Eric Lau Guest Artist Saxophone Recital Oct. 17 in Kemp Recital Hall

Saxophonist Eric Lau of the University of New Mexico Music faculty will present a free recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Kemp Recital Hall.  Admission is free and open to the public.

A New Mexico assistant professor for four years, Lau received his doctorate of musical arts and master of music degrees from Michigan State University, where he won the 1998 MSU Honors Concerto Competition.  He also has been a prize winner in the North American Saxophone Alliance Classical Performers Competition, the Lansing Matinee Musical, the Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Chamber Music Competition and the Music Teachers National Association Collegiate Young Artists Competition.  His undergraduate degree is from Louisiana State University.

Lau performed at the 2000 and 2003 World Saxophone Congresses, as well as the 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 National Saxophone Conferences.  In the past four years he has performed or presented masterclasses in the U.S. and Brazil.  He serves on the artist faculty of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and is a regular performer with the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, the New Mexico Symphony, and the Santa Fe Symphony.