"Ready to Move"So excited to perform a Duo Recital with Emi Kondo in one month! Emi is a brilliant saxophonist who currently works for Yanagisawa. The...
Kumamoto ResidencyWhat a fantastic week in Kumamoto! Had a great time playing a concert and doing outreach at the local nursery and elementary schools....
Tokyo ConcertMy great friend and British saxophone colleague, Gillian Blair, will be coming to Tokyo in April for a Duo Recital! We are excited to be...
World Saxophone CongressThe acceptance emails to the World Saxophone Congress in Zagreb, Croatia have started to be sent out and so happy the all of my proposals...
Andrew Boss CommissionBritish Saxophonist, Gilly Blair and I are excited to lead a consortium commission for a new work by Andrew Boss! This new piece will be...
"as one." - Jack RobertsI had the the unique privilege to commission a work by not only a fellow colleague at The University of Texas at Austin, but to...
PodcastI had the privilege to talk with Mark McArthur, creator of the Modern Saxophonist Podcast and Adjunct Professor of Saxophone at the...
DMA - Done!I passed my DMA Defense and I'm officially Dr. Nathan Mertens! The DMA is finished and I'm finally done with school...in America. It's...
Moving to Japan!!I'm thrilled to announce that I have passed the final screening of the 2017 Monbukagakusho Research Student Scholarship. The Ministry of...