Taimur Sullivan, an acclaimed saxophonist, will be performing a free concert at Grand Valley State University Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Room 1600 of the Performing Arts Center.

Sullivan has performed as a soloist, a chamber musician and a member of the PRISM Quartet. In addition to his other roles, Sullivan is a professor of saxophone at the North Carolina School of the Arts. He is also a faculty member of the Contemporary Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music.

Sullivan and the PRISM quartet have performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City, at Alice Tully Hall with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and throughout Latin America. Sullivan has also performed on the stages of the Lincoln Center and the Knitting Factory, in Moscow, London and in Germany.

His performances have gained him positive recognition from both the New York Times and the American Record Guide.

Since 1994, Sullivan has performed with numerous ensembles such as Ensemble 21, Ensemble Sospeso, Speculum Musicae, Mark Morris Dance Company, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Glass Farm Ensemble, Fireworks Ensemble, Riverside Symphony, Absolute Ensemble, Concordia Orchestra and Composers Concordance.

The concert is open to the public and admission is free. For more information, call 616-331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

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