Concert: Tim and Charles Roberts

Classical saxophonist Timothy Roberts is joined by his son, Charles, on the keyboard. The saxophone is generally thought to be a jazz instrument, and many times it is, but it is also well suited for classical music, especially when performed by Timothy Roberts. He was the principal and national tour soloist with the U.S. Navy Band performing throughout the United States., Canada, Europe and Russia. His symphony credits include the National Symphony, after which the Washington Post described his performance as “simply stunning,” and the Dallas Symphony, which prompted the Dallas Morning News to write, “this was a once in a lifetime experience.” Charles is a student on full scholarship at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He was invited to perform with the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony on its Chile tour in 2020. He has performed Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Shenandoah Saxophone Ensemble on multiple occasions, including a May 2023 performance at El Conservatorio Superior de Musica Manuel Castillo in Seville, Spain.