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W E L C O M EDear NASA Region IV,

Welcome to the 2017 North American

Saxophone Alliance Region IV Conference.

We are looking forward to celebrating four

days of extraordinary saxophone music

and fellowship at the Seretean Center

for the Performing Arts and the Student

Union at Oklahoma State University!

I am delighted that many of our large

ensembles will perform with NASA

members throughout the confer-

ence. These ensembles include the OSU

Symphonic Band, OSU Wind Ensemble,

OSU Percussion Ensemble, OSU Jazz

Orchestra, and OSU Symphony Orchestra.

I am excited that performers and pre-

senters will join us from throughout the

region, representing music programs from

Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri,

North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas.

I am also pleased to present a ped-

agogy emphasis during the confer-

ence, which includes workshops

in saxophone fundamentals, jazz

improvisation, and large saxophone

ensemble performance opportunities.

I would like to express my sincere grati-

tude to my colleagues at Oklahoma State

University for all of their support and

work to present this conference. I espe-

cially would like to acknowledge the

work of our wonderful ensemble con-

ductors Wayne Bovenschen, Thomas

Dickey, Douglas Henderson, Joseph Missal,

Tommy Poole, and Marc Sosnowchik,

in addition to Shawn O’Kelley, who will

serve as the conductor of the NASA

Region IV Saxophone Ensemble.

I also would like to thank our cohosts

for this conference, Kimberly Goddard

Loeffert and Tommy Poole, for their

invaluable work to host this event.

This conference would not be possi-

ble without the remarkable contribu-

tions by many in the Oklahoma State

University family including Marsha

Chapman, Ryan Hatcher, Dianne Holba,

Janet Lawson, Lindsay Love, Mark Pennie

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and OSU Marketing, Howard Potter, and

Holli Stevens. We are also genuinely

appreciative of the kind support of the

Oklahoma State University Department

of Music, the Oklahoma State University

Student Union, and Panera Bread for

their contributions to this event.

Lastly, I would like to thank Charlie

Chadwell, Ashley Krogstad, and the entire

OSU saxophone studio for their tre-

mendous assistance in organizing this

event. We are all very proud to carry on

the strong tradition of excellent music

making and scholarship at North American

Saxophone Alliance Region IV Conferences.

Cordially,

Jeff rey Loeff ert

Associate Professor of Saxophone

Oklahoma State University

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CONFERENCE HOSTSK I M B E R LY G O D D A R D L O E F F E R TDr. Kimberly Goddard Loeff ert serves as clini-

cal assistant professor of music theory at

Oklahoma State University.

Her current research interests include perfor-

mance and analysis of chamber music, musical

gesture, and the theory and analys is of music

since 1980.

Loeff ert has taught music theory, saxophone

and chamber music at Michigan State University

and music theory and aural skills at Florida

State University, where she earned a Doctor in

Music Theory degree. Loeff ert holds a Doctor of

Musical Arts degree and Master of Music degree

in Saxophone Performance, as well as a Master

in Music degree in Music Theory Pedagogy from

MSU, and she completed a Bachelor of Music

degree in Saxophone Performance and Jazz

Studies at Northwestern University. Her primary

saxophone teachers have included Joe Lulloff ,

Frederick Hemke and Joseph Wytko.

An active chamber musician, Loeff ert has won

numerous chamber music prizes as a member

of the h2 quartet, including fi rst place at the

Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition

and fi rst place at the North American

Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition,

among others. She can also be heard on fi ve

commercially available discs and a nationally

syndicated PBS television episode of Backstage Pass.

Loeff ert has performed at prestigious venues

around the world, including the Cankar Dom

(Slovenia), the Guarnerius Center for the

Performing Arts (Serbia), Merkin Hall (New

York City), the National Concert Hall (Ireland),

the Sarajevo Music Academy (Bosnia), the

Siam Paragon (Thailand), the University of St.

Andrews (Scotland) and the Walt Disney Concert

Hall (Los Angeles), in addition to university

recital halls across the country.

