist; or conductor he performed more than 600 concerts with an excess of 250 works dedicated to him. As a teacher, 135 foreign students from 15 different countries have studied with him at the Bordeaux Conservatory (notably 48 Americans, 22 Canadians, 13 Spanish, 10 Japanese, 11 Germans and 9 Italians). He has presented master-classes in Europe, North America, Scandinavia, Japan, etc. Jean-Marie LONDEIX has authored a number of teaching methods making him an expert authority in the pedagogy of the saxophone. He was an initiator and founder of several professional organizations, ensembles and associations. “An example of courage, hope and passion” (Keiji Munesada). His peers consider him “without question one of the world’s greatest saxophonists and teachers.

His influence has been strongly felt throughout the international saxophone community” (Gérald DONOVITCH), “One of the greatest musicians of our time” (Edison DENISOV), “Dean of French saxophonists who has made Bordeaux the world’s leading center of saxophone studies” (Washington Post), “A model for classical saxophone” (Ramon RICKER), “Perhaps, after Adolphe SAX and his teacher Marcel MULE, the most important ‘inventor’ of the classical saxophone” (Francesco SALIME), “Master of the modern saxophone” (James UMBLE), “There is no one like you in France, or anywhere for that matter, in terms of your contributions to traditional and contemporary saxophone literature and pedagogy” (Frederick HEMKE), “The master of the masters” (Theodore KERKEZOS), “Jean-Marie LONDEIX deserves the deepest admiration for the quality of his work, but even more importantly for his very ‘modern’ position concerning all that touches the saxophone, both near and far” (Walter BOUDREAU), “His extensive output is known far and wide; not only for the quality of his amazing musical performances, but also for his teaching and his profound insight and thought” (François ROSSÉ).

International Coordinator

Dr. William Street

The Jean Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition will be a life-changing event for each of the musical contestants who have entered. You will meet and get to know participants from many other countries, speaking different languages, but all with a common interest in an international level of technical, musical and artistic understanding of music for the 21st century saxophone. You will create friendships and professional contacts that you will have for the rest of your lives. The internationally selected jury of saxophonists and composers and the administration of The College of Music here at Mahidol University are proud of the musical standard that has been set for this event, held every three years, and we are all delighted to meet and share our love of the saxophone and its ever expanding repertoire with contestants from around the globe. This musical competition began in France in 1996. It is now in its fifth edition and is one of the few events in the world that focuses on not only traditional music for classical saxophone but also contemporary classical music of the today’s best composers. We are excited to hear the artistry of each performer and we welcome each of you to The College of Music here at Mahidol University, where musical friends meet and become professional, global colleagues. Welcome! William H Street Professor and Chair Department of Music, Faculty of Arts University of Alberta

The winner of many awards including the “Certificat d’Aptitude de Saxophone”, France’s highest recognition of excellence in music performance and pedagogy, William Street has earned worldwide respect as one of North America’s finest instrumentalists. He holds degrees from Northwestern University, the Conservatoire National de Bordeaux, France and the Catholic University of America. His teachers have included George Etheridge, Frederick L. Hemke, Jean-Marie Londeix, Frederick Ockwell and John P. Paynter. Dr. Street, a member of the Bro-Street Duo and the Ensemble International de Saxophones de Bordeaux, was also a member of the Chicago Saxophone Quartet, Washington, D.C. Saxophone Quartet and Frederick Hemke Saxophone Quartet prior to joining the University of Alberta Department of Music in 1988, where he teaches as saxophone instructor, chamber music coach and Director of the University Concert Band. William Street has appeared as recitalist, conductor and soloist with orchestras and bands throughout Europe, Central and North America and Asia. He can be heard on compact disc recordings Sunthesis: “Les Septs Iles” (QM6901, Paris), “L’Ensemble International de Saxophones” (ACD0086, Tokyo), “At Your Service - Légende by Florent Schmitt” (Arktos 94005) with pianist Sylvia Taylor and the Centaur recording of Evolution V for five saxophonists by Marilyn Shrude, recorded with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet. His recent compact disc recording

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of Tre Vie, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra by Malcolm Forsyth with Grzegorz Nowak and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra was nominated for a 1999 Juno award. He has also recorded “héliosaxo” (Arktos - SRI- CD97018), a compact disc recording of twentieth century music for saxophone and piano with pianist Roger Admiral, featuring the music of composers Harbison, Karlins, Lauba, d’Indy, Rolin, Houkom. His recitals and concerts are frequently broadcast on programs of the CBC radio stations. He served as President of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) from 1992-1994 and has represented Canada at music conferences in France, Japan, Italy, Spain and the United States. He is the former Secretary of the World Saxophone Congress International Committee, and was instrumental in preparation for the XI World Congress held in Spain in October 1997. He has written articles and reviews published in the NASA Journal as well as the Bulletin de l’Association des Saxophonistes de France (ASAFRA). His published work includes the English translation of Hello! Mr. Sax, ou les Parametres du Saxophone (Leduc) by Jean-Marie Londeix, “Elise Boyer Hall,” and “The Life of Elise Boyer Hall” in Les États Généraux Mondiaux du Saxophone. He and Anna Street

recently translated into English the Méthode d’Etude de Saxophone, by Jean-Marie Londeix published by Éditions Henry Lemoine in Paris. Dr. Street is a Selmer clinician, He has a strong interest in music education and appears frequently as recitalist, adjudicator and conductor throughout North America and Europe.

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Dr. Susan Fancher

“It is my great honor and privilege to serve on the judging panel for the 5th International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition. I was one of many Americans who benefitted immensely from Monsieur Londeix’s brilliant, exacting, uncompromising teaching. He set an example of work ethic, courage, and commitment to the art form that continues to inspire me to this day. His hard work and vision have contributed greatly to the extremely high level of both saxophone playing and the quality of the repertoire that we enjoy today. The competition repertoire list requires the competitors to navigate many musical challenges, from traditional notation to the most recent uses of techniques unique to the saxophone. While the saxophone is the singing instrument par excellence, much of the repertoire is a result of the search for music that is truly of the saxophone, or as Monsieur Londeix would say, “musique du saxophone.” This event is a fitting tribute to the unmatchable artistry and tireless dedication to our beautiful instrument shown throughout his career. It is my sincere hope that every participant will leave this place with renewed energy, inspired to continue a lifelong pursuit of great music. Welcome and good luck to all the outstanding saxophonists competing this year!” Dr. Susan Fancher Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Susan Fancher is an internationally-recognized concert saxophonist known for her deep and poetic musical interpretations. A much sought after performer of new music, she has inspired and premiered over 100 new works for saxophone. Her two newest CD releases are “The Saxophone Music of Stuart Saunders Smith” released in September 2015 on Chen Li Music, and “Red Clay Live!” the Red Clay Saxophone Quartet’s 10th Anniversary CD, released in Spring 2016. In recent years, Susan Fancher has championed a new repertoire of concertos for soprano saxophone, including the wind ensemble version of Michael Torke’s Concerto, a concerto based on Celtic themes by David Kirkland Garner, and Mark Engebretson’s Concerto for soprano saxophone and orchestra, premiered in Sala São Paulo under the baton of Ligia Amadio. The May 2013 CD release “Of Erthe and Air: Susan Fancher and friends play music of Hilary Tann” (Arizona University Records CD 5014) features a live performance of Tann’s soprano saxophone concerto Shakkei with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. Susan Fancher plays exclusively on Selmer Paris saxophones and Vandoren mouthpieces, reeds and ligatures. She in on the faculty of Duke University.

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Jean-Michel Goury

Jean-Michel Goury is recognized like one of the world foremost performers of contemporary music for saxophone.His performances and recordings have received high praise from critics worldwide. He was born in 1961 at Tonneins (in the southwest of France) and was nurtured in music by his father,secretary of the French National Association of Bands.He began studying piano and singing in church at a very young age. He studied at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Bordeaux and received the Médaille d’Or (given unanimously by the jury) in saxophone while studying with Jean-Marie Londeix.He also completed distinguished musical studies in musical analysis (François Rossé),wind ensemble conducting (J Pernoo) and chamber music (Francis Valonne).He also completed studies in Paris for conducting (P Cao) and at the IRCAM research institute :analysis (R Piencikovski),saxophone (D Kientzy). He has won first prize in a number of national and international music competitions, including Radio-France and Aixle-Bains where he received congratulatory remarks from the president of the jury, legendary saxophonist Marcel Mule. Since receiving (1982) the Certificat d’Aptitude (France’s highest teaching certification), JM Goury has been a prominent teacher in the French conservatory system (first at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Landes and La Creuse) and now at one of France’s most modern and prestigious schools:the Pôle Supérieur de Paris-Boulogne-Billancourt (PSPBB) where he teachs

in a international saxophone studio and conductes a big ensemble of saxophones. In more,he has presented many pedagogical workshops and masterclasses on contemporary music performances throughout the world and has been invited to perform and give lectures at several prestigious festivals and universities. JM Goury has appeared at guest soloist in concerts with the Orchestre Symphonique National des Jeunes de Bavière (Germany), Ensemble Orchestral of Italy,the Radio-France philharmonic orchestra,the Opera de Paris, National Chamber Orchestras of Toulouse and Auvergne.As a recital and chamber musician,he has premiered promoted about 400 new works by many international composers,with the Xasax and Apollinaire quartets,duos Zéphyr ,Goury-Josset and the following international contemporary music ensembles : Polyfolia , Itinéraire , 2E2M , Contrechamp ,Klangforum , XXI century . He participated at the World Saxophone Congresses in Nürenberg,Washington,Kawasaki,Pesar o,St Andrews,Bangkok and worked in the national committe for Saxopen Strasbourg 2015. Since 1979,JM Goury has recorded 40 cds (Alba musica,Erol records,MFA,Kayros, Wergo,Hat hut) and obtained critical praise in 2004 (works by Sciarrino) « Diapason d’or » and in 2008 (works by Aperghis) « Choc de la Musique » with the Xasax quartet.

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Masataka Hirano

Masataka Hirano is a talented saxophonist who can play wide range of music from contemporary, classical, improvisation, and even jazz. While he was studying in the Tokyo University of the Arts, he won the 1st place in the 7th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition. After graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts in 1992, he entered the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris in 1995. He won Unanimous Premier Prix in the saxophone course (1997), in the chamber music course (1998), and in the improvisation course (1999) at the graduation. In 1990 Hirano won the 1st prize at Japan Wind and Percussion Competition. In 1996 he won the 1st prize at Jean=Marie Londex International Competition in France. He is the first Japanese saxophonist who won the 1st prize at international competitions. He played with Orchestra National Bordeaux Aquitaine and has received fabulous reviews during his debut tour in France. In 2000, Hirano released his debut album “Millennium” which is focused on improvisation and contemporary music. He has performed with different orchestras such as Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, and Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he also co-stared with renowned jazz pianists such as Yosuke Yamashita, Satoru Shionoya, Akiko Grace, and many other artists of different

instruments. He has many appearances in the music festivals in France, Germany, and Spain. These concerts are well-received and a lot of fans are always looking forward to his performances every time. He and his music have been featured in Nihon TV’s “Shinya No Ongakukai (Concert in the Midnigt)”, TV Asahi’s “Daimei no nai Ongakukai” (Concert without Theme), NHK Classic Club, NHK’s Meikyoku Album (Album of Masterpieces), TV commercial footage of Daiwa Group, DVD “Eishi Kiko”, and many others. Hirano has received high acclaim and positive feedbacks as a composer when his first orchestra piece “Seven Tableaux – dedicated to Toshio Arimoto” was featured in Nihon TV’s “Shinya No Ongakukai (Concert in the Midnight)”. It was used as the opening theme tune of the program. He regularly serves as a jury in competitions of instrumentalists such as Japan Wind and Percussion Competition, Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, and All Japan Band Competition. Hirano teaches at Tokyo University of the Arts, the Elizabeth University of Music, Senzoku College of Music, Toho College of Music and Habanera Academy in France.

