Anders Paulsson
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Anders Paulsson, born October 14, 1961, is a Swedish soprano saxophonist.
After studies at Adolf Fredrik's Music Classes in Stockholm, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Conservatoire de Bordeaux in France,
Anders Paulsson received a Fulbright scholarship for studies at the Manhattan School of Music
, New York City
.
After his debut in 1992 in Carnegie Hall, Anders Paulsson has performed hundreds of concerts as a soprano saxophone soloist worldwide.
He is probably the first musician in the world to have a solo career as a classical soprano saxophonist with the focus on commissioning new music from living composers. He played at the Glasperlenspiel Music Festival in 2008.
He has appeared as soloist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
, and Sweden-based organist Andrew Canning.
His compositions for choir, soprano saxophone & organ are published on Gehrmans Music Publishing.
After studies at Adolf Fredrik's Music Classes in Stockholm, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Conservatoire de Bordeaux in France,
Anders Paulsson received a Fulbright scholarship for studies at the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
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, New York City
New York City
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After his debut in 1992 in Carnegie Hall, Anders Paulsson has performed hundreds of concerts as a soprano saxophone soloist worldwide.
He is probably the first musician in the world to have a solo career as a classical soprano saxophonist with the focus on commissioning new music from living composers. He played at the Glasperlenspiel Music Festival in 2008.
He has appeared as soloist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra is the leading orchestra in Estonia and is based in the capital Tallinn. Founded as the Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra, it gave its first concert in a broadcast by Tallinn Radio on December 18, 1926...
, and Sweden-based organist Andrew Canning.
His compositions for choir, soprano saxophone & organ are published on Gehrmans Music Publishing.
Discography
- Satyricon 2009 Phono Suecia
- Paulsson & Canning play Gershwin 2008 iTunes
- Nils Lindberg - Mythological Portraits 2007 Swedish Society Discofil
- Anders Paulsson Live! 2006 ITunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
- Hymn to Life in 2004 Caprice Records
- A Date with a soprano saxophone in 2001 Caprice Records
- 21st century Swedish composers 1999 Intim Musik
- Danjugan Sittel 1998 Naxos RecordsNaxos RecordsNaxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases genres including Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock & roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.Naxos is the largest...
- Midsummer Night's Mass in 1997 Atrium Warner
- Transcendencies 1996 Society of Composers
- Musica Sacra 1995 Opus 3 Records CD 19516
- Spirituals 1994 BIS Records
- Lindberg - Mitchell - Paulsson 1992 LCM Records
- Anders Paulsson in Concert 1991 LCM Records
- In a Sentimental Mood - a tribute to Duke Ellington in 1988 LCM Records