Master educator and artist Richard Hodges has appeared in concerts and masterclasses in Europe, Canada, and throughout the United States. While specializing in the music of contemporary French composers, he has also premiered works by composers from the United States and Japan. Performances include his debut recital in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and a performance at the World Saxophone Congress in Montreal, Canada. A graduate of Wichita State University, he. holds a Master’s degree in music from the University of Mississippi and a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University with additional graduate work at Indiana University and Columbia University. Former teachers include Eugene Rousseau and Lawrence Teal. He has served on the music faculties of Indiana University, Columbia University, and the University of Mississippi and is the founder and former conductor of the award winning Saxophone Choir of the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey.

Richard can be heard on his Cd,The Road Not Taken: French Saxophone Masterpieces.