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Originally from Houston, Texas, Salvador Flores is a saxophonist, artist, and educator based in Washington D.C. Recognized as one of the leading saxophonists of his generation, he has been featured multiple times on America’s most popular classical music radio program, Performance Today, reaching millions of listeners nationwide.
Flores has received numerous prestigious awards, including First Prize in the 2020 North American Saxophone Alliance Solo Competition and Gold Medalist in the 2021 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. He was also named the second saxophonist to receive the University of Michigan’s distinguished Albert A. Stanley Medal, following his teacher and GRAMMY-winning saxophonist, Timothy McAllister.
He currently serves as a member of the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” saxophone section and is an active freelancer throughout the National Capital Region, where his work ranges from maintaining a private studio of young students to sharing the stage with the National Symphony and Opera Orchestras. In addition to his classical engagements, Flores has toured and recorded extensively with many norteño music groups in virtually every major city in the United States, most notably Kikin y Los Astros, Conjunto Azabache, and La Firmeza Norteña.
He holds degrees in Saxophone Performance and Improvisation from the University of Michigan, where he studied with saxophonists Timothy McAllister and Andrew Bishop, and is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
Flores has received numerous prestigious awards, including First Prize in the 2020 North American Saxophone Alliance Solo Competition and Gold Medalist in the 2021 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. He was also named the second saxophonist to receive the University of Michigan’s distinguished Albert A. Stanley Medal, following his teacher and GRAMMY-winning saxophonist, Timothy McAllister.
He currently serves as a member of the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” saxophone section and is an active freelancer throughout the National Capital Region, where his work ranges from maintaining a private studio of young students to sharing the stage with the National Symphony and Opera Orchestras. In addition to his classical engagements, Flores has toured and recorded extensively with many norteño music groups in virtually every major city in the United States, most notably Kikin y Los Astros, Conjunto Azabache, and La Firmeza Norteña.
He holds degrees in Saxophone Performance and Improvisation from the University of Michigan, where he studied with saxophonists Timothy McAllister and Andrew Bishop, and is a Yamaha Performing Artist.