News release Public Information Office  SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Spring 2004 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Tracie Tate Date: 10/5/04   SOUTHEASTERN HOSTS SAXOPHONE WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIANS       HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Music and Dramatic Art will host five weekend workshops beginning Oct. 17.       Twenty-four talented high school saxophonists from around the state have been invited to participate in the workshops which will be led by saxophone instructor Richard A. Schwartz, the university’s new director of jazz ensembles.          Each workshop will feature a different area of interest and the students will perform in a saxophone quartet. They will also attend a big band saxophone section, learn some of their favorite rock and roll saxophone solos, brush up on the fundamentals of saxophone technique, and learn new extended techniques.        All five master classes will be held on Sundays, ending on Nov. 14 in the Ralph R. Pottle Music Building on Southeatern’s campus. For more information on the workshops, contact Schwartz at (985) 549-5938 or email him at richard.schwartz@selu.edu.