Widely recognized as one of the leading classical saxophonists in the world, Kenneth Tse [cheh] began his career as a winner of the New York Artists International Competition, making his Carnegie Hall debut in 1996 and being hailed “a young virtuoso” by the New York Times. Since then he has been a frequent soloist in five continents and has made solo appearances with Des Moines Symphony, United States Navy Band, Slovenia Army Band, La Armónica Band of Spain, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and Hong Kong Sinfonietta among others, as well as at venues such as World Saxophone Congress and North American Saxophone Alliance conferences. He has also been a guest clinician at prestigious conferences hosted by the California Band Directors’ Association, Iowa Bandmaster’s Association, and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinics as well as universities worldwide.

Since publishing his first recording with Crystal Records at age 23, Tse has subsequently released ten critically acclaimed solo and chamber music CDs under Crystal Records, RIAX Records, Enharmonic Records and Arizona University Recordings. The Fanfare magazine praised, "Hong Kong-born Kenneth Tse is of the caliber of instrumentalists whose very sound is captivating." American Record Guide echoed with, “supremely elegant tone…sheer virtuosity.”

As an advocate for new music, Tse has received and premiered scores of music dedicated to him by notable American composers such as David DeBoor Canfield, John Cheetham, David Froom, Perry Goldstein, and Walter Hartley, Barry Cockcroft of Australia and Piet Swerts of Belgium. He has also arranged music for the saxophone (published by Reed Music, Australia), and his articles have been featured in the Saxophone Journal, Saxophone Symposium, Iowa Bandmaster Association Journal and Yamaha Education Series.

Tse is currently the professor of saxophone at University of Iowa and Vice President of the International Saxophone Committee.