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Dr. CHEN YI

“As a new music composer for symphonic, chamber, choral and wind ensemble works, who has written for the saxophones in the past two decades, it’s my great honor to be invited by the College of Music, Mahidol University in Thailand, to serve on the jury of the 5th International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition in 2017. I really appreciate the vision and afford of the JMLISC, which has made unmistakable contribution to the development of repertoire and saxophone performance significantly. Looking forward to a successful JMLISC V in 2017!” Dr. CHEN Yi Lorena Searcy Cravens/Millsap/Missouri Distinguished Professor in Music University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance As a prolific composer and the recipient of the Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2001-2004), Dr. CHEN Yi* blends Chinese and Western traditions, transcending cultural and musical boundaries. Her music has reached wide range of audiences and inspired peoples with different cultural background throughout the world. She holds BA and MA degrees in music composition from the

Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing (’83 and ‘86), and DMA degree from Columbia University in the City of New York (’93), studying composition with Wu Zuqiang, Chou Wen-chung and Mario Davidovsky. She has been Distinguished Professor in Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance since 1998, and elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005. Published by Theodore Presser Company, Dr. Chen’s music has been commissioned and performed world wide by such ensembles as the Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the BBC Symphony and the BBC/Royal philharmonics, the Seattle, Pacific, SF, National, Toronto, Singapore, New Zealand, China National symphonies, the Brooklyn, the NY, the LA philharmonics, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, The Women’s Philharmonic and Chanticleer (supported by Meet The Composer New Residences), Music From China, Racher/Prism Saxophone Quartet, Shanghai/Ying String Quartet, by soloists as Yo-Yo Ma, Yehudi Menuhin, Evelyn Glennie, Michala Petri, Cho-Liang Lin, Emanuel Ax, and conductors JoAnn Falletta, Dennis Russell Davies, Lan Shui, Leonard Slatkin, Franz Welser-Möst, Gerard

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Schwartz, among others. Her music has been recorded on Bis, New Albion, Teldec (w/ Grammy Award for Colors of Love in 1999), New World (w/ NPR Top 10 Classical Music Album Award for Sound of the Five in 2009), Albany, Bridge, Naxos (w/ Grammy Award Nomination for Symphony Humen 1839 in 2015), China Record Co., and many more. Dr. Chen Yi was the first woman to receive a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in composition in China when she gave an evening concert of her orchestral works in Beijing, performed by the Central Philharmonic of China in June 1986.

She has given two more whole evening concerts of her orchestral and choral works in Beijing, presented by the China National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in 2001 and 2008. She is also the first woman to give an evening multimedia orchestral concert in the US as the culmination of her 3-year residency in San Francisco with The Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Philharmonic and Chanticleer in May 1996, supported by Meet The Composer.

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Chien-Kwan Lin

It is an honor for me to be part of the Jean-Marie Londeix International Competition! As I look forward to hearing so many talented saxophonists gather at this prestigious event, I have no doubt we will all be inspired many times throughout our stay in Bangkok. We will be making new friends through music, through our eagerness to learn and to share our experiences, and our positive contribution to one another’s joy and success in the art of saxophone will be on full display. I thank all of you for the work you have put into preparing for this wonderful opportunity, and trust you will have an experience of a lifetime! Chien-Kwan Lin Chien-Kwan Lin (b. 1972, Singapore) has appeared as soloist and guest artist with the United States Navy Band, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, the New World Symphony, the Beijing Symphony, as well as the philharmonic and chamber orchestras of Boston, Rochester, Sichuan and Thailand. Mr. Lin’s performances have garnered excellent reviews by critics in New York and Boston. His critically-acclaimed Carnegie Hall recital prompted New York Concert Review to portray him as a performer

“who has the passion and restraint and beautiful sense of line to take melody where it wants to go, fully and generously,” while the Boston Globe has lauded him for “displaying chops,” and has described his playing as “polished,” “charismatic,” and “appealing.” Recent appearances by Mr. Lin have included the World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance, Selmer Showroom (Paris), Steinway Hall (NYC), New England Saxophone Symposium, Texas Tech University International Saxophone Artists Series, U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, Saxorama Festival (Canada), Fromm Players of Harvard University, and the Formosa Chamber Music Society of New York. He has presented master classes across the U.S. and internationally, including the Paris Conservatory (CNSMDP), Manuel Castillo Conservatory of Seville (Spain), Vienna Conservatory, National Taipei University for the Arts, Mahidol University (Thailand), as well as the Shenyang, Sichuan and Central (Beijing) Conservatories in China. Mr. Lin’s recording of Lei Liang’s Memories of Xiaoxiang for Alto Saxophone & Tape (Mode Records) was selected among “Amazon.com: Best 20th/21st Century Classical of 2009,” and his recording of David Liptak’s Serenade for Alto Saxophone &

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String Orchestra, which John Pitcher of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle called “brilliantly recorded,” is available on Bridge Records. His recording of Liang’s Xiaoxiang Concerto with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project was also named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist in 2015. Since winning top prizes in Singapore’s National Music Competition four consecutive times (violin category), Mr. Lin has enjoyed a multifaceted career. He won a Best Conductor Award at Singapore’s National Band Leaders Festival, and also worked for several years as a jazz violinist. In addition, he has appeared as orchestral violinist with the New Hampshire Symphony, the Indian Hill Symphony,

and the Hannover (NH) Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Lin is currently Associate Professor of Saxophone at the Eastman School of Music. He is the founder and director of the Eastman Saxophone Project (ESP), as well as the recipient of the 20122013 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mr. Lin is an artist and clinician for Selmer and Vandoren companies, and performs exclusively on these products. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory (BM, MM) and Eastman (Performer’s Certificate, DMA). His teachers have included Ken Radnofsky and Ramon Ricker.

Artist Director

Shyen Lee

The year 2017 marks the ninth year to host the Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition since we started in 2008 in Thailand. This is fifth edition of the world renown saxophone competition, the first one was in Bordeaux and the following four in Bangkok. We hope the philosophy Maestro Londeix asserts toward the modern saxophone playing can be realized in the competition. Through the selection of the premium competition repertoire and jury consist of the leading saxophone masters and composer, the participants will have the advantage to get recognition for their talent, effort and the commitment to practicing the arts. It is a great opportunity for every competitor to meet and share their experience and music vision with the like-minded saxophonists from all over the world. Hope this competition will bring every participant into a network and life-long friendship. Let me express my admiration for the enormous amount of time and energy you have dedicated in both the physical and mental preparation of the challenging musical work before you. You are forging the saxophonistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

new road into a territory as yet unexplored. Please remember, you are the developers and nurturers of our new traditions! Shyen Lee Artistic Director, JMLISC V Shyen LEE is the saxophonist from Taiwan. He dedicates himself in pioneering toward developing pedagogy, traditional and modern repertoire and various forms for saxophone performance. He currently serves as the instructor of saxophone in Mahidol University, Thailand. Also he was appointed tobe the Organizer and Artistic Director of the International Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition and World Saxophone Congress XV. In 2006, he acted as the organizer and the composition presenter of Thailand International Composition for Saxophone. He was elected as World Saxophone Congress International Saxophone Committee in the term of 2009-2012.He was the artistic director ofthe 2016 Asian Saxophone Congress. Shyen Lee appeared as solo recitalist in various concert halls including Lincoln Center,

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Paine Hall in Harvard University as well in Montreal, Minneapolis, Paris, Bordeaux, Fermo (Italy), Vienna, Ljubljana, Kiev, Odessa (Ukraine), Columbia (SC, USA), Bangkok, Singapore, St. Andrew (UK), Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and other cities all over China and Taiwan. Twice with Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, he was the concerto soloist with maestro Jeannine Wagar and Tze-Law Chan. After being a jury member in Odessa Golden Saxophone International Competition, he performed as the concerto soloist in Philharmonic Society Theatre in the gala concert. Shyen Lee commissioned and premiered pieces by John Harbison, Frank Ticheli, Larry Bell, Gunther Schuller, and Bernard Rands. In addition to performing saxophone repertoire by western composers, he also

commissioned pieces byleading Chinese composers including Lei Liang, Yiu-Kwong Chung, ChihChun Chih-sun Lee, Tzyy-Sheng, Che-Yi Lee and ShihHui Chen. Several Thai emerging composers have often written new works for him, including Narong Prangcharoen, Jiradej Setabundhu, Boomrat Sirirattanapan. Shyen Lee studied with Kenneth Radnofsky in New England Conservatory (BM, 96) and Dr. John Sampen in Bowling Green State University (MM, 98).

Pianist and Electronic Specialist

Roger Admiral

Canadian pianist Roger Admiral performs solo and chamber music repertoire spanning the 18th through the 21st century. He works regularly with New Music Edmonton and Aventa Ensemble (Victoria), and performs as part of Kovalis Duo with Montreal percussionist Philip Hornsey. Roger also coaches contemporary chamber music at the University of Alberta.

Recent performances include Gyorgy Ligeti’s Piano Concerto with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, the complete piano works of Iannis Xenakis for Vancouver New Music, and recitals for Curto-Circuito de Música Contemporânea Brasil. Roger graduated from the University of Western Ontario, and the University of Alberta.

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I-An Chen Pianist I-An Chen has won numerous awards including the First Prize of National Music Competition in her native country Taiwan and the Ann arbor Young Artist Competition. She has given diverse performances as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been seen on stage at various venues in Taiwan, China, Southeastern Asia and the United States. Ms. Chen holds a Master of Piano Performance degree from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, under the instruction of Dr. Logan Skelton; and another Master degree of Piano Ac-companying and Chamber Music in UM, where she studied with world renowned collaborative pianist Martin Katz. During her residency in Ann Arbor, she was appointed staff pianist for studios and master classes. The auspicious experiences led to a successful career as a collaborative artist. She has received critical acclaim for her expertise in the performance of String, Woodwind and Voice Literature. Ms. Chen represented Taiwan to perform in Thailand International Saxophone Conference in Bangkok, 2004. She has been in invited as concert pianist and instructor of Taiwan Saxophone Summer Festival since 2002. She has served as a faculty member of in the international saxophone summer festival in Beijing, China, Thailand International Soloist Saxophone Summer Camp and Elite Project, from 2006 until now.

