Patrick Posey

Hailed by the New York Times as ‘brilliantly stylish,’ Patrick Posey is a versatile saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist who has performed as a soloist, recitalist, and orchestral musician in the US and across the world. Based in Southern California and New York City, he has performed in some of the world's most prestigious music venue including Zurich's Tonhalle and London's Royal Albert Hall. Recent highlights include solo performances at (le) poisson rouge in New York City, a recital in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and appearances at the Lincoln Center Festival and the BBC Proms in London. A member of the contemporary collective Le Train Bleu, he has performed with a number of New York's contemporary ensembles including the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Argento Ensemble, Metropolis, and Ensemble ACJW. He has performed with orchestras under the baton of conductors Alan Gilbert, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and Reinbert DeLeeuw, as well as recent appearances at Carnegie Hall with composers John Adams, Thomas Adès, and Peter Eötvös leading performances of their own works. In addition to performing western classical music, Posey is a regular collaborator with Iraqi oud virtuoso Rahim Al Haj. Formerly director of orchestral activities and planning at the Juilliard School and a member of the performance faculties of the University of New Mexico and University of Windsor, he is now Vice President for Artistic Planning and Educational Programs at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.