RANDALL HALL

SAXOPHONE

"Randall Hall is a brilliant artist." Kenneth Radnofsky, New England Conservatory   "... performs with virtuosity and                            understanding." James R. Carlson, Composer   "…refreshingly adventurous." City Paper, Rochester, New York

Annoucing the release of Randall Hall's new CD Neither Proud Nor Ashamed (Innova).  This recording Features music for saxophone and electronics by Luciano Berio, Christian Lauba, Kevin Enrste, Jonathan Kirk, Nicolas Scherzinger and Randall Hall.

photo: Louise Ouzer

Award-winning artist Randall Hall has thrilled audiences throughout North America, Europe and Asia. A distinguished interpreter of concert music for saxophone, Hall’s performances range from traditional classical repertoire to the avant-garde, combining his lyrical tone and stunning technique with experimental elements such as extended playing techniques, improvisation and electronic music. Internationally active as a performer and clinician, he has given concerts and solo performances in the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Japan, China and Taiwan. He has also given lectures and master-classes at institutions around the world, including Harvard University, Cornell University, Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, and the Luxembourg Conservatory. Randall Hall collaborates closely with composers and has premiered pieces by James R. Carlson, Kevin Ernste, Figure, Stephen Gorbos, Jing-Jing Luo, Colin J. P. Homiski, Jonathon Kirk, Christian Lauba, Nicolas Scherzinger, Mary Stiles, and Paul Swenson. Randall Hall is the recipient of numerous honors including a Fulbright Grant, Frank Huntington Beebe Grant, Presser Music Award and the Premier Prix in the Concour Région Ile-de-France. He has studied saxophone with Claude Delangle, Jean-Yves Fourmeau, Jean-Michel Goury, Kenneth Radnofsky, and Ramon Ricker. Dr. Hall holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music (DMA), the New England Conservatory (MM), and the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt, France (Premier Prix). He is Assistant Professor of music at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.