The Tübinger Saxophon-Ensemble was founded in 1997 and originated from the saxophone quartet Saxtett Tübingen. The current resident crew comprises 16 saxophones, reaching from bass to soprano saxophone, supported by two percussionists. The lineup thus corresponds to descriptions by Adolphe Sax, who intended to replicate a string orchestra, popular at this time, with the five different construction forms from bass to soprano.
It is known from shallow elevatormusic, as a roaring solo instrument in pertinent rock music titles or from virtuous jazz soloes: the saxophone. Thereby, it is often forgotten that the instrument was invented long before Charlie Parker and was originally intended to be a classical instrument. The inventor, Belgian Adolphe Sax, had great visions when he developed his new instrument in the 1840s.
Since 2025, Taras Demchyshyn has been the director of the Tübingen Saxophone Ensemble.
Taras works as a conductor for symphony and chamber orchestras, as well as a solo clarinetist. He is a prizewinner of the Almaty International Conducting Competition and the first prize winner of the 2018 Dichler Conducting Competition in Vienna. Since 2014, Taras has been the founder and chief conductor of the Beethoven Sinfonietta in Japan.