An advocate for new music, Loeff ert has com-

missioned and/or premiered works by Drew

Baker, Karl Blench, Jongyun Choi, Benjamin

Fuhrman, Takuma Itoh, Igor Karača, David

MacDonald, John Mackey, Marc Mellits, Victor

Marquez-Barrios, Roger W. Petersen, Forrest

Pierce, David Rakowski, Jesse Ronneau, Matthew

Schoendorff , Amy Williams and Daniel Wohl,

among others. Loeff ert is a Vandoren and

Yamaha Performing Artist.

J E F F R E Y L O E F F E R TJeff rey Loeff ert serves as associate professor

of saxophone at Oklahoma State University. A

dedicated teacher, Loeff ert recently received the

OSU College of Arts & Sciences Junior Faculty

Award for Scholarly Excellence, the Wise-Diggs-

Berry Award for Teaching Excellence and the

Friends of Music Distinguished Music Professor

Award.

Loeff ert graduated summa cum laude from

Northwestern University with a Bachelor of

Music double major in Saxophone Performance

and Jazz Studies. At Northwestern, Loeff ert won

the Program Honors Award for his graduating

class.

A Frank Huntington Beebe Scholar, Loeff ert

studied in Paris at the Conservatoire à

Rayonnement Régional de Cergy-Pontoise,

where he received the Médaille d’Or à

l’Unanimité — Saxophone, and the Médaille

d’Or à l’Unanimité — Musique de Chambre.

Loeff ert also studied at the Conservatoire

à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-

Billancourt, where he received the diploma Cycle

d’Orientation Professionnel with an emphasis in

contemporary music.

Loeff ert completed graduate studies at Michigan

State University as the recipient of a University

Distinguished Fellowship. He received a Master

of Music degree and a Doctor of Musical Arts

degree in Saxophone Performance as well

as a Master of Music degree in Music Theory

Pedagogy. At MSU, he was awarded the Paul

Harder Award for music theory and compo-

sition. Loeff ert is a Yamaha and Vandoren

Performing Artist and plays exclusively on

Yamaha saxophones and Vandoren reeds,

mouthpieces and ligatures.

T O M M Y P O O L ETommy Poole is Director of Jazz Studies and

assistant professor of music at Oklahoma State

University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He is an

active saxophonist and woodwind doubler in a

variety of genres. He has recorded as saxophon-

ist on numerous commercially available CDs

ranging in style from classical, to jazz, to pop.

He has performed professionally with Ramsey

Lewis, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Lionel

Hampton, Andy Montanez, Glenn Monroig,

Diane Schuur, Joe Williams, Mercer Ellington, and

Dianne Reeves among many others.

Poole has composed and arranged works for

a variety of settings from commercial show-

bands, to jazz big bands, to full-sized studio

orchestras. His orchestrations have been fea-

tured on at least seven commercially available


CDs. His fi rst two CDs as producer, On Cue-the Music of Seamus Blake (2012) and Out Front (2015) featured arrangements, composi-

tions, and performances by Poole and received

critical acclaim from AllAboutJazz.com, JazzEd Magazine, Currentland, and Oklahoma Magazine.

Poole has presented workshops, or served

as guest artist/performer, guest conduc-

tor, clinician, and/or adjudicator at California

State University Long Beach, California State

University Los Angeles, Eastfi eld College,

Northeastern State University, Los Angeles

Community College, Pittsburg State University,

Slippery Rock University, Tulsa Community

College, and The University of Arkansas

(Fayetteville). He has served in similar fashion

for countless regional high school conferences,

honor bands, and jazz festivals. His research on

metric modulations in jazz has been published

in Jazz Inside Magazine.

He serves as President of Oklahoma Jazz

Educators (OKJE) and is a member of the Jazz

Education Network, College Music Society, and

the National Association for Music Education.

He received his B.M. and D.M.A. from The

University of Texas at Austin and his M.M. from

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GUEST ARTISTSJ O S E P H L U L L O F FAcclaimed internationally for his innova-

tive style and musical virtuosity, Yamaha and

Vandoren Performing Artist Joseph Lulloff has

been described by Branford Marsalis as “a mar-

velous musician” whose “knowledge of music,

along with his ability to embrace music normally

considered outside the sphere, makes him a joy

to listen to.” Mr. Lulloff enjoys a prolifi c career as

both a performing saxophone artist and teacher.

A recipient of the Concert Artists Guild Award,

the Pro Musicis International Soloist Award, the

Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty

Award, and the Withrow Award for Excellence

in Teaching from the MSU College of Music,

Mr. Lulloff has been featured as guest solo-

ist with numerous orchestras and wind bands

both in the U.S. and abroad, including with

the Cleveland, Minnesota, Grand Rapids, and

Brevard Music Center Orchestra, the U.S. Navy

Band, the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Moscow

Contemporary Music Ensemble, the Bayern

Polizei Orchestra and numerous university

groups from throughout the U.S. and Canada.

He has concertized extensively throughout

North and South America, Europe and Asia, per-

forming at several music festivals including the

Ojai Festival, the Lucerne Festival, the Moscow

Autumn Festival and the Ravinia Festival, and

notable venues such as Carnegie Hall, Disney

Hall, Weill Recital Hall and the Smithsonian

Institute. Mr. Lulloff has also served as princi-

pal saxophonist with the Chicago, Cleveland,

Detroit, Minnesota and St. Louis Symphony

Orchestras.

Energy, intensity and artistry characterize Mr.

Lulloff ’s performances in both classical and jazz

settings. Commenting on his performances

with the Cleveland Orchestra of Ingolf Dahl’s

Concerto for Alto Saxophone, music critic Dan

Rosenberg wrote, “Lulloff was amazing. He tra-

versed the instrument with seamless agility,

fi lled out phrases for all their expressive worth.”

The Akron Beacon Journal wrote, “Joseph Lulloff

played with all the fi nesse of a top-notch con-

cert violinist.” Further, the New York Times

commented on this performance, stating that

“...Mr. Lulloff demonstrated considerable virtu-

osity as a soloist.”

Mr. Lulloff holds a strong interest in collabora-

tions with many notable composers to enhance

the contemporary saxophone canon. The Bryant

Concerto was commissioned as a gift to him

and the MSU Wind Symphony from Mr. Howard

Gourwitz, and has been well received both in the

U.S. and abroad.

He is currently a professor of saxophone at

Michigan State University, where his students

have won multiple prestigious national compe-

titions, including Gold and Silver Medal prizes

in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition,

and fi rst prizes at the Coleman, Carmel, North

American Saxophone Alliance, Plowman and

MTNA Competitions. Alumni of his saxophone

studio have found success in a variety of per-

formance and pedagogical fi elds, from per-

forming with the nation’s top military bands to

teaching at notable music schools at universities

throughout the country.

Equally at home in the realms of classical and

jazz performance, Mr. Lulloff holds the alto

saxophone chair with the Capitol Quartet.

During summers, he teaches at the Great Plains

Saxophone Workshop in Oklahoma, and at the

Brevard Music Center Summer Music Institute

in the Smokey Mountain region of Western

North Carolina, along with other music festivals

throughout the U.S. and Europe.

website: www.joelullo� .com

R U S S E L L H A I G H TDr. Russell Haight is an Assistant Professor of

Jazz and Saxophone at Texas State University.

He maintains a busy performance schedule

in Texas, and has played throughout the U.S.,

Canada, South America, and China.

As a researcher and educator, Haight has

presented at the International Saxophone

Symposium, the Jazz Education Network con-

ference, Texas Music Educators’ Association

conference, and the ProJazz Institute in Chile.

As a jazz artist, he has performed with lumi-

naries such as Bobby Shew, Vincent Herring,

Ralph Bowen, Doug Lawrence, Shelly Berg,

Tim Hagans, Eric Johnson, Dan Miller, Andre

Hayward, Rufus Reid, Bill Watrous, and the

late George Duke. Haight earned his Doctorate

degree in Jazz Performance from The University

of Texas at Austin.

Skilled at both performance and research,

he earned the Eleanor Stribling Award for

Excellence in Jazz Performance and the pres-

tigious Butler School of Music Outstanding

Dissertation award while at UT.

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E N S E M B L E D I R E C T O R SJ O S E P H M I S S A LJoseph Missal is director of bands and profes-

sor of conducting at Oklahoma State University.

In this capacity, he conducts the Wind Ensemble

and guides all aspects of the OSU Band

Program. Dr. Missal also directs the graduate

conducting program, teaches undergraduate

conducting and serves as coordinator for Wind

and Percussion Studies.

He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in

Instrumental Music Education from Michigan

State University, a Master of Music degree

in Wind Conducting from the University of

Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music,

and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Wind

Conducting from the University of Colorado.

His ensembles have performed for conventions

of the Japan Band Clinic, British Association of

Symphonic Band and Wind Ensembles, World

Association for Symphonic Bands, the College

Band Directors National Association, National

Band Association, the Sonneck Society, Kappa

Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma, Oklahoma Music

Educators Association, the Percussive Arts

Society and the Western States Collegiate Wind

Band Festival.

He has received praise from composers David

Maslanka, Karel Husa, Cindy McTee, Joel Puckett,

D.J. Sparr, Steven Bryant, Scott McAllister,

Michael Daugherty, Frank Ticheli, Shafer

Mahoney, Kathryn Salfelder, Roshanne Etezady,

Donald Grantham, Dan Welcher, John Mackey,

Dana Wilson and others for his expressive inter-

pretations of their music.

Dr. Missal has appeared as a guest conduc-

tor throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan

and Israel. His writing has been published in

the CBDNA Journal, Canadian Band Journal and GIA Teaching Music through Performance in Band.

Dr. Missal is a past president of the Southwest

Division of the College Band Directors National

Association and the Big Twelve Band Directors

Association. He has also served as a guest con-

ductor for the Midwest International Band and

Orchestra Clinic, the International Trombone

Association and the United States Army Field

Band. Dr. Missal is an elected member of the

prestigious American Bandmasters Association.

D O U G L A S H E N D E R S O NDouglas Henderson is the associate director of

bands, director of the Cowboy Marching Band,

and director of athletic bands at Oklahoma State

University. Under his leadership, the Cowboy

Marching Band has grown to record numbers

and performed innovative halftime shows that

have garnered tremendous support from OSU

fans, students, alumni and administrators. In

addition to his duties with the marching band,

Dr. Henderson conducts the Symphonic Band,

teaches courses in music education, oversees all

instrumental music education student teach-

ers and serves as the advisor for undergraduate

instrumental music education majors.

Dr. Henderson is active as a guest conduc-

tor, adjudicator and clinician throughout the

U.S., as well as Austria and Japan. He is a fre-

quent guest conductor of the World Youth

Wind Orchestra Project, an ensemble com-

prised of talented young international musi-

cians from Europe, Australia, Japan and North

America. Dr. Henderson received his Bachelor

of Music degree in Music Studies from the

University of Texas at Austin, his Master of

Music degree in Wind Conducting from Michigan

State University, and his Doctor of Musical Arts

degree in Wind Conducting from the University

of Texas at Austin. His primary conducting men-

tors were Jerry Junkin and Kevin Sedatole. From

2003-2006, he was the Associate Director of

Bands at J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson,

Texas.

In 1998 and 1999, he marched with the Madison

Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps and then taught on

the brass staff of the Madison Drum & Bugle

Corps Association in 2001.

He holds professional memberships in the

College Band Directors National Association,

Phi Kappa Phi, Oklahoma Music Educators

Association, Texas Music Educators Association,

Texas Bandmasters Association, National

Association for Music Education, Kappa Kappa

Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. Dr. Henderson is the co-

author of a chapter of Gesten, a text published

in German, which evaluates human communica-

tion through physical gestures.

T H O M A S D I C K E YReviewed by his critics as a “dynamic and excit-

ing conductor” whose conducting is “imbued

with aplomb, energy, and pathos,” Dr. Thomas

Dickey is the Director of Orchestral Studies

at Oklahoma State University, where he con-

ducts the OSU Symphony Orchestra and guides

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all aspects of the orchestral program. Prior to

his appointment at OSU, he was the Director

of Orchestral Activities at the University of

Wisconsin-Platteville and Music Director and

Conductor of the Dubuque Symphony Youth

Orchestra (IA).

Dr. Dickey has conducted many professional

orchestras throughout the United States,

Canada, and Europe, including the Atlantic Coast

Orchestra in Portugal; London Classical Soloists

in England; Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in

Canada; Bacau Philharmonic in Romania; the

Bakersfi eld, Macon, Norwalk, and Rapides sym-

phonies; the Naples Philharmonic; Rose City

Chamber Orchestra; and the Chicago Reading

Orchestra. He has also worked with numerous

conservatory, university, and youth orchestras

in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,

Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York,

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,

South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and

Wisconsin.

A native of Illinois, Dr. Dickey began piano stud-

ies at the age of four. He holds doctoral and

master’s degrees in orchestral conducting from

the University of Georgia and Louisiana State

University, respectively, and graduated with

highest honors from Eastern Illinois University,

where he received the Excellence in Fine Arts

scholarship. He has worked with conductors

such as Carl Topilow, Christopher Zimmerman,

Daniel Lewis, Gustav Meier, and Diane Wittry,

and further studied conducting at the Cleveland

Institute of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory of

Music, and numerous workshops and master

classes.

W AY N E B O V E N S C H E NWayne Bovenschen has served as Associate

Professor of Percussion for 28 years. In this

capacity, he directs the Concert Percussion

Ensembles, Taiko Ensemble, studio lessons, per-

cussion techniques class, and the OSU Marching

Percussion Ensemble. He is the sponsor of the

Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. From 1987-

2015, he also served as Assistant Director of

Bands and Director of the OSU Spirit Band.

A graduate of Michigan State University, Mr.

Bovenschen holds a B.M. in Education and an

M.M. in Applied Percussion.

The OSU Concert Percussion Ensemble was

selected as one of three ensembles to perform

at the PAS International Conference (PASIC) in

November 2014 in Indianapolis. This ensemble

also performed at PASIC 1996 in Nashville. In

2011, the OSU Marching Percussion Ensemble

performed as one of three university drum-

lines invited to present an exhibition at PASIC in

Indianapolis. This group has competed at PASIC

seven times, placing second in 2001.

Mr. Bovenschen also serves as music director

for the Stillwater Community Band, which was

invited to perform at the OMEA state conven-

tion in 2011. In the summer of 2016, this ensem-

ble will perform in the Festival of States in

Hawaii. He has conducted high school and junior

high honor bands throughout Oklahoma as well.

Mr. Bovenschen’s prior teaching experience

includes percussion instructor for the Michigan

State University Spartan Marching Band and

Lansing Community College. He has performed

with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the

Cavaliers and Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle

Corps. He is a member of PAS, formerly serv-

ing on the board of the International Percussion

Ensemble Committee and twice as president

of the Oklahoma Chapter. He is also a member

of NAfME, IARP, KKY, TBS, and PMA, and serves

as a clinician for Ludwig and Vic Firth. Mr.

Bovenschen has arranged over 400 scores for

high school and college marching bands and

drum & bugle corps across the country, and

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THURSDAY 3/23S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S C PA 1 1 8 S U B A L L R O O M S U T H E AT E R S TA R L I G H T T E R R A C E

07:30PM

OSU Symphonic Band and Chamber Ensembles

Jackie Lamar and Gail Robertson Andy Wen David Dees

DRAX Percussion Duo

University of Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble

Harvey Pittel Chris Barrick

Joeseph Lulloff

07:40PM

07:50PM

08:00PM

08:10PM

08:20PM

08:30PM

08:40PM

08:50PM

09:00PM

Legend: Masterclass n solo n Chamber ensemble n Concert n Clinic n

F R I D AY 3 / 2 4S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S U B A L L R O O M S U C A S E S T U D Y S TA R L I G H T T E R R A C E

9:00 AM

Stephen Page MasterclassKayla Shaeffer, "The Saxophone’s

Infamous Reputation in the Context of Western European Cultural Attitudes"

Exhibit Hall, open 9:00am–6:00pm

9:10 AM

9:20 AM

9:30 AM

9:40 AM

9:50 AM

10:00 AMCody Sirk, "Phil Woods Sonata"

Olivia Burke, pianoMatthew Crisman “The Bach Chaconne

for Solo Saxophone” Brent Bristow, "The Career and

Influence of Donald Sinta"

10:10 AM

10:20 AMJohn Wardlaw, "Denisov Sonata"

Cameron Hoffman, pianoTyler Bokman, "Vanguard by Neil

Anderson-Himmelspach"10:30 AM


S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S U B A L L R O O M S U C A S E S T U D Y S TA R L I G H T T E R R A C E

10:40 AMMollie McInnis, "Ronald Caravan's

Music for Tenor Saxophone" Cameron Hoffman, Piano

Copperhead Quartet Brent Bristow, “The Career and

Influence of Donald Sinta” (continues)10:50 AM

11:00 AMChristopher Barrick, "Melody Nuevo:

New Lyricism for Saxophone" Tyler Clark "Albright Sonata"

Richard Rath "Performance of the Saxophone in the Orchestra"

11:10 AM

11:20 AMGregory Dewhirst "Burn for Alto

Saxophone and Piano by Thomas Bough" Trio One “Music of Francis Poulenc”11:30 AM

11:40 AMStephen Page "Welcher and Faure"

Cameron Hoffman, PianoMorpheme Saxophone Quartet “The

Saxophone Quartet Music of Joel Love” 11:50 AM

12:00 –12:50 PM L u n c h

01:00 PM

Harvey Pittel Masterclass Elizabeth Rosinbum, "The Critical Inner Voice: Overcoming Performance Anxiety"

01:10 PM

01:20 PM

01:30 PM

01:40 PM

Panagiotis Skyftas "Dahl Concerto"01:50 PM

02:00 PMSarah Hetrick "Lilith" Alex Maynegre,

pianoCynthia Cripps and Marco Guzman "Duo

Concertante"

Tommy Poole, "Rhythm and Meter in Jazz Improvisation"

02:10 PM

02:20 PMChris Padilla "Djupstrum's Walimai"

Alex Maynegre, pianoCameron Miller, Source90 Mixed

Chamber Music02:30 PM

02:40 PMAndy Wright, "Less Familiar Works by Familiar Composers" Xiao Wang, piano02:50 PM

03:00 PM

Nathan Nabb MasterclassPierce, Justin " Teaching Improvisation Through The Compositions of Charlie

Parker"

03:10 PM

03:20 PM

03:30 PM

03:40 PM

03:50 PM

04:00 PM

Voigt-Page, Jessica "The Not-so starving artist: Creating a career and lifestyle

that works for you!"

Exhibitor Showcase 4:00-5:00pm

04:10 PMNigel Yarbrough "Maslanka Concerto"

04:20 PM

Raijin Quartet "Mountain Roads"04:30 PM

04:40 PMThe University of Arkansas Saxophone

Ensemble Keith Talley "Performance of Dance

Sweet! By Adriel Reynolds"04:50 PM

05:00 PM

OU Saxophone Ensemble Travis Meier, "Benjamin Boone Election Year"

Ashley Krogstad

05:10 PM

05:20 PM

UMKC Saxophone Ensemble Barr Quartet “Ligeti’s 6 Bagatelles arranged for Saxophone Quartet” 05:30 PM



S AT 3 / 2 5 S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S C PA 1 1 8 S U B A L L R O O M S U T H E AT E R S TA R L I G H T T E R R A C E

11:00AM

h2 quartet: Music of Kerrith Livengood

Joseph Rulli, “Contemporary Saxophone Duos” 11:10AM

11:20AMChandler Davis “New

Interactive Unaccompanied Work by Patrick Lenz” 11:30AM

11:40AM

University of Central Arkansas Saxophone Quartet 1

Cristina Gauna, Gerardo Garza, Erik Serna, Joseph Valdez

“Petit Quatuor” 11:50AM

12:00 – 12:50PM L u n c h

01:00PM

S e t u p O U S u p e r S a xGPSW High School Saxophone

Workshop — Allen, Deibel, Funke, K. Loeffert, Lulloff,

Nichol, O’Kelley (continues)

Spencer Sosnowski, Patrick Lenz “Ligeti Realized for

Saxophone Duo”