In 2008, she was invited to be the appointed collaborative pianist for The 2nd International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition. In July, 2009, she worked as the official pianist in resident that collaborated with many prestige saxophonists in the XV World Saxophone Congress. At the same year, as a cofounder of Ensemble Unity, she and the ensemble members made a concert tour in the United States, giving numbers of performances in Los Angeles, Chicago and New Jersey. In 2011 and 2014, she is again invited to collaborate in The 3rd& 4th International Jean-Marie Londeix Saxophone Competition. Since the year of 2011, she has been the official pianist in Singapore Saxophone Symposium until now. She is invited to serve as the collaborative faculty in Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy, 2015. In 2016, she was the lecturer and collaborative pianist in the 2nd Taiwan International Saxophone Symposium, and performed in the First Asian Saxophone Congress, 2016. Ms. Chen enjoys a distinguished career as a performer and educator. She is currently on the artist faculty as Assistant Professor of the Music Department of Fu-Jen Catholic Universi-ty, Taipei, Taiwan.

Pianist and Electronic Specialist

Mark Engebretson

Mark Engebretson (b. 1964) is Professor of Composition and Electronic Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the recipient of a Barlow Commission (for Bent Frequency), North Carolina Artist Fellowship in Composition (for the Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra), a Fulbright Fellowship for studies in France, and has received major commissions from Harvard Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fromm Music Foundation (Acrylic Waves), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (They Said: sinister resonance), the Thomas S. Kenan Center for the Arts (Deliriade) and the Barlow Foundation He is the founder of the UNCG New Music Festival. Engebretsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative work is driven by melody, timbre, virtuosity, clear and balanced formal structure, the integration of new media, multiple levels of associations, and a desire for fresh, engaging musical expression. Recent work has included strong overtones of pop music and creative intersections with written texts.

Dr. Engebretson taught composition at the University of Florida, music theory at the SUNY Fredonia and 20th-century music history at the Eastman School of Music. He studied at the University of Minnesota (graduating Summa cum Laude), the Conservatoire de Bordeaux (as a Fulbright Scholar), and Northwestern University, where he received the Doctor of Music degree. At Northwestern he studied composition with M. William Karlins, Pauline Oliveros, Marta Ptaszynska, Michael Pisaro, Stephen Syverud and Jay Alan Yim and saxophone with Frederick Hemke. His teachers in France were Michel Fuste-Lambezat and Jean-Marie Londeix.

The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO)

History The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) gave its inaugural performance at the Royal Thailand Navy Auditorium on 23rd June 2005, in a gala concert for the International Trumpet Guild Conference. Over its first 11 seasons the TPO has consistently impressed and inspired audiences with its excellent performances. Many highly regarded conductors have led the TPO including Gudni Emilsson, Claude Villaret, Alfonso Scarano, Jamie Phillips, Dariusz Mikulski, Delta David Gier, Stefan Willich, Jose Luis-Novo, Ligia Amadio, Zhang Guoyong, Alkis Baltas, Prateep Suphanrojn, Jeffery Meyer and many more. Soloists from around the world regularly join the TPO for performances and have praised the orchestra for its growth and development in such a short period of time. Those guests have included Jens Lindemann, Eri Nakagawa, Lambis Vassiliadis, Boris Brovtsyn, Martin Kasik, Tomas Strasil, Reinhold Friedrich, Cristina Bojin, Karina Di Virgilio, Mischa Maisky, Yoon Jin Kim, Kwanchanok Pongpairoj, Christopher Espenschied, Dimitri Ashkenazy, Paul Cesarczyk, Serouj Kradjian, Robyn Schulkowsky, Lucia Aliberti, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy, Peter Bruns, Tapalin Charoensook, Ekachai Jearakul, Shyen Lee, Aiman Musakhodzhaeva, Henri Bok, and Christoph Hartmann among others. The first International appearance by TPO occurred in October 2009 when the Japanese Association of Orchestras extended the invitation to perform at the Asian Orchestras Festival in the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. In the same year the Royal Thai Government invited TPO to play at the gala concert for the 15th ASEAN Summit held in Cha-Am in front of 10 Prime Ministers from the 10 ASEAN countries and six from China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. TPO has continued its international touring with concerts in Tokyo, Japan and Auckland,

New Zealand in 2012, Vientiane, Laos in 2013 and Myanmar in 2016. On September 29, 2010, TPO had the distinct honor to give a command performance for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the Royal Medical College Auditorium, Siriraj Hospital. In the concert the TPO paid tribute to His Majesty’s considerable musical talent. The concert served to honor the occasion of the 37th Anniversary of a special concert that His Majesty played for students at the Royal Medical College’s auditorium on September 29, 1973. The current 2016-2017 season is Gudni Emilsson’s twelfth season as Chief Conductor of the TPO. He continues the work of attracting a loyal and appreciative following in Thailand, while helping the TPO to build a reputation for performing excellence. Its annual season schedule of more than 70 performances draws from over three centuries of orchestral repertoire as well as chamber, contemporary and specially commissioned new music. The TPO is proud to have the patronage of the Royal Thai Government and Mahidol University and enjoys a burgeoning multicultural tradition. The 95-member symphony orchestra is made up of musicians from more than 15 nations. The TPO has been active in recording both traditional Thai songs and new works from internationally recognized composers, and has produced 10 CDs of those works. 2016-2017 marks the twelfth season for the TPO, and will be highlighted by a performance of over 80 concerts per year including season and special concerts, as well as a performance tour of ASEAN countries. Last but not the least, TPO would like to express our most sincere gratitude for the support of all our generous patrons and loyal fans.

Delta David Gier Conductor

Delta David Gier has been called a dynamic voice on the American music scene, recognized widely for his penetrating interpretations of the standard symphonic repertoire, passionate commitment to new music, and significant community engagement. Orchestras Mr. Gier has conducted include the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra. Last season he conducted the American Composers Orchestra in the inaugural concert of the China-U.S Composers Project; this season will include engagements with several Chinese orchestras and master classes at the Shanghai Conservatory. In Europe, his engagements include the Bergen Philharmonic (Norway), the Polish National Radio Symphony (with which he has several recordings), and the Bucharest Philharmonic, along with many other orchestras in Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey. In the Americas, he has had a long relationship with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica and has conducted several orchestras in Mexico, including the Orquesta de Camera de Bellas Artes. In Asia, Mr. Gier’s engagements have included the Singapore Symphony and the Thailand Philharmonic, where he will return three times this season. Since 2004, Mr. Gier has been music director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. During that period the orchestra has been lauded for its programming (including seven ASCAP awards). His series based on the Pulitzer Prize was called “an unprecedented programming innovation” by the Wall Street Journal

and has included residencies with composers Jennifer Higdon, Steven Stucky, Zhou Long, and Paul Moravec. Under his direction, the SDSO has expanded its offerings with a cycle of Mahler symphonies and an annual semi-staged opera. The Lakota Music Project was developed under Gier’s direction to address racial tensions between Native Americans and whites in the region the SDSO serves. Now in its sixth year, the LMP is a side-by-side program with the SDSO and Lakota musicians which explores the role music plays in their respective cultures, seeking to engender understanding and healing between estranged peoples. Other engagement projects with the SDSO have included Arab (with Simon Shaheen), Chinese (with composers Chen Yi and Zhou Long) and Sudanese/Somali refugees (with the Bernard Woma Ensemble). For 15 seasons, Delta David Gier served as an assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic. He studied at the University of Michigan under the renowned conducting teacher Gustav Meier, along with studies at the Tanglewood Music Center and Aspen Music Festival. He was a Fulbright scholar in eastern Europe from 1988-90. Also in demand as an educator, Mr. Gier has served as guest faculty at the Curtis Institute, Yale School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory, and SUNY Stony Brook. He has chaired the music jury of the Pulitzer Prize and is a frequent panelist for the League of American Orchestras.

Rules • Article 1.

The 5th International Jean-Marie LONDEIX Saxophone Competition will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 9 to 22, 2017. Professor Dr Sugree CHORENSOOK, Dean of the College of Music, Mahidol University is the principal organizer of the competition. V International Jean-Marie LONDEIX Saxophone Competition College of Music, Mahidol University 25/25 Phuttamonthon Sai 4 Salaya, Nakonpathom, Thailand 73170

• Article 2.

The jury is composed of internationally renowned musicians and chaired by Jean-Marie LONDEIX. There will be six voting members of the jury: five saxophonists of international reputation, one renowned composer, and possibly two observers without voting rights.

• Article 3.

This competition is open to advanced saxophonists of all nationalities, born after July 9, 1985.

• Article 4. Program The First elimination round:

- Solo saxophone, maximum time: 20 minutes. Each competitor will present three works, two from list 1 and one from list 2.

List 1.

- Two of the 25 Capricen op. 153a (1929) by Sigfrid KARG-ELERT (1877-1933). Choice of saxophones at the discretion of the candidate based upon the character of the Caprices chosen (Editions Zimmerman (www.zimmermann-frankfurt.de) ou Southern Music.

List 2.

– One of 9 Études for solo saxophone by Christian LAUBA (Alphonse Leduc Music Publications); or

– Partyta (soprano saxophone) by Christian LAUBA (Resolute Music Publications); or – Oxyton (baritone saxophone) by Christophe HAVEL (Éditions P.J. Tonger-Germany); or – Strata (tenor saxophone) by Colin LABADIE (pub. AMP http://www.colinlabadie.com/strata.html); or – Discoïdal (tenor saxophone) Thierry ALLA (Resolute Music Publications); or – Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA (Edit. Lemoine); or – The Angel of despair by Hiroyuki ITOH for alto saxophone (Resolute Music Publication (for sale or download on site: http://www.resolutemusicpublications.com)

The Second elimination round:

One piece with piano accompaniment (either personal pianist or staff pianist of competition), and one piece with electroacoustic accompaniment. A staff technology specialist will be available for consultation, as needed. Each competitor will choose one piece from list A and one piece from list B, two pieces in total, maximum time: 35 minutes.

List A.

– Légende (version for alto saxophone and piano) by André CAPLET (Resolute Music Publications); or – Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); or – Sonate (alto saxophone, with Finale by Jean Marie LONDEIX), by Paul HINDEMITH (Édition Schott); or - Sonate (alto saxophone) by Pierre-Phillipe BAUZIN (Édition Leduc); or - Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV (Édition Leduc);or - Chant Premier (tenor saxophone) by Marcel MIHALOVICI (Édition Heugel); or - Music for tenor saxophone by William KARLINS (Southern).

List B.

- Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics. Éditions Jobert (info@jobert.

Rules fr), 27 Bvd Beaumarchais F-75004 Paris France; The work Mixtion by Jodlowsky is 15 minutes in duration. It is also acceptable to play from the beginning until letter D for a duration of 9-10 minutes. Concours 2017 que « Mixtion », l’œuvre de JODLOWSKY qui, entière dure 15 minutes, peutêtre seulement jouée du début à la lettre D pour une durée de 9-10 mn. or - Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics. Éditions BABEL SCORE, 39 quai de l’Horloge –F75001 Paris, France http:// www.babelscores.com contact@babelscores.com); or - L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot (info@ billaudot.com) http://www.billaudot.com; or - Chymisch by Hector PARRA, for baritone saxophone and electronics. Éditions Trito Musicals, Enamorats, 35, 37 balxos E-08013 BARCELONA – Spain- http://www.trito.es).

