Sara Kind

Active as a performer and educator, saxophonist, Sara Kind, completed her perfomance degree at Lawrence University under the guidance of Steve Jordheim. Ms.Kind continued her studies at Youngstown State University where she earned her Master of Music in saxophone Performance while serving as saxophone teaching assistant and studying with Dr. James Umble. She has appeared as soloist with ensembles throughout the Midwest including the Concord Chamber Orchestra, the Lawrence University Wind Emsemble and Symphony Orchestra and the Youngstown State University Percussion Ensemble. Her quartet has appeared twice at the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium. She has performed live on Wisconsin Public Radio after winning their Neale Silva Competion twice and was a prizewinner at the North American Saxophone Alliance Classical Performance Competion. An avid proponent of new music, Ms. Kind recently premiered a piece by John Hollenbeck entitled "Ziggurant" at NYC's Whitney Art Museum and recorded Dave Morgan's "Suite Sara", written for Ms. Kind in 2009. Other recent projects include a 2010 Midwest tour featuring the music of composer Mohammed Fairouz.