Otis Murphy holds the position of Professor of Saxophone in the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, joining the faculty at age 28 and becoming one of the youngest faculty members in its history. He is in great demand as an international artist, having performed in more than 25 countries worldwide across four continents. Dr. Murphy has garnered a number of international awards including prizes in Belgium's Adolphe Sax International Competition and France's Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition, and he has appeared in major concert venues including Carnegie Hall (New York City), Merkin Hall (New York City), Casals Hall (Tokyo), Palau de la Música (Valencia) and Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam). He has taught at music schools and festivals worldwide, including Paris Conservatory, Amsterdam Conservatory, Cologne Academy of Music, Hamamatsu International Wind Instrument Academy and Festival, Japan Band Clinic, Franz Schubert Institut, Kunitachi College of Music, Liceu de Barcelona, Madrid Royal Conservatory, Midwest Clinic, Musashino Academy of Music, Nagoya College of Music, Osaka College of Music, London Royal College of Music, Shanghai Conservatory, Sydney Conservatorium and many more. Dr. Murphy's students have received accolades in national and international competitions and are members of premier military concert bands in the various branches of the U.S. military, including the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard bands. In addition, his students hold teaching positions in public school music programs and collegiate teaching positions throughout the country and abroad.
Dr. Murphy holds Doctor of Music and Master of Music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and graduated with the Performer's Certificate, the highest honor given to a performer at this institution. In addition, he pursued advanced studies in France under a Fulbright Fellowship for foreign study as a pupil of Jean-Yves Fourmeau at the Conservatoire National Régional de Musique in Cergy-Pontoise, earning the Prix de Perfectionnement à ľunanimité. Dr. Murphy leads a very fulfilling life with his wife, pianist Haruko Murphy, and together are dedicated parents of their six children.