Final round –with orchestra:

- Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody: CAP SUD 2 Bt.D 15 rue Henri Lemarié F-35400 SAINT MALO France. (emmanuelhody@gmail.com)

• Article 5.

The first elimination round will be performed anonymously behind a screen; each candidate will be identified by number only. Other rounds are not screened from the jury.

• Article 6.

The contestants will perform in an order fixed by drawing lots, which will take place on July 9, 2017 (candidates will be notified of the exact time and place). Candidates must be present to receive their performance time during the drawing of lots. The organizing committee reserves the right to refuse the participation of any candidate absent from the drawing.

• Article 7.

The choice of program selected by the candidate upon registration is final. No changes or modifications are permitted.

• Article 8.

For the second elimination round, the organizing committee of the competition will assign each candidate a staff pianist (if needed). As well, a staff technology specialist will be available for consultation and performance. The organizing committee will provide without charge one scheduled rehearsal for each piece. Candidates are permitted to bring their own accompanist, but do so at their own expense. Before the final round, each candidate will have one rehearsal and one dress rehearsal with orchestra.

• Article 9. Prizes

1st Grand Prizes: 5,000 Euros, one saxophone and recorded concert performance with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (Bangkok) 2nd Prizes: 3,500 Euros, one saxophone 3rd Prizes: 2,000 Euros, one saxophone Special prizes may also be awarded.

• Article 10.

During the elimination rounds, the jury maintains the right to stop any performance exceeding the time limit. The jury will submit their written vote at the end of each performance. Deliberation of the jury will take place after the final round. In the event of a tied vote, the president’s vote will be the deciding vote. The decisions of the jury are final. The jury members’ written comments may be given to eliminated competitors after the announced results of each round; comments will be given to the finalists after the competition has concluded.

Rules • Article 11.

The jury reserves the right not to award all prizes. The 1st Prize cannot be divided. For other awards, in the event of a tie, the prizes will be shared.

• Article 12.

Registration Conditions: All communication will be sent via email. All completed registration documents must be completed no later than April 30, 2017 ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

Registration includes the following documents:

1. Registration form (www.music.mahidol.ac.th/ jmlisc) fully completed implies accepting the rules of the competition 2. A photocopy of passport or official Identity card, 3. A curriculum vitae written in French or English (maximum two typed pages) mentioning the music institutions attended, names of principal teachers, awards obtained, and professional positions held, 4. Two original recommendation letters (from recognized musicians) written specifically for entry to this competition, 5. A recent passport or identity photograph, uploaded to the website with the registration form. The resolution of the image file must be print quality and formatted in .JPEG or .GIF. The file is limited to less than 2 megabyte. 6. A list of chosen works for the program in performance order for each part or movement, with exact duration noted. 7. Proof of payment or a document attesting the payment of the registration fee according to the means indicated in Article 13 (see below). Incomplete registrations will not be considered. The organizing committee of the competition is authorized to admit candidates to the competition only upon receipt of complete applications. Candidates will be informed of their acceptance into the competition beginning on May 20, 2017. Candidates who do not receive confirmation before May 21, 2017 are advised to contact the organizer through e-mail to the Artistic Director, Shyen Lee: shyel@gmail.com

• Article 13.

Registration fee: The registration fee of 5,100 THB (Thai Baht) should be paid by International wire transfer. The receipt should be uploaded with the application. Account Name: College of Music Name of Bank: The Siam Commercial Bank PCL. Saving Account No: 333-2-10822-1 Branch: Mahidol University Bank Address: 999 Phuttamonthon Sai 4, Salaya, Nakhonpathom Thailand 73170 Swift Code: SICOTHBK Please identify the purpose of transfer as: INTERNATIONAL JEAN-MARIE LONDEIX SAXOPHONE COMPETITION The Registration fee will only be refunded if the organizing committee refuses the participation of an applicant.

• Article 14.

Travel and accommodation arrangements. Accommodation and travel expenses are the responsibility of the participant. The organizing committee of the competition will provide a list of hotels and university residences. Semi finalists will be reimbursed 4,000 THB (Thai Baht) to help defray their expenses. This prize can only be claimed on the day of the final round of the competition.

• Article 15.

Candidates forfeit all rights to remuneration through broadcast by radio, television or other media formats.

• Article 16.

The above regulations are mandatory for all competitors. Participation in the competition implies acceptance of all rules. In case of dispute, all written communication must be in English.

The 5 Jean Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition Time Table July 9 22, 2017 9 Jul 17 Sun.

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9:45 Rehearsal I An:A; Roger:B Electro: C,D

Rehearsal I An:K; Roger:L Electro: I,J

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Rehearsal Rehearsal 1:30 E I An:E; I An:O; Roger:F Roger:P Electro: G,H Electro: M,N 2:15 F Break

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Rehearsal 3:00 G I An:Q; Roger:R Electro: S,T 3:45 H Break

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Rehearsal 4:30 I I An:S; Roger:T Electro: Q,R 5:15 J

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Announce the semi finalist and pianist meeting

Announce the finalist

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10:00 11:00 Final rehearsal

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0500 0930pm TPO rehearsal with finalists

Final Round

6:00

Candidate

TAEWOOK AHN

Shunsuke Akaki

Nationality: South Korean Date of Birth: 5/27/1989 Country Resident: Austria Music institution(s) attended: Soai University Conservatoire a rayonnement régional de Lyon Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien Names of Principle Teachers: Masahiro Maeda Jean-Denis Michat Alain Crepin Simon Diricq Lars Mlekusch Awards:

Nationality: Japanese Date of Birth: 6/15/1987 Country Resident: Japan Music institution(s) attended: Sizuoka University SHOBI College of music Names of Principle Teachers: Keiji Munesada Atuyasu KItayama Hiroshi Hara Awards: the 1st Tibori Junior Saxophone Competition 1st place the 6th Yokohama International Music Competition 3rd place Profession Positions: Saxophone quartet Poc-Miqs Lemon balm saxophone ensemble The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo VI. Rag The First Round List 2: The Angel of despair by Hiroyuki ITOH for alto saxophone The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Profession Positions: The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XVI. Piccola danza elegiaca The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Piyaphon Asawakarnjanakit Caleb Burkhardt Nationality: Thai Date of Birth: 11/14/1992 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: Bowling Green State University Names of Principle Teachers: John Sampen, Shyen Lee, Wisuwat Pruksavanich Awards: Semi-finalist of the 4th Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition; Second Prize in Osaka International Music Competition, small ensemble group. Third Prize, Thailand International Wind Ensemble Competition, chamber group. Profession Positions: Master Degree Student The First Round List 1: XVIII. Iberienne XX. In modo dorico The First Round List 2: Oxyton (baritone saxophone) by Christophe HAVEL The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 2/23/1994 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: College-Conservatory of Music Bowling Green State University Names of Principle Teachers: Dr. John Sampen Dr. James Bunte Dr. Nathan Nabb Dr. Fred Hemke Awards: 1st place MTNA Ohio State Competition Promusica Grant Recipient Elsa Sule Grant Recipient Profession Positions: Graduate Assistant - Bowling Green State University The First Round List 1: XVIII. Iberienne XXII. Leggenda The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Michellina Chan Nationality: Singaporean Date of Birth: 1/26/1992 Country Resident: Singapore Music institution(s) attended: Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud; University of Melbourne, Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Australia Names of Principle Teachers: Marie-Bernadette Charrier, Ian Godfrey, Tarko Sibbel and Shannon Ebeling Awards: 1st Prize of the Hugo Stockigt Award (Open Division) at the CLASAX Performance Competition 2015, Melbourne, Australia; 1st Prize of the University of Melbourne Chamber Music Competition 2014; Finalist in the University of Melbourne Chamber Music Competition 2015; National Arts Council Capability Development Grant 2016 recipient; Finalist in 3MBS’s The Talent (Fine Music 3MBS 103.5FM, Melbourne); Finalist in the University of Melbourne Concerto-Aria Competition 2015; Semi-finalist at the Singapore Woodwind Festival Competition 2014; Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy 2016 Scholarship, Thailand, Bangkok Profession Positions: Co-founder/Soprano Saxophonist - Xin Saxophone Quartet (Singapore); Co-founder/Saxophonist - Super 3-o Piano Trio (Melbourne); Co-founder/Soprano Saxophonist - 2.0 Saxophone Quartet (Melbourne) The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XVIII. Iberienne

The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Chun-Hao Chao

Alberto Chaves Zamora

Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 8/14/1994 Country Resident: Not-Specified Music institution(s) attended: College of Music,Tunghai University Names of Principle Teachers: Yu-Wen Wang Awards: 2015 National student competition of Music in Taiwan, University Group - The first prize Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: VII. Toccata XIX. Tarantelle e sizilienne The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Spaniard Date of Birth: 4/21/1991 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León, Pôle d’Enseignement Superior Musique et Dance Bordeaux-Aquitaine Names of Principle Teachers: Andrés Gomis Mora, Marie-Bernadette Charrier Awards: Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: XXV. Metamorfosi XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Oxyton (baritone saxophone) by Christophe HAVEL The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: Chymisch by Hector PARRA, for baritone saxophone and electronics. The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Chi Chun Chen

Po-Hsuan Chen

Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 3/18/1998 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: TNUA[TAIPEI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS] Names of Principle Teachers: TSAI CHIA SHIU, CHEN YI LUN Awards: First prizewinner of National Taiwan saxophone competition in 2011, 2013; First prizewinner saxophone competition in youth group of the Asia Saxophone Congress in 2016. Profession Positions: STUDENT The First Round List 1: XII. Ciaccona XIII. In modo misolidio The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Pierre-Phillipe BAUZIN The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 10/14/1989 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: University of North Texas Names of Principle Teachers: Eric Nestler Awards:

Profession Positions: Master of Music The First Round List 1: Vii. Toccata X. Cubana The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Chi Him Chik Nationality: Hong Kong Chinese Date of Birth: 4/1/1994 Country Resident: China (Hong Kong S.A.R.) Music institution(s) attended: Bowling Green State University Names of Principle Teachers: Dr. John Sampen Awards: Semi-finalist, 4th Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition 2014; Prize Winner, 48th Annual Bowling Green State University Competition in Music Performance; 1st Prize Winner, 55th Annual Lima Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: XIX. Tarantelle e sizilienne XXV. Metamorfosi The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Chung Him Chu

