LIVE at the Howard Brubeck Theatre! Back On Stage and In Person!
Palomar Performing Arts Proudly Presents
CONCERT HOUR
Every Thursday at 1pm

Saxophonist and conductor Andrew R. Steinberg has been recognized for his “beautiful tone” (composer Hans Kox) and his “astute and refined leadership” (Boston Musical Intelligencer) throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. As an Alice M. Ditson Fund and Aaron Copland Fund for Music grantee, Steinberg has commissioned over a dozen works for saxophone and has premiered countless more for the instrument. Recent performances featured new compositions by Nicola LeFanu, Hayes Biggs, and Niki Harlafti, as well as premieres of works by Tera de Marez Oyens, Eric Moe, and Lei Liang. In addition, he has performed at music festivals across the globe, including the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, Round Top Festival Institute, Spoleto Festival USA, and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.

Since receiving his doctorate from New England Conservatory, Steinberg has presented lectures and master classes at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Georgia State University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Boston University, the International Conference on Saxophone Pedagogy and Performance, the North American Saxophone Alliance’s 2020 Biennial Conference, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Recent topics have included The Life of Adolphe Sax, The Saxophone in the Weimar Republic, and The Raschèrian Approach.

Andrew R. Steinberg serves as faculty at Palomar College, Coronado School of the Arts, and Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts and is the Music Director of the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra.