Mr. Krishnan is a woodwind instrumentalist born and raised in Union City, CA. Music performance began at a very young age for him when he started piano lessons. In fifth grade he began playing alto saxophone and in high school career picked up soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophone, bassoon and contrabassoon, as well as clarinet. Attending San Jose State University gave him the opportunity to get hours of large and small ensemble experience on all of these in addition to several others: oboe and English horn; alto, bass, contra-alto, and contrabass clarinets; sopranino and bass saxophone.
Outside of these year-round ensembles, Mr. Krishnan plays with several musical theatre groups in the area (Children's Musical Theater of San Jose, Starstruck Theatre, for example). Primarily he is called to play "low reed books" which demand skill on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon. He also is involved greatly in the music education of youths in the Bay Area. High school marching bands have had him on staff teaching the visual aspects in addition to coaching woodwinds. This past season he worked with Lynbrook and Santa Teresa High Schools in San Jose, CA and Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley. Formerly he taught Fremont High School in Sunnyvale and Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos. He is also on staff at Redwood Middle School in Saratoga, CA teaching saxophone and Alvarado Middle School in Union City (the program that raised him as a wind instrumentalist) teaching bassoon and French horn.
While woodwinds is the main calling for Mr. Krishnan, he also spent a year in San Jose State's percussion ensemble, marched one winter season of Vanguard Winter Percussion in the cymbal line, played French horn in SJSU's Symphonic band, and played B-Flat horn, mellophone and trumpet in both the school's marching band and pep band for several years (and made a couple guest appearances on baritone and sousaphone).
Outside of these year-round ensembles, Mr. Krishnan plays with several musical theatre groups in the area (Children's Musical Theater of San Jose, Starstruck Theatre, for example). Primarily he is called to play "low reed books" which demand skill on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon. He also is involved greatly in the music education of youths in the Bay Area. High school marching bands have had him on staff teaching the visual aspects in addition to coaching woodwinds. This past season he worked with Lynbrook and Santa Teresa High Schools in San Jose, CA and Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley. Formerly he taught Fremont High School in Sunnyvale and Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos. He is also on staff at Redwood Middle School in Saratoga, CA teaching saxophone and Alvarado Middle School in Union City (the program that raised him as a wind instrumentalist) teaching bassoon and French horn.
While woodwinds is the main calling for Mr. Krishnan, he also spent a year in San Jose State's percussion ensemble, marched one winter season of Vanguard Winter Percussion in the cymbal line, played French horn in SJSU's Symphonic band, and played B-Flat horn, mellophone and trumpet in both the school's marching band and pep band for several years (and made a couple guest appearances on baritone and sousaphone).