biography
ANNA MARIE WYTKO, saxophonist
Anna Marie Wytko, whose artistry has been described by distinguished Paris composer-pianist Roger Boutry as "brilliant - great sensitivity - exceptional color and vivid contrasts," is Professor of Saxophone within the Kansas State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. A Yamaha Performing Artist-Clinician and KSU International Educator of the Year award recipient, Dr. Wytko has performed and taught extensively on an international level. She has performed as concerto soloist throughout England and Scotland, with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Polish Air Force Wind Symphony, the Banda Sinfónica de Montevideo of Uruguay, the Banda de Conciertos de San José of Costa Rica, the Topeka Symphony Orchestra, and the West Valley Symphony of Arizona, to name a few. She has performed as concerto soloist at Carnegie Hall for the New York International Music Festival, the American Band College in Oregon, the American Bandmasters Association and Best of the West Festival in Colorado, the Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland Wind Festival in California, multiple College Band Directors National Association conferences, and multiple Kansas Music Educators Association conferences. Dr. Wytko has performed and taught at prestigious institutions such as the Royal College of Music in London, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música of Buenos Aires, and at major conservatories throughout Italy in Florence, Milan, Bologna, and Perugia, among others.
Per invitation of the North American Saxophone Alliance, Professor Wytko has served as one of three adjudicators from North America for the semi-final and final rounds of the Collegiate Solo Competition as part of the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference. Per invitation of the Latin American Alliance of Saxophonists, Anna Marie has presented concerto performances, solo and chamber music recitals, and various master classes for multiple world congresses in various Latin American countries. Her residencies have included guest performances with Argentine saxophone quartet Cuarteto 4MIL and Costa Rican saxophone-percussion quintet Sonsax.
Anna Marie has presented guest concerts and master classes at the Akademia Muzyczna and the Centrum Kultury Przeźmierowo in Poznan, Poland, and a guest artist concert-teaching tour in France including such venues as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, the Conservatoire Aulnay sous Bois de Paris, and the Centre Cultural La Bouvèche Paris (Orsay). Dr. Wytko was a featured guest artist at the IV Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Saksofonowy in Poland and has presented premiere performances at various World Saxophone Congress and North American Saxophone Alliance events. She has performed as orchestral saxophonist with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica UANL in Monterrey (MX) and with the Musicfest Festival Orchestra (AZ).
Released by TimeGrabber Digital Recordings ([email protected]), The Loveliness of Air - I Can’t Breathe is Anna Marie’s newest recording. An original electroacoustic composition composed by Dr. Joseph Wytko, The Loveliness of Air is a work of nearly 70 minutes in length which is comprised of sixteen movements. The piece is based upon select poetry and prose of children under the age of 15 who were victims of the Theresienstadt (Terezín) Nazi concentration camp between the years 1942 and 1944. The work features uncompressed audio and is scored for acoustic saxophone soloist, electronic and acoustic instruments and sounds, and over ten narrators and one vocalist speaking/singing in over a dozen languages. Anna Marie is featured on alto and baritone saxophones.
TimeGrabber Digital Recordings released Dr. Wytko’s solo and chamber music CD titled “Anna Marie Wytko, Saxophonist.” The album is available through CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify, and other numerous download sites, or by contacting [email protected]. Anna Marie’s solo CD titled "When night came..." is also produced by TimeGrabber Digital Recordings and is available through CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify, and other numerous download sites, or by contacting [email protected]. As guest recording artist, she recorded Paul Hindemith's Konzertstück with saxophonist Eugene Rousseau on the Jeanné Digital Recordings label. (See DISCOGRAPHY at www.AnnaMarieWytko.com).
