Marcus Weiss

Marcus Weiss (born 1961 in Basel, Switzerland) is a saxophonist and teacher. His repertoire includes all epochs, from the beginnings in impressionistic France to the present.{{Cite journal|title = Neue Saxophonkonzerte und ihre Widmungsträger: Eine Auswahl|last = Krieger|first = Irene|date = 2002|journal = Rohrblatt: Magazin für Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott und Saxophon}}{{cite web|last1=Aff|first1=Rebekah|title=Mark Dresser Modular Ensemble and Mark Dresser & Marcus Weiss Duo|url=http://www.jazzreview.com/jazz-news/news-story/mark-dresser-modular-ensemble-and-mark-dresser-marcus-weiss-duo.html|website=JazzReview.com|access-date=31 August 2016}}

As a soloist, Weiss worked with many European orchestras{{Cite web|title = Orchestral Concert 1 - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ehn8q9|website = BBC Music Events|access-date = 2015-09-02}} and ensembles of contemporary music.{{Cite web|title = Ensemble (History) - Klangforum Wien (EN)|url = http://www.klangforum.at/39.html|website = Klangforum Wien|access-date = 2015-09-02}}{{cite web|title=Zeit-Ton extended|url=http://oe1.orf.at/programm/328605|website=ORF (broadcaster)|access-date=31 August 2016}} He has been invited to major festivals in Europe, the US and Asia. As a chamber musician, Weiss is primarily working with his two ensembles, Trio Accanto (Nicolas Hodges, piano and Christian Dierstein percussion){{Cite journal|url =http://www.klassik-heute.com/4daction/www_medien_einzeln?id=19299 |title = So near so far|last = Wieschollek|first = Dirk|date = 2011|journal = Neue Zeitschrift für Musik}} and Quatuor Xasax in Paris (with saxophonists Serge Bertocchi, Jean-Michel Goury and Pierre-Stéphane Meugé.{{Cite journal|title = Odessa: Music as a Means for Emancipation|last = Derks|first = Thea|date = 1998|journal = Tempo}}

Since 1995 he has taught saxophone and chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik Basel,{{Cite web|title = FHNW - Prof. Marcus Weiss - Tätigkeiten und Funktion in Forschung, Dienstleitung und Lehre - Hochschule für Musik|url = http://www.fhnw.ch/personen/marcus-weiss|website =Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz|access-date = 2015-09-02}}{{cite web|title=Donaueschingen: Orgel und Sopransaxophon brillieren - Donaueschingen|url=http://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.donaueschingen-orgel-und-sopransaxophon-brillieren.fa0bb11a-7840-408b-a1e4-155696bd54ec.html|website=Schwarzwälder Bote|access-date=19 September 2016}} where he also directs a Masters program for contemporary music.{{Cite web|title = Contemporary Music|url = http://www.fhnw.ch/musikhochschulen/hochschule-fuer-musik/master-1/specialized-music-performance/contemporary-music|website = Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz|access-date = 2015-09-02}} He is regularly giving masterclasses at various international universities (London, Madrid, Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Palma, Porto, Boston, New York, Chicago,{{Cite web|title = The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago Contemporary Art Museum: Nora Schultz, parrottree-building for bigger than real|url = http://archive.renaissancesociety.org/site/Exhibitions/Events/View.Nora-Schultz-parrottree-building-for-bigger-than-real-Marcus-Weiss-saxophone.643.976.html?forceFlash=1|website = Renaissance Society|access-date = 2015-09-02}} Takefu, Sevilla.). Weiss is a regular teacher at the "Darmstaedter Ferienkurse fuer neue Musik“{{Cite web|title = Weiss, Marcus (Saxophone)|url = http://www.internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/summer-course/archive2014/tutors2014/284-dozentenbios/567-weiss2014-en.html|website =Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt|access-date = 2015-09-02|first = Sylvia|last = Freydank}}{{cite web|title=Pedro Pablo Cámara gana el premio Förderpreis de la Fundación BOG|url=http://www.docenotas.com/124115/pedro-pablo-camara-gana-el-premio-forderpreis-de-la-fundacion-bog/|website=Doce Notas|access-date=19 September 2016}} as well as at IMPULS (ensemble academy) in Graz, Austria.{{cite web|title=Marcus Weiss, saxophone|url=http://www.impuls.cc/academy-2017/tutors/marcus-weiss.html|website=Impuls.cc|access-date=19 September 2016}}

He studied saxophone with Iwan Roth at the Hochschule für Musik Basel and Frederick L. Hemke at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.{{cite web|title=Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music|url=http://www.music.northwestern.edu/about/news/2012/february-2012-music-calendar.html|website=Northwestern University|access-date=19 September 2016}} In 1989, he was awarded the soloist’s prize of the Swiss Tonkuenstlerverein.{{cite web|title=D'Addario Strings|url=http://www.woodwinds.daddario.com/woodwindsArtistDetails.Page?ActiveID=2022&ArtistId=46232&ArtistName=Marcus_Weiss&sid=f75df5e3-c984-44c9-8965-1918c6f9cd36|website=d'Addario|access-date=31 August 2016}}

Weiss is a d'Addario artist{{Cite web|title = D'Addario Woodwinds : Artist Details : Marcus Weiss|url = http://daddario.com/woodwindsArtistDetails.Page?ActiveID=2022&ArtistId=46232&tid=1&ArtistName=Marcus_Weiss&sid=4b321a93-a93c-4afd-88c3-e4bea18f3dad|website = d'Addario|access-date = 2015-09-02}}