Dr. Anna Marie Wytko

University Distinguished Professor
Saxophone
Email: wytko@ksu.edu
Office: 131 McCain Auditorium

Biography

Anna Marie Wytko, whose playing has been described by the Uruguayan Press as “impeccable,” is University Distinguished Professor of Saxophone within the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Kansas State University. A Yamaha Performing Artist-Clinician and KSU International Educator of the Year award recipient, Dr. Wytko has performed and taught extensively on an international level. Anna Marie has performed as concerto soloist throughout England and Scotland, with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, at Carnegie Hall for the New York International Music Festival, with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Polish Air Force Wind Symphony, the Banda Sinfónica de Montevideo in Uruguay, and the Banda de Conciertos de San José in Costa Rica, for example. She has performed as concerto soloist at the American Band College in Oregon, the American Bandmasters Association and Best of the West Festival in Colorado, the Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland Wind Festival in California, the Minnesota Music Educators Association Midwinter Convention, at multiple College Band Directors National Association conferences and multiple Kansas Music Educators Association conferences, and with numerous ensembles throughout the United States.

Professor Wytko has performed and taught at prestigious institutions such as the Royal College of Music in London, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música of Buenos Aires, the University of Zagreb Academy of Music, and at major conservatories throughout Italy in Florence, Milan, Bologna, and Perugia, among others. Per invitation of the North American Saxophone Alliance, Professor Wytko has served as one of three adjudicators from within North America for the semi-final and final rounds of the Collegiate Solo Competition as part of the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference. Per invitation of the Latin American Alliance of Saxophonists, Anna Marie has presented concerto performances, solo and chamber music recitals, and various master classes for multiple world congresses in various Latin American countries. Her residencies have included guest performances with Argentine saxophone quartet Cuarteto 4MIL and Costa Rican saxophone-percussion quintet Sonsax.

Anna Marie’s internationally released recordings, described by music publications such as The Absolute Sound Magazine as “extraordinary,” represent recordings of diverse contemporary and traditional music. Her recordings are used world-wide as teaching tools. Published by RJ Upmarket Press, Dr. Wytko released pedagogy books The Saxophonist As Rank Beginner and Beyond: A Guide for Saxophone Methods Class, Band Directors, and Private Instructors and The Saxophonist As Musician First – A Sampling Of Resources. These scholarly books are utilized throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Dr. Wytko is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she also earned her MM and DMA degrees, and where she was the recipient of the prestigious Berneking Fellowship. Further information can be located on her website: AnnaMarieWytko.com

Anna Marie’s Artist Facebook page is: facebook.com/annamariewytko and the Kansas State University Saxophone Studio Facebook page is: facebook.com/ksusaxophone