Kurt Cox

Kurt Cox is a saxophonist in the Chicago area currently finalizing his master’s degree at Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in performance from Shenandoah Conservatory. 

Cox has spent the last few years as a chamber musician, spreading music to his community through commissions, premiers, and numerous music festivals. Cox is currently a member of Masso Quartet, as well as the baritone saxophonist in the Northwestern Graduate Quartet. He has also previously served as the soprano saxophonist for the Meraki quartet. Through these ensembles, he, as placed in the 2022 NASA quartet competition, continuously works with emerging composers on commissioning and premiering works for the saxophone quartet medium. 

As a soloist, Cox has appeared in performances with the Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra as the 1st place winner of the Shenandoah Conservatory Concerto Competition and the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, Northwestern University Conservatory Orchestra as a guest artist.