Nationality: Hong Kong Chinese Date of Birth: 6/19/1995 Country Resident: Australia Music institution(s) attended: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia Names of Principle Teachers: Dr. Michael Duke; Mr. Joshua Hyde Awards: Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo II. Valse languide The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Evan Clark Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 6/9/1992 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: University of South Carolina - (Columbia, SC) - BM, 2014 University of Illinois - (Urbana-Champaign, IL) - MM, 2016 University of Illinois - (UrbanaChampaign, IL) - DMA, in progress Names of Principle Teachers: Clifford Leaman; Debra Richtmeyer Awards: 3rd Prize, International Saxophone Symposium and Competition (ISSAC) | Columbus, GA (2014) 3rd Prize, Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition | New York City, NY (2014) Semi-Finalist, William C. Byrd Concerto Competition | Flint, MI (2017) Semi-Finalist, North American Saxophone Alliance Competition | Lubbock, TX (2016) Honorable Mention, MTNA Young Artist Competition | Chicago, IL (2015) National Finalist, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition | Chicago, IL (2014) 1st Prize, University of South Carolina Concerto/Aria Competition | Columbia, SC (2014) National Finalist, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Competition | Anaheim, CA (2013) 2nd Prize, Max Kaplan Award, LaGrange Symphony Young Artist Competition | LaGrange, GA (2013) 2nd Prize, Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition | New York City, NY (2013) 2nd Prize, Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Senior Woodwind Competition | Milwaukee, WI (2011) National Finalist, National YoungArts Foundation, Level I | Miami, FL (2011) Profession Positions: Saxophone Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois (2015 - present)

The First Round List 1: II. Valse languide XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Colin Crake

Bob Eason

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 3/2/1997 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: Eastman School of Music Names of Principle Teachers: Chien-Kwan Lin Awards: Winner of 2017 Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition Winner of 2016 198th Army Band Collegiate Solo Competition Honorable Mention at 2016 NYMTNA Empire State Solo Competition Profession Positions:

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 8/11/1988 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: Indiana University 2012-2017, University of Houston 2006-2011 Names of Principle Teachers: Otis Murphy, Dan Gelok, Karen Wylie, Valerie Vidal Awards: Winner, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Concerto Competition, 2017 1st Prize, M-Prize Chamber Music Competition (Kenari Quartet), 2016 2nd Prize, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition (Kenari Quartet), 2015 Semifinalist, 4th Jean-Marie Londeix International Competition, 2014 2nd Prize, Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition (Kenari Quartet), 2014 1st Prize, Coleman Chamber Music Competition (Kenari Quartet), 2014 1st Prize, J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition (Kenari Quartet), 2013 1st Prize, Plowman Chamber Music Festival (Kenari Quartet), 2013 2nd Prize, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition (Kenari Quartet), 2013 1st Prize, Young Texas Artist Competition, 2013 3rd Prize, North American Saxophone Alliance Soloist Competition, 2012 1st Prize, Indiana MTNA Chamber Music Competition (Kenari Quartet), 2012 2nd Prize, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition (Blue Static Quartet), 2011 1st Prize, Texas MTNA Chamber Music Competition (Blue Static Quartet), 2010 Profession Positions: Associate Instructor of Saxophone, Indiana University The First Round List 1: VII. Toccata XX. In modo dorico The First Round List 2:

The First Round List 1: II. Valse languide VII. Toccata The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Sergio Eslava Nationality: Spaniard Date of Birth: 5/13/1995 Country Resident: Spain Music institution(s) attended: - Conservatorio Profesional de Música “Pablo Sarasate”(Spain)(2007-2012) - Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra (Spain)(2012-2016) - Pole d’Enseignement Supérieur Musique et Danse Bordeaux(France)(2016- presently) Names of Principle Teachers: - María García Arcos - Daniel Durán Lumbreras Marie-Bernadette Charrier Awards: - 2nd prize in the 9th “Certamen de jóvenes intérpretes Joaquin Maya” (2006) - 3rd prize “César Uceda” in the competition “Leioa Jóvenes intérpretes” (2008) 1st prize in the 11th “Certamen de jóvenes intérpretes Joaquin Maya” (2008) - 2nd classified in the phase regional of the 10th “Certamen nacional de interpretación Intercentros Melómano” (2011) - 2nd prize in the 12th competition of chamber music “Fernando Remacha” (2014) - Extraordinary Honor Prize at the end of his studies in the “Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra” (2016) Profession Positions: - Substitute saxophone teacher in the school of music “Julián Romano” (Navarra, 2014) - Saxophone teacher in the schools of music “Luis Amigo” and “Santísimo Sacramento” (Navarra, 2015-2016) The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente IX. Arlecchino The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA

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The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Pablo González Nationality: Spaniard Date of Birth: 10/5/1991 Country Resident: Spain Music institution(s) attended: Hochschule für Musik der Basel Stadt (Switzerland) Names of Principle Teachers: Sixto Manuel, Herrero Rodes, Marié Bernardette Charrier, Marcus Weiss Awards: 2.017 2nd prize in Kiefer Hablitzel (Switzerland) 2.016 Winner of Schlusskonzert mit Orchester in Basel 1st prize in “Villa de Cox” National Young Musicians’ Contest 2.014 1st prize in Category A, in the 16th “Ciutat de Xàtiva” National Young Musicians’ Contest 2.013 Extraordinary End of Degree Prize for the Saxophone Distinction in Saxophone, chamber music and jazz repertory 2.011 Finalist in Category B, in the 14th “Ciutat de Xàtiva” National Young Musicians’ Contest 2.009 Honourable mention in the Professional Music Qualification Prize Finalist in Category B in the 13th “Ciutat de Xàtiva” National Young Musicians’ Contest 2.008 2nd prize in Category C, in the “Ciutat de Xàtiva” National Young Musicians’ Contest 2.007 Finalist in the 19th “Ruperto Chapí” Young Musicians’ Contest, Villena (Alicante) Finalist in Category C in the 10th “Ciutat de Xàtiva” National Young Musicians’ Contest 2.006 Runner-up in Category C in the 10th “Ciutat de Xàtiva” National Young Musicians’ Contest 2.005 “Young Talent” Prize, Category A, in the 5th Allegro Course-contest, Valld’Uixò (Castellón) 2.004 1st prize in Category B in the 4th Allegro Course-contest, Valld’Uixò (Castellón) 2.003 2nd prize in Category B in the 3rd Allegro Course-contest, Valld’Uixò (Castellón)

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Profession Positions: Saxophone teacher in Burjassot school (Valencia, Spain) Replacements in Bordeaux (France) Private teacher in Basel (Switzerland) The First Round List 1: XIII. In modo misolidio XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Tadj The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Yan Tong Gouk Nationality: Malaysian Date of Birth: 5/30/1994 Country Resident: Malaysia Music institution(s) attended: College of Music, Mahidol University Names of Principle Teachers: Shyen Lee, Wisuwat Pruksavanich Awards: Profession Positions: Student BM The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Vincent Haïssaguerre Nationality: Frenchman; Frenchwoman Date of Birth: 9/16/1987 Country Resident: Germany Music institution(s) attended: 2011-2014-Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln 2009-2011 -Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Versailles 2007-2009 -Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Lyon 2005-2007-Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Bordeaux Names of Principle Teachers: 2011-2014-Prof. Daniel Gauthier 2009-2011-Vincent David 2007-2009-Jean-Denis Michat 2005-2007-Jac Awards: 2015 -International saxophone competition of Brasilia, second prize 2014 -International Mozart chamber music competition of Hagen, first prize and special prize 2013-Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy chamber music competition of Berlin, third prize -Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now foundation, scholarship Profession Positions: since 2014: Teacher at the Tübinger Musikschule 2012-2014: Teacher at the music school of Kreuzau 2009: Replacement teacher at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Lyon The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo IV. Corrente The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Pierre-Phillipe BAUZIN The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot

The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Supat Hanpatanachai

Li Heng

Nationality: Thai Date of Birth: 9/2/1987 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: Mahidol University; Université de Montréal Names of Principle Teachers: Shyen Lee, Jean-François Guay Awards:

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 9/7/1992 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: College Of Music, Mahidol University. Names of Principle Teachers: Shyen Lee, Wisuwat Pruksavanich Awards:

Profession Positions: Saxophone instructor in Mahidol University, Silapakorn University The First Round List 1: II. Valse Languide XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Tadj The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: XVI. Piccola danza elegiaca XXIV. Papillon The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Pierre-Phillipe BAUZIN The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Hayato Ikegaya

Ayami Inokawa

Nationality: Japanese Date of Birth: 7/26/1985 Country Resident: Japan Music institution(s) attended: Shizuoka University Names of Principle Teachers: Atsuyasu Kitayama Awards: 3rd Prize of the wind instruments category at the 2nd Romanian International Music Competition in 2006. the Jury’s special award at the 1st Burkhardt International Music Competition in 2006. Profession Positions: Instructor, freelance musician. The First Round List 1: XVI. Piccola danza elegiaca XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Japanese Date of Birth: 10/27/1992 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Osaka college of music,Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Lyon Names of Principle Teachers: Jean-Denis MICHAT, Jun NISHIMOTO Awards: Profession Positions: The First Round List 1: XVIII. Iberienne XX In modo dorico The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA (Edit. Lemoine); The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Jakub Jarosz Nationality: Pole Date of Birth: 12/17/1991 Country Resident: Poland Music institution(s) attended: Koninklijk Conservatiorium Brussel, Postgraduate Studies in saxophone performance (2017). Karol Lipinski Music Academy in Wroclaw, Poland Ph.D studies in saxophone performance(2015-2017). Royal Consevatory in Brussels, Master and Bachelor with honors in saxophone performance(2012-2015). Music Academy in Cracov, Poland, pedagogy studies for music education(2015). Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Varsaw, Poland, Bachelor(2010-2012). Names of Principle Teachers: Alain Crepin, Simon Diricq Awards: II prize - PushkinSax Saxophone Competition in Moscow, Russia, March 2017. II prize - II Golden Saxophone International Comptetition for Young Performers, Odessa, Ukraine, November 2015. Semi finalist - IIIrd International Saxophone Competetion SaxFest Lodz 2015, Poland, April 2015. III prize - category Ensemble Niveau Excellence 8e Concours pour Jeunes Saxophonistes de Dinant, Belgium , May 2013. I prize - New York Wind Band Festiwal in Carnegie Hall, New York, March 2011 Profession Positions: Karol Lipinski Academy of Music, Wroclaw, saxophone lecturer. Jan Kiepura Music High School, Sosnowiec,Poland, saxophone teacher. Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Music High School, Katowice, Poland, saxophone teacher. The First Round List 1: II. Valse languide XII. Ciaccona

The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV (Edition Leduc); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Luo Jie

Hung-Fu Kao

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 7/17/1988 Country Resident: China Music institution(s) attended: Conservatoire de Perpignan France Conservatoire de Versailles France Names of Principle Teachers: Radek KNOP Vincent DAVID Awards: 2012--Diplôme Étude Musicale de conservatoire de Perpignan France, 2014--demi-finale of Jean Marie Londeix internationale saxophone compétition, 2015-1ere prix of national saxophone competition of France. Profession Positions: concertmaster of Beijing wind orchestre, first soliste of saxophone of Beijing wind orchestre The First Round List 1: 1.XXV.Metamorfosi 2.VII.Toccata The First Round List 2: Partyta The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone, with Finale by Jean Marie LONDEIX), by Paul HINDEMITH The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 11/12/1997 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: Fu-Jen Catholic University Names of Principle Teachers: Po-Yuan Ku Awards: 2013 National music compitition First Prize Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: XIX. Tarantelle e sizilienne XXV. Metamorfosi The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Jin Ho KEEM Nationality: South Korean Date of Birth: 9/21/1987 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Conservatoire de Rayonnement Regional de Aubervilliers-La Courneuve Conservatoire de Rayonnement Regional de Paris Conservatoire de Rayonnement Regional de Saint-Maur-des-Fosses YONSEI University Names of Principle Teachers: Julien PETIT Nicolas PROST Philippe PORTEJOIE Antonino MOLLICA KwangJeep KEEM Awards: 1er prix Concours d’association de la musique en Corée 2ème prix de Concours International de Leopold Bellan en France Prix d’Or de Concours de Saxophone en Corée 2ème prix Concours de ‘Journal de Kookmin et Youngsan Art Hall’ Musique de Chambre en Corée 3ème prix Concours d’association pour envoi à l’étranger en Corée 1er Accessit Concours International de Saxophone 8ème édition Profession Positions: Lecturer in Ecole de ProClam’art Lecturer in Ecole de ProSax The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand);

