Director of the School of Music/Former Professor of Saxophone
Adjunct Instructor, saxophone
Seth McAdow has been on the faculty of SHSU since Spring 2005. In addition to teaching at SHSU, Mr. McAdow also maintains a private saxophone studio in the Spring and Woodlands area.
Mr. McAdow received a Masters of Music degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelors of Music from Sam Houston State University. Both degrees received are in Saxophone Performance. His major teachers are Scott Plugge, Frederick Hemke and David Cutting.
Mr. McAdow actively performs with many chamber groups. As a member of the Blackout saxophone quartet the group won 1st place in the wind division of the Coleman chamber music competition in 2005 as well as the Lake Ray Hubbard chamber music competition. As a member of the Antipodal saxophone quartet the group received 1st place in the Northwestern chamber music competition. Other awards include the Fisher Tull memorial scholarship in 1998 and the Phi Mu Alpha Outstanding Musician award in 2003.
Mr. McAdow received a Masters of Music degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelors of Music from Sam Houston State University. Both degrees received are in Saxophone Performance. His major teachers are Scott Plugge, Frederick Hemke and David Cutting.
Mr. McAdow actively performs with many chamber groups. As a member of the Blackout saxophone quartet the group won 1st place in the wind division of the Coleman chamber music competition in 2005 as well as the Lake Ray Hubbard chamber music competition. As a member of the Antipodal saxophone quartet the group received 1st place in the Northwestern chamber music competition. Other awards include the Fisher Tull memorial scholarship in 1998 and the Phi Mu Alpha Outstanding Musician award in 2003.
Freshman
Logan Robinson
Hilltop Lake, Texas 
Jacob Tunstall
Arlington, Texas |
Samuel Salinas
Houston, Texas |
Sophomore
Haley Cook
Carlo Ruano
Missouri City, Texas |
Reagan Hedding
Ashley Watson
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Junior
Laura Martinez
Houston, Texas 
Christopher Swatzel
Christian Teague
DeSoto, Texas |
KC Stockman
Zenya Tave
Houston, Texas 
Jack Zeller
Rice, Texas |
Senior
Rolando Cortes
Brittany Doss
Plano, Texas 
Austen Smith
Houston, Texas |
James DeBose
Richmond, Texas 
Kevin Guevara
Houston, Texas 
Thomas Torres
Houston, Texas |
Graduate Student
Ellie Parker
Birmingham Conservatoire, UK |
Alumni
David Adame, Ortiz Middle School, Houston, TX
Shane Kyle Boeker
Reese Burgan, Lone Star College, Conroe, TX
Chris Canales, 399th Army Band, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Chris Davis, Clear Lake Intermediate School, Houston, TX
Bradley Fryou
Andrew Garcia
Holly Hickson
Brenden Johnson, Lynn Lucas Middle, Willis, TX
Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson
Ian Schroeder
Shane Kyle Boeker
Reese Burgan, Lone Star College, Conroe, TX
Chris Canales, 399th Army Band, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Chris Davis, Clear Lake Intermediate School, Houston, TX
Bradley Fryou
Andrew Garcia
Holly Hickson
Brenden Johnson, Lynn Lucas Middle, Willis, TX
Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson
Ian Schroeder