Over the past two decades, Dan Moroz has established himself as one of

Chicagoland’s top-tier private saxophone instructors, with students making district and

all-state honor bands on a yearly basis, winning concerto competitions and

scholarships, gaining acceptance to major university music programs coast-to-coast,

and improving dramatically as players and well-rounded musicians. In addition to

maintaining a large private studio in the western suburbs, he has given clinics at

dozens of schools throughout the Chicago area, and served as saxophone instructor

for Sherwood Music School at Columbia College for several years. He has also given

masterclasses at universities throughout Illinois and beyond, including schools like

Vanderbilt University and Indiana State University.

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Dan is a published composer and innovative performer, with several independent

recording projects available on all major streaming platforms. His original composition

for saxophone quartet, Greener Pastures, is published by Opus Music Publishers and

is actively performed at universities across the country. His performance and teaching

experiences have taken him beyond the US to places like Canada, Australia, Malta,

and England.

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Some other compositional highlights include: a premiere with CUBE New Music

Ensemble, premiering new compositions at Arizona State University, Northeastern

Illinois University, Columbia College, University of Illinois, and Bowling Green State

University, conducting 63 saxophonists in a premiere of an original work for sax choir,

writing several commissions for chamber ensembles, and the scoring of an

independent short that was screened at nine different film festivals, including the

Macabro Festival in Mexico City. He was recently commissioned to rewrite the

audition etudes for ILMEA and is actively working with multiple world-class musicians

as both a composer and performer.

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Dan holds a M.M. in Saxophone Performance from DePaul University, where for two

years he served as principal saxophonist for the Wind Ensemble, New Music

Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra. He also holds a B.A. in Music Theory and

Composition from Elmhurst University, where he was a three-time MENC Honors

Recital winner and two-time Concerto Competition winner. He was also named a

Sword Scholar and an ACI Humanities Fellow. He is currently an active member of the

North American Saxophone Alliance, New Music Chicago, Downers Grove Music Club,

and Hinsdale Music Club.

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Outside of music, Dan lives a very active lifestyle. His hobbies have included playing

hockey and softball, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, practicing yoga and meditation, and

hanging out with his pit bulls in his orchard.