Michael Couper Michael Couper Los Angeles Hailed by the New York Times for his “sweet intensity” and “insinuating smoothness,” Michael Couper, saxophone, is a proponent of the advancement of saxophone repertoire to include new music, traditional music reinterpreted, and innovations in pop styles. Under the pseudonym “Shrodinger's Sax”, Dr. Couper plays soprano saxophone with the highly virtuosic and unique band SWARMIUS, described as a sonic fusion of hip-hop, house-lounge-techno meets modern-classical. Dr. Couper is also a founding member of the critically-acclaimed Mimesis Ensemble, a group based in New York City that is dedicated to performing contemporary works. Both as a soloist and with the Mimesis Ensemble, he performs premieres in many venues across New York, including Symphony Space, Merkin Hall, and Carnegie Hall. Dr. Couper is an active teacher and performer in the community, with a private studio comprised of woodwind and music theory students, and positions at several local community music schools and conservatories as well as major summer arts programs. He holds degrees from the University of Southern California, the New England Conservatory, and San Diego State University and is a Conn-Selmer artist endorsing Yanagisawa saxophones.
