Marcus Weiss
MIXTUR 2022
Program
Sax masterclass: Instrumental music today, is it in question?
With ESMUC students Quartet Nexes
information
Marcus Weiss studied saxophone with Iwan Roth in Basel (Soloist dipl., 1983) and Frederick L. Hemke in Chicago (Master, 1986). 1989 soloist prize of Swiss Musicians Association. Main focus chamber music with Trio Accanto and XASAX. Soloist with many European and American orchestras and ensembles. Collaboration with composers such as Aperghis, Andre, Cage, Eötvös, Furrer, Globokar, Haas, Hosokawa, Kyburz, Lachenmann, Netti, Prins, Saunders, Sciarrino, Stockhausen, Vassena. Author of “The Techniques of Saxophone Playing“ (Bärenreiter-Verlag). Masterclasses at many European and American universities. Since 1995 Marcus Weiss is professor of saxophone and chamber music at the University of Music Basel.