The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Jacob Kopcienski Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 6/29/1991 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: West Virginia University- Master Music Performance and Master Musicology- 2015-Present Conservatoire Rayonnement Regional de boulogne-billancourtDiplome d’etudes musicales- 2013-2015 Bowling Green State University- Bachelor of Music Educatio Names of Principle Teachers: Dr. Michael Ibrahim (2015-Present); Jean Michel Goury (2013-2015); Dr. John Sampen (2009-2013) Awards: Competition Prizes: October 2016 Alternate MTNA West Virginia Chamber Music Competition December 2013 3rd place, 13th Concorso Internazionale di Musica Marco Fiorindo Chamber Competition December 2011 Undergraduate Winner BGSU Concerto Competition October 2011 Honorable Mention Ohio MTNA Young Artists Competition Woodwind Division Spring 2011 2nd place VSA Arts Ohio Soloist competition- 2nd Place October 2010 Honorable Mention MNTA Ohio Chamber Music Competition February 2010 1st place BGSU Chamber Music Competition Scholarships WVU College of Creative Arts Travel Grant- Fall 2016 Graduate Performance Scholarship West Virginia University- 2015-2016 Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship- 2014-2015 BGSU Presser Scholarship- May 2012 BGSU Music Talent Scholarship- August 2009- May 2012 Profession Positions:

The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo XXII. Leggenda

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Wu Kuan-Jung

Julia Kuhlman

Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 6/30/1994 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: National Tsing Hua University Department of Music Master Program Names of Principle Teachers: Po-Fang Chang Awards: First prize in Taiwan Cultural Cup Music Competition (2008 and 2009); first prize in Asia-Pacific International Youth Music Instruments Contest in Shenzhen, China (2010), first prize in National Student Competition of Music (2011). Profession Positions: National Tsing Hua University Department of Music Master student The First Round List 1: XIV. In modo frigico XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: American; US citizen Date of Birth: 12/22/1993 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: Bowling Green State University (2016) West Virginia University (2018) Names of Principle Teachers: John Sampen Michael Ibrahim Awards: Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition 1st Prize; Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition 2nd Prize Profession Positions: Private Instructor, Music Plus Program at BGSU (2014-2015) Aural Skills Tutor (2014-2016) Private Instructor, Distance Learning at WVU (2017) The First Round List 1: VIII. Ondina XV. Alla Burla The First Round List 2: Strata (tenor saxophone) by Colin LABADIE The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Wonki Lee

Linhan Li

Nationality: South Korean Date of Birth: 8/6/1989 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: Manhattan School of Music Names of Principle Teachers: Paul Cohen Nobuya Sugawa Shiro Hatae Akemi Endo Awards: 1st Prize Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 1st Prize MTNA New York Young Artist Competition 3rd Prize LISMA International Music Competition Profession Positions: Principal Alto Saxophone at New York Wind Orchestra Principal Soprano Saxophone at Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra Soprano Saxophonist in Convectus Saxophone Quartet Adjunct Faculty at Nyack College of Music Teaching Assistant at Manhattan School of Music. The First Round List 1: XII. Ciaccona XXV. Metamorfosi The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 3/9/1993 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: College of Music Mahidol University . Names of Principle Teachers: Shyen LEE, Wisuwat PRUKSAVINICH Awards: Profession Positions: Completing Master degree at College of Music Mahidol University The First Round List 1: XXV. Metamorfosi XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Ming-Chi Lu Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 9/16/1998 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: Hsin Tien Senior High School Names of Principle Teachers: Ealun Chen Awards: 2011 Taoyuan Music Competition Saxophone solo Group A Bonege 2012 Taoyuan Music Competition Saxophone solo Group A won the third price 2013 Taoyuan Music Competition Saxophone Solo Group A won the first price 2014 New Taipei City Music Competition Saxophone solo Group A won the first price 2015 National Student Music Competition Saxophone Solo A Group Bonege 2017 New Taipei City Music Competition Saxophone solo Group A won the third price 2017 The National University of Joint Saxophone group got the top grade. Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: II Valse languide XIX Tarantelle esizilienne The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand);

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Yi Lu

Pisol Manatchinapisit

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 3/7/1989 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Conservatoire de Versailles Names of Principle Teachers: Vincent David Alexandre Doisy Awards:

Nationality: Thai Date of Birth: 5/7/1997 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: College of Music, Mahidol University Zhdk, Zucher Hochschule der Kunste Names of Principle Teachers: Promwut Sudtakoo; Wisuwat Pruksavanich, Shyen Lee, Lars Mlekusch Awards: 3th Prize The First Asian Saxophone Competition Profession Positions:

Profession Positions: The First Round List 1: VI. Rag VII. Toccata The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

The First Round List 1: XX. In modo dorico XXIV. Papillon The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Marco Mancini Nationality: Italian Date of Birth: 1/21/1998 Country Resident: Italy Music institution(s) attended: Conservatorio “Umberto Giordano” di Foggia, Conservatorio “Niccolo Piccinni” di Bari. Names of Principle Teachers: Berlantini Rita Lorendana, Vagnini Roberto, Nicodemi Valter Awards: Marco Mancini, in 2012 he won the 1st prize of Cat. FIATI to the “Torneo Internazionale di Musica” (TIM) in Paris. It also won prizes in the followings National and International Competitions: : “Luigi Nono” in Venaria Reale (TO), “Curci” in Barletta, “Concorso Nazionale di Esecuzione Musicale“ in Riccione (RN), Special Mention to the “Società Umanitaria”(2012-2014) in Milano, “Premio Niccolò Piccinni” in Bari, “V. Martina” in Massafra (TA), “D.Sarro” in Trani, “A.Zinetti” in Sanguinetto (VR), “Giulio Rospigliosi” in Lamporecchio (PT), ”A.M.A. Calabria” in Lamezia Terme (CZ), “Mirabello in Musica” in Mirabello Sannitico (CB), “Rovere d’Oro” in San Bartolomeo al Mare (IM). He has performed in concert at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro Van Westerhout in Mola di Bari, Istituto Pontificio di Musica Sacra in Roma, “Amici della Musica” in Foggia and in Lucera, “Società Umanitaria” in Milano, Accademia Filarmonica in Roma, Istituto Francese in Napoli, “Tempietto” in Roma. In December of the 2012 he performed in RAI (Duo Mancini-Sentuti) to the review for young talents of the Italian Conservatories. He has performed as soloist with Orchestra of the Conservatory “Umberto Giordano” performing the Concertino da camera of J.Ibert. He perfects

with Masters J.M.Londeix, E.Rousseau, M.Marzi, J.Y.Formeau, A.Bornkamp, C.Delangle e O. Murphy. Currently he is enrolled in the Master’s degree at the Conservatory “Niccolò Piccinni” in Bari. Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: XXV. Metamorfosi XVI. Piccola danza elegiaca The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Ricardo Martinez Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 8/19/1985 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music - Doctor of Music in Saxophone Performance -- 2016-Present; Indiana University Jacobs School of Music - Master of Music in Saxophone Performance -- 2012-2015; Conservatoire a Rayonnement Regional de CergyPontoise Names of Principle Teachers: Otis Murphy, Jean-Yves Fourmeau, Philippe BraquartSanzem, Eugene Rousseau, David Henderson Awards: 1st Prize, Indiana MTNA Chamber Music Competition -- 2017 Soloist with the University of the Pacific Conservatory Orchestra -- 2016 1st Prize, East Central Division MTNA Chamber Music Competition -- 2015 Finalist, Latin American Music Recording Competition -- 2015 Winner, Indiana University Saxophone Concerto Competition -- 2014 Soloist with the Conservatoire a Rayonnement Regional de Cergy-Pontoise Wind Ensemble -- 2012 Profession Positions: Associate Instructor of Saxophone - Indiana University Jacobs School of Music -- 2016-Present Guest Lecturer in Saxophone - Stanford University -- 2016 Guest Lecturer in Saxophone -University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music -- 2016 After School Band Instructor - Fremont Unified School District. The First Round List 1: XX. In modo dorico XII. Ciaccona The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by

Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Valentine Michaud Nationality: French Date of Birth: 11/22/1993 Country Resident: Switzerland Music institution(s) attended: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Zürich, Switzerland, Master of Specialized Performance Soloist Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne, Switzerland, Bachelor and Master of Instrumental Pedagogy Saxophone Conservatoire National de Région, Nantes, France, Names of Principle Teachers: Lars Mlekusch, ZHdK Zurich Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, HEMU Lausanne Joël Hérissé, CRR Nantes Awards: Young Soloist Credit Suisse and Lucerne Festival Award, December 2016, Luzern Switzerland Prize of the Migros Kultur Prozent, December 2016, Bern Switzerland 1st Prize of IV Jurjans Andreas International Woodwind Competition, October 2016, Riga Latvia 1st Prize of Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition with duo AKMI (saxophone and piano), November 2016, Bern Switzerland 3rd Prize of the Rising Stars Grand Prix Competition with duo AKMI, April 2016 Berlin Germany 2nd Prize at the ZHdK Competition for Contemporary chamber music in Zürich, with Markus Hallikainen (cello) Winner of the Leenaards Foundation’s Cultural Scholarship, 2015 Finalist of the International Competition « Voice of the Saxophone » in Moscow, November 2015, Russia Finalist of the 2nd International Saxophone Competition « Golden Saxophone » in Odessa, October 2015, Ukraine Finalist of the International Competition « Music of the last Century » in Boulogne – Billancourt, 2013, France

Profession Positions: saxophone teacher in Conservatoire Populaire de Musique of Geneva. The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XII. Ciaccona The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Michael Morimoto

Chris Murphy

Nationality: Canadian Date of Birth: 1/27/1988 Country Resident: Canada Music institution(s) attended: University of Alberta Names of Principle Teachers: William Street, Jean-Yves Fourmeau, Julia Nolan Awards: Winner, University of Alberta Concerto Competition and Concerto Competition at the University of British Columbia Profession Positions:

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 1/24/1992 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: University of South Carolina Bowling Green State University Names of Principle Teachers: Dr. John Sampen, Dr. Cliff Leaman Awards:

The First Round List 1: II. Valse languide I. Preambolo The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Pierre-Phillipe BAUZIN The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Profession Positions: Adjunct Professor of Saxophone at Terra State Community College The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Tadj The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Ryo Nakajima Nationality: Japanese Date of Birth: 3/25/1992 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: CRR de Versailles Names of Principle Teachers: Vincent David Awards: He won the 1st prize at the Japan Wind and Percussion Competition(Tokyo, 2014), the Yokohama International Music Competition 2014, Yokohama), the K International Music Competition(2015, Roppongi). the Asian Saxophone Congress International Competition(2016,Taiwan). He was a Semi finalist of the 5th Adolph Sax international Competition(Dinant, 2010), the international Saxophone Competition ‘JOSIP NOCHTA(Zagreb, 2014), the Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition Bangkok. 2014) The finalist of the Sax Fest dz 3rd International Saxophone Competition (Łódź, 2015). Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo XIII. In modo misolidio The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand);

The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Evgeny Novikov Nationality: Russian Date of Birth: 1/14/1988 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Conservatoire National de region de Saint-Maur Conservatoire a Rayonnement Regional de Versailles Conservatorium van Amsterdam Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Dance de Paris Names of Principle Teachers: Andrey Turygin, Nicolas Prost, Vincent David, Arno Bornkamp Awards: Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition - VI Prize (2010) Dreux International Saxophone Competition - I Prize (2012) SaxOpen International Saxophone Quartet Competition (with Keuris Quartet) I Prize (2015) Russian National Music Competition - I Prize (2016) Profession Positions: Keuris Quartet - Soprano solo, founding member Insomnio Ensemble (Utrecht, NL) Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Dance de Paris - Diplome d’Artiste interprete (repertoire contemporain et creation) The First Round List 1: III. Consolation IV. Corrente The First Round List 2: Tadj The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV

The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Carlos Ordoñez

Mary Osborn

Nationality: Spaniard Date of Birth: 9/5/1996 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: PESMD Bordeaux Aquitaine Names of Principle Teachers: Marie-Bernardette Charrier Awards: “Premio extraordinario de Música de Madrid” “Concurso Ramón Guzman” sección profesional A Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: II.Valse Languide XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Tadj The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Australian Date of Birth: 6/9/1994 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney Conservatoire Ã Rayonnement RÃ©gional de Versailles Names of Principle Teachers: Vincent David, Christina Leonard, Michael Duke Awards: 4th Place - Andorra Sax Fest Saxophone Soloist Competition, Andorra (2017), Finalist - Concorso Internazionale Adolphe Sax, Castelbuono, Italy (2017), 3rd place - Gisborne International Music Competition (2015), 2nd Place - Sydney Conservatorium of Music Concerto Competition (2015), 1st place - Sydney Eisteddfod Musica Viva Chamber Music Competition (2014), 3rd place - Singapore Woodwind Festival’s Saxophone Competition (2014), 1st place - Sydney Eisteddfod McDonalds Saxophone Competition (2013),1st place - Saxophone Academy Sydney Summer School Competition (2012, 2013 & 2014) Profession Positions: Saxophone Tutor at Newtown High School of The Performing Arts, Roseville College and Northbridge Public School 2016 The First Round List 1: XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne XXV. Metamorfosi The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone, with Finale by Jean Marie LONDEIX), by Paul HINDEMITH

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Joonsung Park Nationality: South Korean Date of Birth: 4/30/1985 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Yonsei University (KOREA) Conservatoire de Aubervilliers Conservatoire de Paris Conservatoire de Versailles Names of Principle Teachers: Vincent DAVID Awards: Republic of Korea Navy cruise training 2006 (performed at 9 Country Resident 12 harbor) Graduate with top honors, unanimity (mention Très Bien a l’unamimite) Conservatoire a Rayonnement Regional, d’Aubervilliers-La Courneuve, France The Kukmin Daily-Youngsan Art Hall Chamber Music Concourse First prize Pocheon Art Valley Saxophone Competition medaille d’or (First prize) Yonsei University National Concourse Third Prize Ulsan University National Concourse Second prize Profession Positions: student The First Round List 1: XIII. In modo misolidio XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Strata (tenor saxophone) by Colin LABADIE The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Methawut Pimphapatang

Gabriel Pique

Nationality: Thai Date of Birth: 11/2/1994 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: College of music Mahidol University Names of Principle Teachers: Shyen Lee Awards: Second prize Osaka International Music Competition 2013 , First prize in the best of Acoustic & Acappella in 2013. Silver medal in the Settrade Young Musicians Thailand Contest Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: XVI. Piccola Danza Elegiaca XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 10/20/1992 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: Eastman School of Music 2015-2017 University of Georgia 2011-2015 Names of Principle Teachers: Chien-Kwan Lin 2015-2017 Connie Frigo 2011-2015 Awards: -1st Prize North American Saxophone Alliance Solo Competition 2016 -1st Prize Plowman Chamber Music Competition 2017 -3rd Prize Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition 2016 -Finalist for International Saxophone Symposium and Competition 2014 -Finalist for Music Teacher’s National Association Young Artist Competition 2015 -Finalist for “President’s Own” Marine Band Audition 2013 -Winner of University of Georgia Concerto Competition 2013 -Eastman School of Music Performer’s Certificate 2017 -Presser Scholar 2015 Profession Positions: Current: -Graduate Teaching Assistant - Eastman School of Music -Intern - ROCmusic Collaborative Former: -Private Lessons Instructor (Athens, Georgia) -Intern, WGMC Jazz 90.1 The First Round List 1: X. Cubana (in modo frigico) XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA

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Thitipol Piseskul Nationality: Thai Date of Birth: 3/16/1997 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: College of music, Mahidol university Conservatory of Amsterdam Names of Principle Teachers: Arno Bornkamp, Willem van Merwijk, Shyen Lee, Wisuwat Pruksavanich Awards: - 2nd prize (the highest prize, Fire-Yen saxophone quartet) in 15th Osaka International music competition and also Takatsuki Mayer Award in the Grand final, Japan. (2014) - 2nd prize in the 17th SET youth music competition, Thailand. (2014) - 1st prize (ensemble category, Lagom saxophone quartet) in WMC Kerkrade music competition, the Netherlands. (2016) - 1st prize (ensemble category, Lagom saxophone quartet) in Princess Christina compeitition (Local) , the Netherlands. (2017) Profession Positions: 2nd year of Bachelor at Conservatory of Amsterdam The First Round List 1: XIII. In modo misolidio XXV. Metamorfosi The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand);

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Nitchan Pitayathorn Nationality: Thai Date of Birth: 8/28/1999 Country Resident: Thailand Music institution(s) attended: College of Music, Mahidol University Names of Principle Teachers: Shyen Lee, Wisuwat Pruksavanich Awards: 1st prize of the 18th SET Youth Musician Competition (National) 2016 Finalis of the 17th Osaka International Music Competition (both in Section 1, 2) 2016 Semifinalist of the 1st Asian Saxophone Competition 2016 1st prize of the YAMP Concerto Competition 2017 Profession Positions: Student The First Round List 1: XXV. Metamorfosi X. Cubana The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by André CAPLET (Resolute Music Publications); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Wilson Poffenberger Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 10/8/1991 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: CRR Boulogne-Billancourt, COP 2015-2017 Youngstown State University, MM Saxophone Performance 2013-2015 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BS Music Education 2009-2013 Names of Principle Teachers: Keith Young, James, Umble, Jean-Michel Goury Awards: 1st Prize 2014 Dana Young Artist Competition, Semi-finalist 2014 North American Saxophone Alliance Young Artist Competition, Semi-finalist 2014 International Saxophone Symposium and Competition, 2013 Finalist, Butler Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition Profession Positions: 2017-2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Classical and Jazz Saxophone - University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign, 2013- 2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Saxophone - Youngstown State University Dana School of Music The First Round List 1: XX. In Modo Dorico VII. Toccata The First Round List 2: Tadj

Candidate

Santiago Puime Caride

Walter Puyear

Nationality: Spaniard Date of Birth: 9/4/1991 Country Resident: United Kingdom Music institution(s) attended: Royal Con servatory Music of Madrid, Conservatori Superior Illes Balears Names of Principle Teachers: Manuel Mijan, Rodrigo Vila, David Brutti Awards:

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 4/26/1997 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance Names of Principle Teachers: Zach Shemon Awards: First Place, University of Missouri Kansas City, Chancellor’s Concerto Competition, November 12, 2016 First Place, Music Teachers National Association Solo Competition, State Round, Senior Woodwind Division, November 6, 2015 Second Place, North American Saxophone Alliance National Quartet Competition, March 10, 2016 Finalist, Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, National Round, April 6, 2016 Profession Positions:

Profession Positions: The First Round List 1: XIII In modo misolidio XVIII Iberienne The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente VII. Toccata The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

GUO QI

Thomas RABAUD

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 7/23/1995 Country Resident: China Music institution(s) attended: Central Conservatory of Music Names of Principle Teachers: Tong Yang Awards:

Nationality: Frenchman; Frenchwoman Date of Birth: 10/15/1985 Country Resident: France Music institution(s) attended: Haute École de Musique de Lausanne en Suisse. Pole supérieur de Paris-Boulogne Billancourt. Conservatoires d’Amiens et Bourg La Reine. Names of Principle Teachers: Pierre Stéphane Meugé Jean-Michel Goury Serge Bertocchi Erwan Fagant Awards: Master d’interprétation concert - saxophone Profession Positions: Professeur de saxophone en conservatoire The First Round List 1: II. Valse languide XIX. Tarentelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Pierre-Phillipe BAUZIN The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Profession Positions: student The First Round List 1: XIV. in modo frigico XVIII. Iberienne The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Nicki Roman Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 4/18/1991 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: Eastman School of Music University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of North Florida Names of Principle Teachers: Chien-Kwan Lin Debra Richtmeyer Michael Bovenzi Awards: 2nd Prize, Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA) National Solo Competition, 2015 2nd Prize, North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) National Solo Competition, 2014 1st Place, MTNA Young Artist Solo Competition, East Central Division 2015 1st Place, MTNA Young Artist Solo Competition, Illinois, 2014, 2013 1st Place, MTNA Young Artist Solo Competition, Florida, 2011 2nd Place, MTNA Young Artist Solo Competition, Southern Division, 2012 Winner, Eastman School of Music Concerto Competition, 2017 Finalist, William C. Byrd Concerto Competition, 2017 Finalist, Pershing’s Own National Collegiate Solo Competition, 2016 First Prize, Northwest Florida Symphony Concerto Competition, 2012 First Prize, UNF Concerto Competition, 2012 Semi-Finalist, International Saxophone Symposium and Competition, 2014 Accepted, 1 of 8 saxophonists, BMC Summer Festival, 2011, 2012 Outstanding Musician of the Year, UNF, 2010-2013 Profession Positions: Assistant Director, Eastman Saxophone Project, Saxophone Teaching Assistant, Eastman School of Music, Teaching Faculty, Eastman Community Music School, Ensemble Director, New Horizons Saxophone.

