Pure Winds

From Lansing

Pure Winds is an award-winning woodwind quintet based in Lansing that promotes outside-of-the-concert-hall musical experiences. The ensemble brings music to non-traditional venues and strives to create conversations between performers and audiences by making classical music exciting, relevant, and accessible. Praised for performing "with terrific skill and panache" by The American Prize, Pure Winds released their debut album under the Orpheus Classical label.

From Okemos

Joseph Lulloff is a professor of saxophone at Michigan State University and recipient of the Concert Artists Guild Award and Pro Musicis International Soloist Award. He has served as principal saxophonist with the Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit, Chicago, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras, and performed as guest soloist at venues including Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, and the Smithsonian Institute. A Yamaha and Vandoren Performing Artist, Lulloff performs in both classical and jazz settings as alto saxophonist with the Capitol Quartet.