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John-Edward Kelly
sax, as, 1958-2015 US, Fairfield, California
Musician / Conductor of Classical
John-Edward Kelly (October 7, 1958 – February 12, 2015) was an American conductor and saxophonist.Born in Fairfield, California, Kelly began music studies in Belleville, Illinois studying clarinet, saxophone, flute and voice. Kelly focused on his passion for the saxophone as he began formal music studies at Florida State University's School of Music; where he launched his quest to resurrect the original tone and range of the saxophone as designed by Adolphe Sax. His teachers included Sigurd Rascher. Kelly took Rascher's place as alto saxophonist in the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet, with which he regularly performed for 10 years. Kelly later became a professor of chamber music at the Robert Schumann Academy of Music in Duesseldorf, and a professor of saxophone and contemporary chamber music at
Instruments
Plays With
| Rascher Saxophone Quartet |
Popular Tracks 
Alto Saxophone Concerto in E flat major, Op. 109 on Glazunov, LeFanu & Meyer: Alto Saxophone Concertos by John-Edward Kelly Konsert för Saxofon och Strakorkester (1934): Allegro molto moderato on Ibert/Martin/Lasson: Saxophon Concertos by John-Edward Kelly & Juha Kangas Konsert för Saxofon och Strakorkester (1934): Allegro scherzando on Ibert/Martin/Lasson: Saxophon Concertos by John-Edward Kelly & Juha Kangas Konsert för Saxofon och Strakorkester (1934): Adagio on Ibert/Martin/Lasson: Saxophon Concertos by John-Edward Kelly & Juha Kangas Chamber Symphony No. 3: II. … Ah, olen kuullut villihanhien huudot (… Oh, I have heard the wild geese calling) - on Aho: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-3 by Kalevi Aho, Stefan Asbury, Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Tapiola Sinfonietta Chamber Symphony No. 3: III. … Pitkat yot sulavat (… The long nights Are melting) on Aho: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-3 by Kalevi Aho, Stefan Asbury, Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Tapiola Sinfonietta Chamber Symphony No. 3: I. … Jaatyivat umpeen levottomat vedet (… Frozen Are the restless waters) on Aho: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-3 by Kalevi Aho, Stefan Asbury, Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Tapiola Sinfonietta Saxophone Concerto No. 2 "My Assam Dragon" on Sandström: Motorbike by Jan Sandström, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Eric Ericson & Leif Segerstam Chamber Symphony No. 3: IV. … Soutaa avomerta pain tulipunainen laiva (… Towards the open sea rows a fire-red boat) on Aho: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1-3 by Kalevi Aho, Stefan Asbury, Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Tapiola Sinfonietta Alto Saxophone Concerto, Op. 79: II. Inquieto on Glazunov, LeFanu & Meyer: Alto Saxophone Concertos by John-Edward KellyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber Symphonies Nos 1 – 3 | Kalevi Aho, John-Edward Kelly, Tapiola Sinfonietta • Stefan Asbury / Jean-Jacques Kantorow | 2012 | Album |
| Desert Point · Ostácoli · Sinfonia Per Archi | Anders Eliasson - Arcos Chamber Orchestra · John-Edward Kelly | 2008 | Album |
| Tristan Keuris - Laudi / Arcade | Tristan Keuris, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, David Porcelijn, Jard Van Nes, David Pittman-Jennings, John-Edward Kelly | 1999 | Album |
| Uroš Rojko, Miklós Maros, Tristan Keuris, Michael Denhoff, Dimitri Terzakis | John-Edward Kelly, Bob Versteegh | 1997 | Album |
| Symphonies Nos 5 & 16 | Allan Pettersson - John-Edward Kelly, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Alun Francis | 1996 | Album |
| Saxophone Concertos | Jacques Ibert, Frank Martin ,Frank Martin Lars-Erik Larsson, John-Edward Kelly, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas | 1995 | Album |
| John-Edward Kelly, Bob Versteegh | John-Edward Kelly, Bob Versteegh | 1991 | Album |
| Formulierungen | Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, Ulf Hoelscher, Jörg-Wolfgang Jahn, John-Edward Kelly, Bob Versteegh, Wolfgang Boettcher, Ursula Trede-Boettcher, Nina Tichman | Album |
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