Kansas State University

Wytko performs and teaches throughout Croatia

Submitted by the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Anna Marie Wytko, professor of saxophone in the the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, completed a performing and teaching tour throughout Croatia.

The tour encompassed numerous guest artist solo and chamber music concerts in addition to multiple guest artist master classes, including multiple engagements at the prestigious University of Zagreb Academy of Music. Wytko's activities featured collaborations with professional saxophonists throughout Croatia in addition to her mentoring of collegiate level saxophonists.

Wytko's playing has been described by the Uruguayan Press as "impeccable." A Yamaha Performing Artist-Clinician, first prize winner of the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition, and K-State International Educator of the Year award recipient, Wytko 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, to name just a few.

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, and at major conservatories throughout Italy in Florence, Milan, Bologna and Perugia, among many others. Per invitation of the North American Saxophone Alliance, Wytko has served as one of three adjudicators from within North America for the semifinal and final rounds of the Collegiate Solo Competition as part of the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference.

Wytko's internationally released recordings, described by music publications such as The Absolute Sound Magazine as "extraordinary," represent recordings of diverse musical styles and include world-premiere recordings of pieces written for and dedicated to Anna Marie. Published by RJ Upmarket Press and utilized throughout the U.S. and abroad, 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."