RJ Upmarket Press (www.rjupmarketpress.com) released Professor Wytko’s book publication titled The Saxophonist As Musician First - A Sampling of Resources. The book is the first edition in a planned series addressing various resource materials for the saxophonist who genuinely embraces the notion of comprehensive musicianship. Implicit in the contents is the notion that saxophonists are musicians first and saxophonists second, and that a thorough approach to the study of the saxophone must necessarily include a variety of resources. Additionally, RJ Upmarket Press released Professor Wytko’s pedagogy book publication titled "The Saxophonist As Rank Beginner And Beyond - A Guide for Saxophone Methods Class, Band Directors, and Private Instructors." A 124-page publication, the book is available from the publisher at [email protected] (RJUMP 1006). These scholarly books are being utilized throughout the U.S. and beyond. (See PUBLICATIONS at www.AnnaMarieWytko.com).
Dr. Wytko is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she also earned her MM and DMA degrees, and where she was the recipient of the prestigious Berneking Fellowship.
Per invitation of the North American Saxophone Alliance, Professor Wytko has served as one of three adjudicators from North America for the semi-final and final rounds of the Collegiate Solo Competition as part of the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference. Per invitation of the Latin American Alliance of Saxophonists, Anna Marie has presented concerto performances, solo and chamber music recitals, and various master classes for multiple world congresses in various Latin American countries. Her residencies have included guest performances with Argentine saxophone quartet Cuarteto 4MIL and Costa Rican saxophone-percussion quintet Sonsax.
Anna Marie has presented guest concerts and master classes at the Akademia Muzyczna and the Centrum Kultury Przeźmierowo in Poznan, Poland, and a guest artist concert-teaching tour in France including such venues as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, the Conservatoire Aulnay sous Bois de Paris, and the Centre Cultural La Bouvèche Paris (Orsay). Dr. Wytko was a featured guest artist at the IV Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Saksofonowy in Poland and has presented premiere performances at various World Saxophone Congress and North American Saxophone Alliance events. She has performed as orchestral saxophonist with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica UANL in Monterrey (MX) and with the Musicfest Festival Orchestra (AZ).
Released by TimeGrabber Digital Recordings ([email protected]), The Loveliness of Air - I Can’t Breathe is Anna Marie’s newest recording. An original electroacoustic composition composed by Dr. Joseph Wytko, The Loveliness of Air is a work of nearly 70 minutes in length which is comprised of sixteen movements. The piece is based upon select poetry and prose of children under the age of 15 who were victims of the Theresienstadt (Terezín) Nazi concentration camp between the years 1942 and 1944. The work features uncompressed audio and is scored for acoustic saxophone soloist, electronic and acoustic instruments and sounds, and over ten narrators and one vocalist speaking/singing in over a dozen languages. Anna Marie is featured on alto and baritone saxophones.
TimeGrabber Digital Recordings released Dr. Wytko’s solo and chamber music CD titled “Anna Marie Wytko, Saxophonist.” The album is available through CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify, and other numerous download sites, or by contacting [email protected]. Anna Marie’s solo CD titled "When night came..." is also produced by TimeGrabber Digital Recordings and is available through CD Baby, iTunes, Spotify, and other numerous download sites, or by contacting [email protected]. As guest recording artist, she recorded Paul Hindemith's Konzertstück with saxophonist Eugene Rousseau on the Jeanné Digital Recordings label. (See DISCOGRAPHY at www.AnnaMarieWytko.com).
RJ Upmarket Press (www.rjupmarketpress.com) released Professor Wytko’s book publication titled The Saxophonist As Musician First - A Sampling of Resources. The book is the first edition in a planned series addressing various resource materials for the saxophonist who genuinely embraces the notion of comprehensive musicianship. Implicit in the contents is the notion that saxophonists are musicians first and saxophonists second, and that a thorough approach to the study of the saxophone must necessarily include a variety of resources. Additionally, RJ Upmarket Press released Professor Wytko’s pedagogy book publication titled "The Saxophonist As Rank Beginner And Beyond - A Guide for Saxophone Methods Class, Band Directors, and Private Instructors." A 124-page publication, the book is available from the publisher at [email protected] (RJUMP 1006). These scholarly books are being utilized throughout the U.S. and beyond. (See PUBLICATIONS at www.AnnaMarieWytko.com).
Dr. Wytko is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she also earned her MM and DMA degrees, and where she was the recipient of the prestigious Berneking Fellowship.
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