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.