San Francisco Saxophone Quartet

David Schrader (Soprano) Holds a B.M. degree from the University of Arizona, and studied composition with Robert Muczynski, conducting with John Bloom and saxophone with Paris Conservatory-trained Elizabeth Thompson-Ervin. One of the founders of the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet, Mr. Schrader has composed works for choreographer Ellen Bromberg, the Henry Harris Green Dance Company and the San Jose Repertory Theatre.

Bill Aron (Alto) Is the Quartet's only native San Franciscan, has a B.A. in Music from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Music in Saxophone Performance from San Francisco State University. He has studied with Donald Carroll, James Matheson and Mel Martin, and joined the Quartet in 1980.

David Henderson (Tenor) Was born and raised in Hartford City, Indiana. He has degrees from the University of Michigan and the Juilliard School, and a first prize in saxophone from the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, where he studied on a Fulbright-ITT grant.

Kevin J. Stewart (Baritone) Was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and has a Bachelor of Music degree in Woodwind Performance from the University of Michigan. Mr. Stewart has appeared as soloist with the J.C. Heard Quartet, Warren Symphony, Southfield Symphony, Detroit Civic Symphony Orchestra, Renaissance Chamber Orchestra and New American Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with the Flint Symphony and Detroit Opera Theater Orchestra.