Sax Masterclass
International Saxophone Masterclass
with Maestro Otis Murphy
The Music Conservatory San Pietro a Majella in Naples hosts an International Saxophone Masterclass held by Maestro Otis Murphy ofIndiana Jacobs School, which will take place over the next few days 29 - 30 - 31 March 2023.
The Masterclass is promoted and supported by Mrs. Ann Pizzorusso in memory of Giuseppe De Matola, with the collaboration of Yamaha .
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Masterclass is free
and is open to everyone up to a maximum of 20 external students as listeners.
Applications to participate must be sent, according to
All participants will be issued a certificate.
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Otis Murphy is a saxophone teacher at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. He is the youngest member in the university's history, starting teaching at just 28 years old.
Murphy has international experience, having performed in more than 25 countries around the world. These include major venues such as Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern Auditorium, Merkin Hall (New York City), Casals Hall (Tokyo), Palau de la Musica (Valencia), and Muziekgebouw aan het Ij (Amsterdam).
Experience that has earned him numerous awards, including prizes from the Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition in Belgium and the Jean-Marie International Saxophone Competition
Londeix in France.
Among his many collaborations and four solo albums, his recordings have always received critical acclaim. His recent performance of Ellen Taafe Zwilich's Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet with the renowned Pacifica Quartet garnered rave reviews around the world. Pacifica's Contemporary Voices album, on which Murphy performs, won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.
In addition to Indiana University, Murphy has taught at music schools around the world, including the Paris Conservatory, the Amsterdam Conservatory, the Cologne Academy of Music, the Academy and the International Musical Instrument Festival. breath of
Hamamatsu, the Royal College of Music in London and many others. Its students have received recognition in national and international competitions and are members of major military concert bands in various branches of the U.S. military.