Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenneth Tse


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Liz Read! Talk! 05:06, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Kenneth Tse

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I didn’t find a reliable third-party source. Sources 4-7 are the author’s personal website, sources 2-3 are the website of the university where the author works, and source 1 is Yamaha’s website. The reliability is unknown. 日期20220626 (talk) 06:48, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. 日期20220626 (talk) 06:48, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bands and musicians, China,  and United States of America. &mdash;  Karnataka  talk  07:13, 31 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Weak delete. He is a professor at UIowa (see here) but doesn't amount to WP:NACADEMIC. Doesn't have a lot of reliable sources on the subject. Also, the tone of this article clearly violates WP:NOTLINKEDIN, and I am open to TNT.


 * Speaking of promotion, this article was created by User:Meltse. One could argue the user name has "Tse" and looks related to the subject. Potential undisclosed COI? --TheLonelyPather (talk) 07:18, 31 July 2023 (UTC)


 * After I read the substantial evidence provided by, I am not inclined to !vote delete. However, this article has some room for improvement. Cheers, --TheLonelyPather (talk) 10:46, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. The subject passes Notability (people), which says: "People are presumed if they have received significant coverage in  that are,  of each other, and .If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not usually sufficient to establish notability." Sources   The article notes: "Kenneth Tse (pronounced cheh), professor of saxophone at the University of Iowa, is certainly one of the instrument's outstanding proponents on any saxophone aficionado's short list. He burst onto the scene in 1996 as the winner of the prestigious New York Artists International Award, which resulted in an acclaimed debut recital at Carnegie Hall. The Alex Award from the National Alliance for Excellence led to another Carnegie Hall recital. And these are but two of the multitude of awards that Tse has garnered in less than a decade and a half. Now at 38, he is vice-president of the Comité International de Saxophone, the organizing agency of the triennial World Saxophone Congress, and the premier advocate organization for the saxophone. He is well known as an outstanding teacher of his instrument, attracting some of the most talented students in the world to the University of Iowa saxophone studio, to the many clinics and master classes that he leads, and to the international saxophone symposium that he has established in his native Hong Kong."   The article notes: "Saxophonist Kenneth Tse will perform in concert Tuesday night. Hong Kong-born Tse has ap peared as a soloist with the Des Moines Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and the Baylor University Wind Ensemble, and has also recorded four solo albums. He is a doctoral student at the Univesity of Illinois, as well as a faculty member. Tse has caught the attention of The New York Times, and his peers have lauded his lyricism with the saxophone."   The article notes: "Kenneth Tse, a young virtuoso from Hong Kong, took up the cause at Weill Recital Hall. ... Mr. Tse found interesting pieces by Pierre Max Dubois and Heitor Villa-Lobos. ... Indeed, the more skillfully the classical saxophone is played -- and Mr. Tse does very well -- the more irrepressible its "American" habits seem to be. ... One element well known to all of us is the sweet New Year's Eve vibrato as caricatured by Guy Lombardo. Mr. Tse valiantly fought it back in a transcription of a Bach sonata; still, Bach, usually instrument-proof, sounded exceedingly strange. ... Mr. Tse's shiny saxophone, for example, sounded lovely on its own terms; he looked elegant in his tail coat and red bow tie." </li> <li> The article notes: "Tse began saxophone study at the age of 12 and won the first prize in the saxophone solo of the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival for three consecutive years. As founder of the Hong Kong Saxophone Quartet, he also won the first prize in ensemble performance of the Hong Kong Young Musicians' Award in 1989." </li> <li> The article notes: "Kenneth Tse, a saxophone player of international reputation and a professor of saxophone at the University of Iowa, starred as the guest artist and earned a well deserved standing ovation, performing the virtuosic piece ""Fantasia for Alto Saxophone." Tse, who shares the University of Indiana as an alma mater with Weiss, was a true crowd pleaser. Tse's appearance was a bit out of the ordinary for a Lamarissimo! concert, because generally, these concerts feature Lamar personalities only, but as Weiss said, he had no hesitation because an international artist of Tse's reputation is a sure-fire crowd pleaser. Weiss was right. Not only was Tse's performance piece a hit, but when the alto saxophonist played the first few bars of ""Stardust" as the concert encore, the audience went wild with applause and stood for ovation No. 4." </li> <li> The article notes: "Saxophonist Kenneth Tse will perform a recital at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Texas Tech School of Music's Hemmle Recital Hall. ... After his 1996 Carnegie Hall debut, the New York Times called Tse "a young virtuoso." Fanfare magazine wrote, "Hong kong-born Tse is of the caliber of instrumentalists whose very sound is captivating." Tse is professor of saxophone at the University of Iowa and holds degrees from Indiana University and Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He currently is completing his doctor of musical arts degree at the University of Illinois." </li> <li> The article notes: "Saxophonist Kenneth Tse, who joined