Hello!

I’m a saxophonist and music educator who has been teaching at colleges and universities for over eleven years.

I specialize in classical, avant-garde, jazz, and commercial music.

Currently, I teach saxophone at Stetson University. I have also taught at Bethune-Cookman University, Full Sail Univeristy, and Ithaca College.

Timothy Rosenberg, DMA

Visiting Assistant Professor of Saxophone

Stetson University

Biography

I am the Visiting Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Stetson University. My teaching interests include saxophone, chamber music, avant-garde music, jazz improvisation, and music technology.

I frequently perform with several ensembles, including the Hippocrene Saxophone Quartet, the Orlando Symphony Orchestera, and the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. In the past I also performed with the H2 Quartet, the Hyperbaton Ensemble and the Cayuga Saxophone Quartet. I can be heard on Intersecciones on the Ashes Records label and Times & Spaces on Blue Griffin Records.

Interests

Music for Saxophone
Chamber Music
Jazz Improvisation
Music Technology

Education

DMA in Saxophone Performance, 2010
Michigan State University
MM in Saxophone Performance, 2008
Michigan State University
BM in Music Performance and Education, 2005
Ithaca College

Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor of Saxophone

Stetson University

August 2022 – Present DeLand, FL

Responsibilities include:

Saxophone
Chamber Music
Jazz Ensemble
Improvisation
Music Technology
Recording & Streaming

Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone

Bethune-Cookman University

August 2016 – May 2022 Daytona Beach, FL

Taught saxophone lessons and chamber music.

Course Director of Music Business

Full Sail University

March 2012 – August 2023 Winter Park, FL

Taught Talent Evaluation for A&R and other courses in Music Business.

Assistant Professor of Saxophone (Sabbatic Replacement)

Ithaca College

August 2010 – August 2011 Ithaca, NY

Taught saxophone lessons and chamber music.

Performances

Sonata, mvt. I “With vigor” by Paul Creston

Timothy Rosenberg and Susan Eissele perform the first movement of Paul Creston’s Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano on February 11, 2024. This was part of a faculty recital titled Mid-Century Modern with works by Creston, Heiden, Crawford, Moore, and Husa.

Six Studies in English Folk Song by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Timothy Rosenberg and Heather Langs perform selections from Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Six Studies in English Folk Song for Alto Saxophone and Piano at the 2023 Stetson Saxophone Workshop - I. “Lovely on the Water”, II. “Spurn Point”, V. “The Lady and the Dragoon”, and VI. “As I Walked Over London Bridge”.

Incandessence by Ida Gotkovsky

Timothy Rosenberg and Kristie Born perform Ida Gotkovsky’s Incandessence for Tenor Saxophone and Piano on the Stetson University Women Composer’s Concert.

Romance, Op. 39 by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Timothy Rosenberg and Kristie Born perform Sameul Coleridge-Taylor’s Romance on his faculty recital at Stetson University in DeLand, FL. This version was arranged for tenor saxophone by Christopher Creviston.

Tre Pezzi by Giacinto Scelsi

Timothy Rosenberg performs Giacinto Scelsi’s Tre Pezzi for solo soprano saxophone as part of Stetson University’s Friends of Music concert.

Four Miniatures by M. Shawn Hundley

Timothy Rosenberg and Hannah Creviston perform M. Shawn Hundley’s Four Miniatures for soprano saxophone and piano at the 2020 NASA Conference in Tempe, AZ.

Sonata No. 1 for Saxophone and Organ by Denis Bédard

Timothy Rosenberg and Linda van Niekirk perform Bédard’s Sonata No. 1 for Saxophone and Organ as part of the Organ+ Concert Series in Orlando, FL.

Accomplishments

PROPS Top 10% Award for Excellence in Teaching

Full Sail University Jul 2016

PROPS Certificate of Recognition for Excellence in Teaching

Full Sail University Jul 2015

Michigan State University Honors Competition: Finalist

Michigan State University Feb 2009

Gallery

The 2023 Stetson Saxophone Workshop combined ensemble. 77 saxophonists!

Recital Poster for my Faculty Recital in 2023 featuring music by composers from under-represented groups for tenor saxophone. The complete recital can be streamed here

The Hippocrene Saxophone Quartet in 2023. Left to right: Jeremy Williamson, George Weremchuck, Brian Smithers, Timothy Rosenberg.

Members of the 2019 Bethune-Cookman Saxophone Studio. Left to right: Dr. Timothy Rosenberg, Donte May, Quaneshia Florence, Cori Daniels, Luis Esquilin, Sarah Slaughter, Esteban Parra.

A close look at my beautiful blue palm key risers from Music Medic.

Laying down some soprano saxophone tracks in the recording studios at Full Sail University.

Playing with our saxophone ensemble in the spring of 2023.

French saxophonist Damien Royannais giving a lesson to Timothy Rosenberg at the 2004 Université Européenne de Saxophone in Gap, France. Note: Timothy does not use this particular technique to teach air support. The French are very friendly.

Recent Conference Presentations

North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference

I proposed four new arrangements of ragtime pieces for saxophone and piano. These pieces will be valuable additions to the repertoire. They are challenging and exciting for the performers, yet accessible for any audience.

Mar 30, 2023 — Apr 2, 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi