Lynn Klock


Lynn Klock is an American classical saxophonist and educator. He is Principal Saxophone of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Teaching career

From 1980 until his retirement in 2014, Lynn Klock was Professor of Saxophone at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He had previously taught saxophone at the Interlochen National Music camp, The Hartt School, University of Toledo, and Olivet College. Since 1992, he has been a clinician for the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival and Summer Camp. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Interlochen Arts Academy, and was a student of Larry Teal, Donald Sinta, Jack Kripl, and William D. Revelli.
Klock's former students include Lisa Osland,
Sarah Markham,
David Jenkins,
George Weremchuk,
Michael Sakash,
David Pope,
Brian Sacawa, Wayne Tice

Performance career

Lynn Klock gave his Carnegie Hall debut in 1978, where he premiered a composition by Andrzej Dutkiewicz. He has been a guest soloist with several professional orchestras and bands including the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, Belgian Air Force Band, West Point Band, and numerous university, community, and high school bands. He has been a soloist or clinician at the English Saxophone Congress, MENC National Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, CBDNA National Conference, Texas Bandmasters Association Conference, and Western International Band Clinic. In June 2008, he was a guest artist at the 18th Three Rivers Saxophone Quartet Workshop which took place at California University of Pennsylvania.
Works written for Lynn Klock include a work by recent Pulitzer Prize winner Lewis Spratlan. Other composers include Pulitzer Prize winning composers including Gunther Schuller, John Harbison, and Michael Colgrass as part of the World Wide Commissioning Project.

Personal life

Lynn is married to French hornist Laura Klock, who also taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has a very intricate model railroad in his basement. The railroad is highly detailed with a double track helix, allowing for point to point multiple through train and switching operation, or continuous running of a single train. A full operating session takes about 3 hours and requires several yard masters.

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