The man who invented the saxophone, Antoine-Jospeh "Adolphe" Sax was born 200 years ago this year in Belgium. The National Music Museum in Vermillion is marking his birth anniversary with the exhibition, “Celebrating the Saxes.”
The exhibition features a variety of instruments created by Adolphe Sax, including a variety of saxophones, saxhorns, saxotrombas and six keyed trumpets and trombones – many made by his hand or in his workshop. There are also instruments made by his father and his son who were also instrument designers. Deborah Reeves is curator of woodwind instruments at the National Music Museum. She joined Dakota Midday and discussed Adolphe Sax's life and instruments.