Michael Ibrahim
Assistant Professor—Saxophone
Michael Ibrahim, Assistant Professor of Saxophone, enjoys an active career of solo, chamber, and orchestral work in both contemporary and traditional realms.
He has won numerous competitions including the 2007 Eisenberg-Fried Concerto Competition for Woodwinds, the 2006 Performance Prize for Contemporary Music in Darmstadt, Germany; the 2004 North American Saxophone Alliance Classical Artist Competition, first-place at the MTNA Woodwind Collegiate Artist Competition, first-place at the MTNA Chamber Music Competition, and first-place at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition.
In praise of his solo recording, Saxophone Journal wrote, “The listener is in for an exciting musical ride.” Noted for his “sheer virtuosity and musical intensity” (Calgary Herald), he has enjoyed performing in France, Russia, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Holland. As a freelance performer at the center of New York City’s contemporary classical scene, Professor Ibrahim has worked with Amp, Either/Or, Fireworks Ensemble, Manhattan Sinfonietta, Red Light New Music, Riot, and the SEM Ensemble. This past April, in New York, he co-organized the HiFi New Music Festival.
Professor Ibrahim studied at the University of Regina; University of Calgary; Université Européenne de Saxophone in Gap, France; Bowling Green State University; and at the Manhattan School of Music. His teachers include Karen Finnsson, Jeremy Brown, John Sampen, Claude Delangle, Marcus Weiss, and Paul Cohen.