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Eugene Rousseau (born August 23, 1932 in Blue Island, Illinois) is an American classical saxophonist. He plays mainly the alto and soprano saxophones. He studied at the Paris conservatory on a Fulbright grant with Marcel Mule in 1962.〔 Following his studies at the Paris Conservatory, he earned a doctorate degree at the University of Iowa where his principal teacher was Himie Voxman. With Paul Brodie,〔''Sax, Mule & Co'', Jean-Pierre Thiollet, H & D, 2004, p. 139〕 an other pupil of Marcel Mule, he was the co-organizer of the first World Saxophone Congress in Chicago in 1969.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eugene Rousseau )〕 The first such organization for an individual instrument, considered by many to be a major turning point in establishing credibility for the saxophone as a serious medium of musical expression. During 2005 Rousseau served as President of the Organizing Committee for the World Saxophone Congress XIII, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The North American Saxophone Alliance honored him with its highest award – Honorary Life Membership. He has been a consultant for saxophone research to the Yamaha since 1972 and has played exclusively on Yamaha saxophones since that time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eugene Rousseau - Biography )〕 The "Eugene Rousseau saxophone mouthpiece" has been commercially available since the late 1970s. In 1985, he recorded a video program for Yamaha Corporation called ''Steps to Excellence''.〔 Rousseau has served as President of both the North American Saxophone Alliance (1979–1980) and the Comité International du Saxophone (1982–1985).〔 In 1993, Eugene Rousseau was designated an honorary faculty member of the Prague Conservatory. In 2003, Rousseau hosted the 13th World Saxophone Congress at the University of Minnesota School of Music. ==Teaching and performing career== Rousseau is a well-known classical saxophonist and teacher. Many of his students have gone on to become well-known saxophone teachers. He taught at Indiana University for 36 years, from 1964 to 2000. He was succeeded as professor of saxophone by Otis Murphy, himself a former student of Rousseau. He holds the title of "Distinguished Professor of Music" there. Rousseau now teaches at the University of Minnesota. He joined the faculty of the School of Music there in fall 2000. He has taught a master course at the prestigious Mozarteum in Salzburg annually since 1991. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eugene Rousseau (saxophonist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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