Saxophonist Henning Schröder has concertized and presented at major venues throughout Europe, Asia, and North America, both as a soloist and in groups as diverse as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Max Raabe & Das Palast Orchester. Henning holds the baritone saxophone chair in the acclaimed Capitol Quartet, and together with his longtime duo partner, pianist Yu-Lien The, he explores both the standard and contemporary repertoire of his instrument. Henning enjoys collaborating with composers and has performed world premieres of solo or chamber compositions by Stacy Garrop, Frederic Rzewski, Anna Clyne, Carter Pann, Christopher Biggs, Andrew Rathbun, and Branford Marsalis, to name just a few. A Yamaha Performing Artist, he has been featured in performances, lectures, clinics, and as a composer at international conferences and festivals in Europe and North America, including the Midwest Clinic, SEAMUS, World Saxophone Congresses, Biennial Conferences of the North American Saxophone Alliance, as well as the Schleswig Holstein Musikfestival.
Trained both as a performer and instrumental pedagogue, Henning maintains a broad teaching portfolio. At Western Michigan University Henning teaches saxophone, chamber music, and general classes in the fields of music and martial arts studies. He spends his summers in North Carolina as a member of the Brevard Summer Music Festival Artist Faculty.