the faculty of the University of Iowa School of Music in August, will perform two works written for him as part of his UI faculty debut recital program, at 8 p.m. Thursday at Clapp Recital Hall. ... The pieces written for Tse are both sonatas for alto saxophone and piano, one each by American composers John Cheetham and David DeBoor Canfield. ... Tse is an international performer and clinician." </li> <li> The article notes: "Kenneth Tse's office is a mess of yellow plastic bags, cardboard boxes, stacks of CDs, and music-festival programs. His grand piano has become just another shelf in the room, and only traces of worn wood suggest a desk underneath the pile. ... Tse, the membership director for saxophone alliance for the past five years and an assistant professor in the UI music school, applied to host the conference in 2004, and he has been planning for the event throughout the 10 months since learning the university would house the symposium." </li> <li> The article notes: "Kenneth Tse plays the saxophone with seductive tonal beauty. In this recital of international contemporary music based on Tse's 1996 Carnegie Hall debut, ... Even when he plays with the earthy abandon the instrument is renowned for, as in the abrasive Sonata for Alto Saxophone by Czech composer Jindrich Feld, Tse manages a supremely elegant tone. ... The repertory is fresh, the recording vibrant. A seductive collection." </li> <li> The abstract notes: "In an interview, classical saxophonist and saxophone educator Kenneth Tse discusses various aspects of his career and his art. He describes his early musical background and training, which included eight years of self-taught practice before his entry into the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts; discusses his bachelor's and master's study at Indiana University; comments on his teaching position at the University of Iowa; describes the types of skills he focuses on when doing music clinics; explains what he finds instructive about playing Johann Sebastian Bach's music on the saxophone; offers advice to saxophone students on playing multiple types of saxophones; discusses some of his recordings; explains his practice methods; and explores various other related topics. A selected discography and a list of compositions that have been dedicated to Tse are provided, and an inset details Tse's preferred instruments and accessories." </li> <li> The abstract notes: "A recording of music by J.S. Bach, Eugene Bozza, Samuel Barber, Joseph Canteloube, Alfred Reed, Karel Husa, and Jerome Naulis performed by alto and soprano saxophonist Kenneth Tse is reviewed (no label given)." </li> <li> The abstract notes: "An interview with saxophonist virtuoso and music teacher Kenneth Tse is presented. Tse discusses teaching, with a focus on practice methods, such as what should be practiced, prioritizing, resting, and suggested exercises. He also highlighted building a saxophone repertoire and career." </li> <li> The abstract notes: ""Bach and Bassoon" by Arthur Weisberg, "Trombone Classics" by John Kitzman and Janice Kay Hodges and "Kenneth Tse" by Kenneth Tse are reviewed." </li> <li>Less significant coverage:<ol> <li> The article notes: "Kenneth Tse, saxophone professor at the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free recital with other UI faculty and guest artists, performing a wide spectrum of 20th-century works for saxophone at 8 p.m. Monday in Clapp Recital Hall on the UI campus. ... The program will present the saxophone in a variety of different contexts, from a duet for saxophone and clarinet, written expressly for Tse and his wife, to songs for voice with saxophone and piano, and larger chamber combinations that include the saxophone." </li> <li>Blair, Brian (2010-09-18). "Top sax player to launch philharmonic season today" (pages 1 and 2). The Republic. Archived from the original (pages 1 and 2) on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-31. The article notes: "Kenneth Tse laughed at the question as if it were sheer silliness. But he acknowledged he's heard the query before the one about whether he is the world's top classical sax player. His measured response from a phone conversation at his office at the University of Iowa begged its own question: Even today, as he kicks off the new season for the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, does such status really matter?" </li> <li> The article notes: "Hong Kong-based saxophonist Kenneth Tse will join with pianist Amy Sze, also from Hong Kong, to give performance at a concert in Guangzhou. Tse is currently the professor of saxophone studies at the University of Iowa, also serving as the membership director of the North American Saxophone Alliance." </li> <li> The article notes: "On July 23, violinist Kwan Lap-hok, a co-founder of the Sinfonietta, and saxophonist Kenneth Tse, a founder of the Hong Kong Saxophone Quartet, will perform at the City Hall. While Kwan will perform Sarasate's Gypsy Airs and Tse plays Tomasi's Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, the concert also includes .." </li> </ol></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Kenneth Tse to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 08:47, 31 July 2023 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * <small class="delsort-notice">Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Hong Kong-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 20:04, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep in view of the significant coverage in multiple reliable sources identified above that together show a pass of WP:GNG so that deletion is unnecessary in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 23:42, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Keep per sources by Cunard.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:05, 6 August 2023 (UTC)


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