Eric Troiano, “Baritone Saxophone with Electronics”01:10PM

01:20PM

OU Super Sax Jake Barr, “Berio Sequenza VIIb” 01:30PM

01:40PMJustin Pierce, Jonathan Isaacs

“Music for Saxophone and Guitar”

GPSW High School Saxophone Workshop — Allen, Deibel, Funke, K. Loeffert, Lulloff,

Nichol, O’Kelley

Eric Stults, “Music for Solo Saxophone”

Mary Williams “Music for Saxophone Solo by Japanese

Composer Ryo Noda”01:50PM

02:00PM

UTRGV Saxophone Ensemble Jessica Voigt-Page, “A Saxophone Afternoon Tea”

Andrew Allen, “New Chamber Music”02:10PM

02:20PM

University of Central Arkansas Saxophone Quartet 2

Nathan Nabb and Mas Sugihara, “Music of Max Bruch”

Michael Potts, Bryson Goad “The Night Stars fell on

Alabama”02:30PM

02:40PM

Baylor Saxophone Octet Chautauqua Saxophone

Quartet Revueltas’ String Quartet No. 1 02:50PM

03:00PM

New Sound Quartet

Jazz Improvisation High School Saxophone Workshop — Tommy

Poole and Russell Haight

Aruna Quartet — “Music of Lacour and Lago”03:10PM

03:20PM

Logan Banister, Rebecca Bingham “Colloquy”

Christopher Agnew, “Blue Caprice”03:30PM

David Dees Masterclass

03:40PM

Matt Tracy “Think, Wish, Hope, Pray”03:50PM

04:00PM

Meadolark Saxophone Quartet “Serpentine”

Damian Cheek “Bruno Mantovani and Christian Lauba” 04:10PM

04:20PM

Baylor University Saxophone Choir

Kirsten Hewes “Domenico Cimarosa’s Concerto in C Minor” 04:30PM

Exhibitor Showcase 4:30-6:00pm

04:40PM

Midwestern State University Saxophone Ensemble

Jake Hewitt, “Andre Waignein Rhapsody” 04:50PM

05:00PM

UCO Saxophone Choir Colin Murray “Saxophone Music of Amy Quate”

Brookhaven College Saxophone Program

Woods Quartet05:10PM

05:20PM

UCA Saxophone Choir Mitchell Brackett, “Early saxophone of Henri Tomasi”

Brookhaven College Saxophone Program

Desenclos Quartet05:30PM

05:40PM

Texas Tech University Saxophone Ensemble

Alex Peeples, Malcom Williams “Jun Nagao Paganini Lost”

Jeffrey Loeffert, “Chamber Music by Jeffrey Loeffert”05:50PM


SATURDAY 3/25S AT 3 / 2 5 S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S C PA 1 1 8 S U B A L L R O O M S U T H E AT E R S TA R L I G H T T E R R A C E

9:00AM

N A S A S a x o p h o n e E n s e m b l e R e h e a r s a l

Tina Sala “Concerto — Paul Creston”

Geoff Deibel, “Music of Jesse Ronneau”

Exhibit Hall, open 9:00am–6:00pm

9:10AM

9:20AM

Cole Allex “Saxophone Concerto — Glazunov”9:30AM

Nathan Mertens, “Jack Roberts, Kent Olofsson” 9:40AM

Nathaniel Berman, “Kuhlau for Saxophone”9:50AM

10:00AM

Douro “Houstonian Performers Playing Houstonian Music” Crystal Alexander-Duckett,

“New Music for Saxophone and Electronics”

10:10AM

10:20AM

Resonance Saxophone Quartet “Velocity by Justin Writer” 10:30AM

Chris Padilla, “Chrysalis”10:40AM Emily Loboda and Kristen

Zelenak10:50AM Emily Loboda and Kristen

Zelenak (continues)Exhibit Hall, open

9:00am–6:00pm


F R I D AY 3 / 24 ( C O N T I N U E S )S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S U B A L L R O O M S U C A S E S T U D Y S TA R L I G H T T E R R A C E

