MUSI 1666-4666 Applied Saxophone
MUSI 2693 Playing and Hearing Music
MUSI 2700D Chamber Orchestra
MUSI 2700A Symphonic Band
MUSI 3351 Saxophone Methods
Tristan De Borba is a classical and contemporary saxophonist and conductor and is quickly
gaining a reputation as an innovative and engaging musician.
He is Assistant Professor at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where he teaches
saxophone, conducts the Acadia University Symphonic Band and String Orchestra, and teaches
musicianship.
Tristan has a strong interest in the music of our time. He is a member of the Alkali Collective, a
Halifax-based new music ensemble dedicated to the creation, performance, documentation, and
educational outreach of 21st century music. Tristan also performs with the Strum-De Borba duo
with fellow saxophonist Nicole Strum. Tristan is a founding member of the Brogue Saxophone
Quartet which has performed extensively throughout the maritime provinces since 2013. As a
soloist, Tristan’s recording of Derek Charke’s Wired and Wound with pianist Simon Docking
can be found on the ECMA nominated recording “Live Wired” (Centrediscs, 2015). He also
appears as saxophone soloist on “In the Wide Awe of Wisdom” featuring the choral music of
Paul Halley (Pelagos, 2017). In 2021, Alongside pianist Mary Castello, Tristan released a video
recording of Fernande Decruck’s Sonata and William Grant Still’s Romance. As a conductor and
educator, Tristan is increasingly in demand as a clinician and adjudicator of bands and
orchestras.
Dr. Tristan De Borba earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Toronto and
a Master of Music degree from the University of British Columbia. When taking a break from a
busy performing and teaching career, Tristan can be found alongside his wife Sara and their dogs
Lua and Sasi exploring beautiful Nova Scotia.
Education
2020 D.M.A. University of Toronto
2009 M.M. University of British Columbia
2007 Mus.Bac.Perf. University of Toronto
Website
www.tristandeborba.com