Biography
Craig Lundgren performs on the following instruments and
Equipment:

Alto Saxophone -  Buescher Aristocrat
                            Rascher mouthpiece
                            Rovner ligature
                            Vandoren #3.5 reeds

Soprano Saxophone - Buescher True Tone
                          Caravan large chamber                               
                          mouthpiece
                           Rovner ligature
                           Vandoren #3.5 reeds
Both instruments have RooPads,
installed and overhauled by
MusicMedic.com
Craig Lundgren grew up in Jamestown, NY and has received many praises for his
performance and teaching. He has won awards, competitions, and assistantships for
collegiate musicianship from:
     Syracuse University
     The University of Southern Mississippi
     Music Teacher's National Association
     Mississippi Music Teacher's Association
     The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
     Chautauqua County Music Teacher's Association (NY)
     West Virginia University
     Kingsville Young Artists Competition
     Louisiana Showcase of Bands

He has concertized in many cities in the US and abroad:

Washington DC ~  The Kennedy Center for performing Arts
Montreal, CA  ~     World Saxophone Congress
Minneapolis, MN ~ World Saxophone Congress
Hammond, LA    ~  Southeastern Louisiana University
Slidell, LA         ~   Northshore High School
Weikersheim, Germany ~  Rascher Saxophone Quartet Workshop
Jackson, MS ~        The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
Kaiserslautern, Germany ~  US Department of Defense schools


Education/Experience:

The University of Southern Mississippi
     Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and Saxophone performance and pedagogy
Northshore High School
     Slidell, LA
     Band Director
Syracuse University
     Graduate study in Conducting and Woodwind Performance
State University of New York at Fredonia
     Master's Degree in Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy
West Virginia University
     Doctoral Candidate for Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy
     Assistantship in Music History
     

Craig has studied with some of the finest saxophonist in the world

Lawrence Gwozdz
Ronald Caravan
Wildy Zumwalt
David Wright
The Rascher Saxophone Quartet
James Houlik
Harry K. White
Richard Scruggs
Richard Schwartz

He has appeared on recordings from the Romeo label and the Syracuse University
Records label.