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Bowling Green State University. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Michael Holmes
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Holmes" degrees are from Bowling Green State University (Biomedical Engineering) and the University of Illinois (Military Medal and DMA). Michael is Professor of Saxophone at Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts and the College of Wooster. He was formerly on faculty at the University of Illinois where he was also the Enrollment Management Director for the School of Music.
Holmes also held positions as Director of Product Marketing for Saxophones at Conn-Selmer and Artistic Advisor and Product Specialist for Vandoren.
Holmes has received national acclaim as an orchestral saxophonist, and has performed as principal saxophonist with numerous orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia da Camera, the Toledo Repertoire Theatre, and the Champaign-Urbana Symphony.
