Markham Sarah

(United Kingdom)

SARAH PLAYS :
SOPRANO SAX : SL3 MOUTHPIECE, V21 REEDS N°3 AND OPTIMUM LIGATURE
ALTO SAX : AL5 MOUTHPIECE, V12 REEDS N°2,5 AND OPTIMUM LIGATURE
TENOR SAX : TL3 MOUTHPIECE, TRADITIONAL REEDS N°3 AND OPTIMUM LIGATURE
BARITONE SAXOPHONE : BL5 MOUTHPIECE, TRADITIONAL REEDS N°2,5 AND OPTIMUM LIGATURE
SOPRANINO SAX : V5 MOUTHPIECE, TRADITIONAL REEDS N°3
BASS SAX : V5 MOUTHPIECE

JAZZ :
SOPRANO SAX : V16 S8 MOUTHPIECE, RED JAVA REEDS N°2,5 AND OPTIMUM LIGATURE
ALTO SAX : V16 A6M MOUTHPIECE, RED JAVA REEDS N°2,5 AND M/O LIGATURE (GOLD PLATED)
BARITONE SAX : V16 B5 MOUTHPIECE, RED JAVA REEDS N°2,5 AND M/O LIGATURE

ACCESSORIES :
VANDOREN NECKSTRAP (FOR SOPRANO, ALTO, TENOR)
VANDOREN HARNESS (FOR BARITONE, BASS)
MOUTHPIECE CUSHIONS 0,8MM (ALL SAXOPHONES)
VANDOREN REED CASES (ALL SAXOPHONES)

Sarah Markham is a highly regarded saxophonist, with a performing, recording and teaching career spanning over twenty-five years. Vibrant and inspiring, she has performed throughout Europe, North America, and the Far East. Sarah has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, and featured in the last eight World Saxophone Congresses.

Sarah has released numerous CDs of solo and chamber music including; Run, Sing, Fly(Saxophone Classics) Saxophone Recital,James Rae Sonatinas for Saxophone (Prologue) and Simply Four Saxophones by the Adelphi Saxophone Quartet (EMI).

Sarah is a founder member of Quirk, a vibrant and innovative saxophone ensemble. She is a member of the Music of Renown Ensemble, musical director of the Yorkshire Saxophone Choir, and director of the annual University of Huddersfield Saxophone Day.

Sarah was the wind section winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition and the Park Lane Group. Her career includes performances as a concerto soloist, and recitalist with: pianist Paul Turner, the Adelphi Saxophone Quartet, the Northern Saxophone Quartet, the Tribune Octet, Equinox and other UK and international collaborations.

A highly regarded teacher, Sarah is saxophone tutor at the Royal College of Music junior department, Leeds College of Music and the universities of Huddersfield, Sheffield, York, Hull, and Durham. Sarah was the saxophone consultant at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and regularly conducts master classes and clinics throughout the UK and beyond.

Sarah is both a YamahaPerforming Artist and a Vandoren Performing Artist.

 

‘Sarah Markham…was formidably impressive… a sustained feat of exuberance… breathed an extraordinary, haunted magic. The most mesmerising thing I’ve heard all year!’  – Michael White, Independent on Sunday

 

‘Sarah Markham is a remarkable saxophonist who deserves high praise for her sound, technique, interpretation, and phrasing. Sarah Markham’s sound… is the definition of excellence, and her technique… is superb.’  – Paul Wagner, Saxophone Journal