ABOUT THE ARTIST Ethan Tweedie, Saxophone
Ethan Tweedie is a concert saxophonist from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Ethan received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Wells School of Music at West Chester University of Pennsylvania in music education. He is currently working on his Master of Music from the same institution in saxophone performance. Ethan has been involved in various music programs since the fourth grade. During his time at the Phoenixville Area School District, Ethan was involved in both the PMEA District 12 Band and Liberty Winds Youth Symphony hosted by West Chester University. Ethan began his undergraduate studies in 2019, where he participated in multiple ensembles, including the Concert Band, Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Latin Jazz Ensemble, and the Statesmen Jazz Ensemble. Ethan also was a four-year member of the West Chester University Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band, where he played both saxophone and clarinet. Ethan also played in various quartet groups and chamber ensembles. Ethan studied with Jonathan Ragonese during both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Ethan was a member of the West Chester University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Andrew Yozviak, for four years. With them, he recorded three CDs: Ribbons (2022), Games (2024), and The Road is Life (2025) with a fourth CD to be released in 2026. He had the opportunity to perform at the PMEA conference in Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania, and the NAfME Eastern Division conference in Rochester, New York. In 2022, Ethan also played with the wind ensemble in southern Germany, performing in multiple towns and serving as a member of the band at a conducting symposium. Ethan travelled to Amsterdam with West Chester University Chamber Winds in 2025, performing at multiple venues throughout the Netherlands. Ethan has a wide range of teaching experience, including work as an instructor at Music and Arts in Exton, Pennsylvania, and working as a long-term substitute in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District in a variety of musical settings. Following graduate school, Ethan plans to return to teaching with newfound musicianship and spread his musicality and love of the saxophone with others.