The First Round List 1: XVI. Piccola danza elegiaca VII. Toccata The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Jae-Hyun Ryoo

Alexis Seah

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 11/29/1994 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: The University of Texas at Austin Names of Principle Teachers: Dr. Stephen Page Awards:

Nationality: Singaporean Date of Birth: 1/16/1994 Country Resident: Singapore Music institution(s) attended: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Names of Principle Teachers: Leslie Wong Kah Ho Awards: Bachelors of Music with Honours Profession Positions:

Profession Positions: Marching Technician and Private lesson teacher at Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders The First Round List 1: IV - Corrente VII - Toccata The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo X. Cubana The First Round List 2: Balafon The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand) The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Jeff Siegfried

Chaofu Tian

Nationality: American;US citizen Date of Birth: 6/8/1987 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: University of Michigan Names of Principle Teachers: Timothy McAllister Awards: Luminarts Fellow in Classical Music Profession Positions:

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 11/6/1988 Country Resident: China Music institution(s) attended:

The First Round List 1: XII. Ciaccona XXII. Leggenda The First Round List 2: Strata (tenor saxophone) by Colin LABADIE The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Mixtion by Pierre JODLOWSKI for tenor saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

The First Round List 1: The First Round List 2: The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Beatriz Tirado Nationality: Spaniard Date of Birth: 3/14/1986 Country Resident: Spain Music institution(s) attended: Beatriz studied at the Superior Conservatory of the Balearic Islands where she graduated as a Bachelor. From 2014 to 2016 she studied at the Sibelius Academy where she graduated as a Master. Names of Principle Teachers: Rodrigo Vila, Joonatan Rautiola, Marie-Bernadette Charrier, David Brutti. Awards: n 2012, Beatriz won First Prize at the IV Nantes International Saxophone Competition. In 2013 at the Intercentros Melómano Competition in Madrid she received First Prize as well as the title of the Best Interpreter of Contemporary Music. In March 2016 she has been laureated of the International Chamber Music Competition, FNAPEC Competition in Paris with a third prize and two special prizes. Profession Positions: She is working as a teacher at the Superior Conservatory of the Balearic Islands. Saxophonist of the Spanish National Orchestra. Beatriz is part of Placa[base Collective, an association focusing on producing activities related to new technologies. The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: The Angel of despair by Hiroyuki ITOH for alto saxophone

The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Shuen-An Tzuo

Yu-Shiang Wang

Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 12/29/1997 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Names of Principle Teachers: Otis Murphy Ku, Chun-Hao Awards: 1st (first round) and 5th prize (final round) in senior high section B saxophone National Student Competition of Music (Taiwan), 1st and 2nd prize in Cultural Cup Music Competition (Taipei, Taiwan) Profession Positions: Currently a student in Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and studying with Otis Murphy. The First Round List 1: II. Valse languide XII. Ciaccona The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 9/26/1996 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: Tainan University of Technology Names of Principle Teachers: Po-yuan Ku, Chih-huan Wu Awards: National Music Competition High School Group 1st Prize Profession Positions: student The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XXV. Metamorfosi The First Round List 2: Strata (tenor saxophone) by Colin LABADIE The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Candidate

Shiho Watanabe

Calvin Wong

Nationality: Japanese Date of Birth: 2/26/1987 Country Resident: Japan Music institution(s) attended: Education Nagoya University of arts,Nagoya,Japan 2005 Apr-2010 Mar Names of Principle Teachers: Takashi Mikazuki,Shinji Komori Awards: The 16th Kobe International music competition,en coura gement award. The 8th Osaka International music competition,a prize. The 2nd K Saxphone conpetition,3rd prize. Profession Positions: Work experience Shimamura music school ,Japan 2009 Nov-2017 Play Bijou sax qurtett,Trio plus+,Unita Della Sax etc... The First Round List 1: II. Valse Languide XXV. Metamorfosi The First Round List 2: Jungle The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

Nationality: Hong Kong Chinese Date of Birth: 4/10/1992 Country Resident: China (Hong Kong S.A.R.) Music institution(s) attended: The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music Indiana University Jacobs School of Music University of Iowa Names of Principle Teachers: Stephen Page, Otis Murphy, Kenneth Tse Awards: Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition 2013 (Honorable Mention) Profession Positions: The First Round List 1: XX. In modo dorico VII. Toccata (in tre parti) The First Round List 2: Partyta The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Alastair Wright Nationality: Briton Date of Birth: 4/6/1991 Country Resident: United States Music institution(s) attended: University of Missouri-Kansas City University of North Carolina School of the Arts Birmingham Conservatoire of Music Names of Principle Teachers: Zachary Shemon Taimur Sullivan Naomi Sullivan Awards: Performer, Silkroad Ensemble’s Global Musician Workshop, May 30-June 5, 2017 Resident Chamber Ensemble, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, June 1-13, 2016 With Trio Dionysus Finalist, Coltman Chamber Music Competition, April 2, 2016 With Trio Dionysus Second Place, Rosen-Schaffel Concerto Competition, July 19, 2015 Finalist, Coleman National Chamber Music Competition, April 18, 2015 With Trio Dionysus Graduate Best All-Around Student University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Music, 2014-2015 First and Second Prize, Enkor International Chamber Music Competition 2014 With Dasch Quartet and Trio Dionysus respectively First Place, University of North Carolina School of the Arts Fall Concerto Competition. October 26, 2014 Grant Recipient, Semans Art Fund, UNCSA, for Dasch Quartet’s debut CD recording, March 31, 2014 First Place, North American Saxophone Alliance National Quartet Competition, March 10, 2014 With Dasch Quartet 4th Prize, Virtuosité Prize, 11th International Music Festival, Padova, Italy, June 26, 2013

Profession Positions: Instructor of Saxophone, University of Central Missouri Graduate Teaching Assistant (saxophone) University of Missouri Kansas City Graduate Teaching Assistant (saxophone) University of North Carolina School of the Arts The First Round List 1: XV. Alla burla XIX. Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Jen-Hong Wu Nationality: Taiwanese Date of Birth: 8/6/2000 Country Resident: Taiwan Music institution(s) attended: Jen Hong Wu Born in Ilin,Taiwan in 2000.He started studying saxphone at age 9 with Ms.Wen Jun Zhang during her symphonic band. he had won the first prize of the Taiwan Music Competition in 2014 , the fifth prize of the National Competition in 2015 Names of Principle Teachers: JIA-SHIOU,TSAI Awards: the first prize of the Taiwan Music Competition in 2014 , the fifth prize of the National Competition in 2015 ,the second prize of the National Competition in 2016,the first prize of the Tenth NewArt Star Show Competition in 2016 and joined the 2016 Chiayi City international Band Festival & Asian Saxophone Congress to achievement as qualified semi-finalists and won the third prize Profession Positions: New Taipei Municipal New Taipei Senior High School of Regular class The First Round List 1: IV.Corrente X.Cubana The First Round List 2: BALAFON The Second Round List 1: LÃ©gende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT

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Aiwen Zhang Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 1/22/1993 Country: United States Music institution(s) attended: Eastman School of Music Names of Principle Teachers: Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin; Dr. John Sampen; Prof. Xiaolu Zhang Awards: 2016- First Prize of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition; Final Round of the North American Saxophone Alliance National Competitions; Semi-Final of the First Asian Saxophone Congress International Competition 2015- First Prize of the Annual New York based Empire State Music competition; Farrago 4 Quartet, First prize of the National WDAV Young Chamber Musicians Competition 2014- Sidu Quartet, Second Place of Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition 2013- Winner of the 47th Annual BGSU Concerto Competition in Music Performance; Second Place of The Lima Symphony Young Artist competition Profession Positions: Graduate Assistant at Eastman School of Music The First Round List 1: IV. Corrente XIX. Tarantelle e sizilienne The First Round List 2: Jungle

The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: L›Air d›ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend›kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

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Ding Zhang

Jiaqi Zhao

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 4/27/1992 Country Resident: Switzerland Music institution(s) attended: Conservatoire de Bordeaux, PESMD Bordeaux Aquitaine, Hochschule Fur Musik Basel Names of Principle Teachers: Marie-Bernadette Charrier, Marcus Weiss Awards:

Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 6/3/1992 Country Resident: China Music institution(s) attended: Eastman School of Music University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Names of Principle Teachers: Chien-Kwan Lin Debra Richtmeyer Awards: 3rd Prize in the International Woodwind Competition in 2009, 1st Prize in the LISMA Woodwind Competition in 2013. 1st Prize in the 198th Army Band Ensemble Competition in 2013, an the 1st Prize Winners of the National of the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition,Rhapsody of Andre Waineign concerto competition at Eastman School of Music, 2nd prize in Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition, and became one of the six finalists in North American Saxophone Alliance solo competition in 2016 Profession Positions:

Profession Positions: The First Round List 1: I. Preambolo VII. Toccata The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA The Second Round List 1: Sonate (alto saxophone) by Edison DENISOV The Second Round List 2: Dissidence Ib by Christophe HAVEL, for soprano saxophone and electronics The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

The First Round List 1: II Valse languide XIX Tarantelle e Sizilienne The First Round List 2: Mysterious Morning for soprano saxophone by Fuminori TANADA

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Huimin Zheng Nationality: Chinese Date of Birth: 3/5/1987 Country Resident: Germany Music institution(s) attended: Names of Principle Teachers: Nikola Lutz Awards: Profession Positions: The First Round List 1: III. Consolation XIX. Tarantelle e sizilienne The First Round List 2: Oxyton (baritone saxophone) by Christophe HAVEL The Second Round List 1: Légende op. 66 (alto saxophone) by Florent SCHMITT (Édition Durand); The Second Round List 2: L’Air d’ailleurs by Fabien LEVY, for alto saxophone and electronics. Éditions Billaudot The Final Round: Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra by François ROSSÉ Éditions Hody

The 5thJean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition Organising Committee Executive Director/Dean: Dr. Sugree Charoensook Associate Dean: Dr. Narong Prangcharoen Marketing Communication Director: Piyapong Ekrangsi Coordinator: Dr. William Street Artistic Director: Shyen Lee Assistant Director: Wisuwat Pruksavanich Project Manager: Chanathep Peungpakdee Graphic Designer: Noraseth Ranghom Stage Manager: Jittiya Naovapen Assistant Stage Manager: Wanlapa Salawasri Administrator: Taninrat Soponpimonsiri, Khitika Chanchotphatthana Webmaster: Pornthip Saipantong Photographer: Khanuengnit Thongbaion Online Broadcasting: Daniel Duran, Alvaro Muñoz García (Saxophone - Adolphesax.com) Massive thanks to Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra Team General Manager: Noppadol Tirataradol International Artist Relationship Administrator: Yi-Wen Chen Coordinator: Xiaoyi He Music Instrument Staff: Veerapong Grasin Librarian: Pakorn Buathong Administration Staff : Sittinon Ponngam Composer: François ROSSÉ, Wend’kreis -Cercle des vents- for saxophone (alto + soprano saxophone) and orchestra Student Staff: Leslie Wong Thanaphoom Chinsangthip Kritsana Srithong Rikang Zhao Sikarin Leelap Thravith Korsincharoen Supakrit Muna Kitsada Chairattanasak Jirut Kattiyakul Chokwattana Puayuan Kampol Rueang-aram Norraphat Thanavisuth Yotvaris Sukeebot Kodchapan Thanapornchokchai Sakdina Sirisarnsophon Pattranant Pliensakul Jatupol Pinthip Suwapitch Faikrathok Nadia Rompo Nonthapat Chaiviratnukul A huge thank you to all the staff at College of Music, Mahidol University