International Saxophone Symposium And Competition (ISSAC)

Hello saxophonists,

I have received several inquiries about the status of ISSAC 2016.

At this point it looks like there will not be an ISSAC 2016.

As many of you know, I have relocated my life from Columbus, GA to New York City.

I am pursuing opportunities for hosting another ISSAC and I will keep you all posted on that status.

I intend to have another ISSAC, it just may be in 2017!

Thank you all for your continued interest in ISSAC.

Best wishes,
-Amy Griffiths, ISSAC Director

There are more photos to come. Feel free to tag yourself and others!

The Selmer Reception!

Shots from the Exhibit Hall!

More photos from ISSAC 2014 (these will be posted in installments).

Happy New Year!
Here come photos from ISSAC 2014 - thanks, Victor Boyda!

The ISSAC 2014 Prize Winners:

1st prize (cash award sponsored by D'Addario, a professional alto saxophone sponsored by P. Mauriat, and inclusion of her performance of Dan Trueman's concerto for solo saxophone with percussion ensemble on that group's next CD) goes to Katherine Weintraub.

2nd prize goes to Elissa Kana.

3rd prize goes to Evan Clark.

All prize winners receive a cash award plus assorted merchandise from Woodwind & Brasswind and SilverKeyMusic.com.

Congratulations to these prize winners and to all of the exceptional saxophonists who performed this weekend in ISSAC 2014.
ISSAC could not exist without your interest and enthusiasm.

See you all in October 2016!

The ISSAC 2014 Final Round has concluded.
The competition prize winners will be announced in Legacy Hall at 1:00pm.

The ISSAC 2014 Finalists are (in alphabetical order):
Po-Fang Chang
Evan Clark
Elissa Kana
Russell Kerns
Gabriel Piqué
Katherine Weintraub

The Final Round (tomorrow - Sunday, Oct 26) features each of the 6 Finalists with the CSU Percussion Ensemble (conducted by Paul Vaillancourt) premiering Dan Trueman's concerto for saxophone and percussion, A Palimpsest.

Here is the performance schedule for tomorrow's Final Round:
9:00am Russell Kerns
9:32am Gabriel Piqué
10:04am BREAK
10:15am Katherine Weintraub
10:47am Po-Fang Chang
11:19am BREAK
11:30am Evan Clark
12:02pm Elissa Kana

The Semi-Final Round is almost finished.
Announcement of the 6 Finalists will be made in Legacy Hall around 1:00pm.

If you were a competitor in the Preliminary Round, a performer in a masterclass, or a registered attendee, be sure to stop by the desk (in front of Legacy Hall) and pick up your ISSAC 2014 t-shirt.

Semi-Finalists:
Performance order today is Terzakis first then Chang.
You will have 15 minutes of playing time.