05:40 PMThe University of Texas Saxophone

Ensemble Chromozone Quartet “The Quartet Music

of Jean Rivier” Ashley Krogstad

(continues)Exhibitor Showcase 4:00-5:00pm

(continues)05:50 PM

06:00 PM07:20 PM F R E E

07:30 PM

OSU Wind Ensemble and Chamber Ensembles

h2 Quartet Joseph Lulloff

Texas Saxophone Quartet with the OSU Percussion Ensemble

Madera Winds (Nathaniel Berman and Alexandra Aguirre)

Mirasol Quartet

07:40 PM

07:50 PM

08:00 PM

08:10 PM

08:20 PM

08:30 PM

08:40 PM

08:50 PM

09:00 PM



S AT 3 / 2 5 S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S C PA 1 1 8 S U B A L L R O O M S U T H E AT E R S TA R L I G H T T E R R A C E

06:00 –07:20PM F R E e

07:30PM

Oklahoma State University Jazz Orchestra

featuring Russell Haight

07:40PM

07:50PM

08:00PM

08:10PM

08:20PM

08:30PM

08:40PM

08:50PM


S U N D AY 3 / 2 6S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S C PA 1 2 3 S C PA 1 1 8

8:40AM

8:50am

9:00AM John Cruz, “ Ibert I” Brookhaven College Saxophone Program

R e g i o n M e e t i n g

9:10AM Aissa Torres, “ Ibert I I” Brookhaven College Saxophone Program

9:20AM Anna Fitzgerald, “Muczynski Sonata” Brookhaven College Saxophone Program

9:30AM Eric Vasquez, “Creston Mvt I I I” Brookhaven College Saxophone Program

9:40AM

Jonathan Nichol9:50AM

10:00AM

Joeseph Lulloff Masterclass

10:10AM

10:20AM

10:30AM

10:40AM

10:50AM


S C PA C O N C E R T H A L L S C PA 1 2 3 S C PA 1 1 8

11:00AM

Tommy Poole Jazz Masterclass

11:10AM

11:20AM

11:30AM

11:40AM

11:50AM

12:00pm

N a s a S a x o p h o n e E n s e m b l e R e h e a r s a l

12:10PM

12:20PM

12:30PM

12:40PM

12:50PM

01:00PM

Oklahoma State University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Ensembles, and NASA Saxophone Ensemble

Zach Shemon Andrew Allen

Nathan Nabb and Brad Meyer

Baylor Piano Trio (Michael Jacobson, Ricardo Chavez, Cameron Hofmann)

NASA Saxophone Ensemble Joseph Lulloff

01:10PM

01:20PM

01:30PM

01:40PM

01:50PM

02:00PM

02:10PM

02:20PM

02:30PM

02:40PM

02:50PM

03:00PM

R e c e p t i o n

03:10PM

03:20PM

03:30PM

03:40PM

03:50PM


S AT U R D AY 3 / 2 5 ( C O N T I N U E S )


THURSDAY 3/237:30 PM O S U S YM P H O N I C B A N D A N D C H A M B E R E N S E M B LE S S C PA CONCERT HALL

O S U S y m p h o ni c B a n dA Carnival Day / Yasuhide Ito (b. 1960); Jackie

Lamar and Gail Robertson, soloists

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble / Neil Flory (b. 1970); Andy Wen, soloist

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band (1967) / Karel Husa (1921–2016); David Dees, soloist

D R A XLeo Saguiguit, saxophone; Megan Arns, percussion

Broken Garage Band (2016) / Aaron Mencher (World Premiere)

We Don’t Have Enough Time (2017) / Steve Snowden, (b. 1981) (World Premiere)

N at h a n N a b b a nd B r a d M e y e rRelease (2006) / John Fitz Rogers Fun With Teeth (2015) / Nate May (b. 1987)

U ni v e r s i t y o f O k l a h o m a S a xo p h o ne E n s e m b l eJonathan Nichol, director; Tyler Bokman, Chelsea Cahwee, Damian Cheek, Nicholas Cotto, Evan Harris, Kirsten Hewes, Jake Hewitt, Laura Kausek, Matthias Kowol, Zach Lewis, Rebecca Little, Dylan Matheny, Cameron Miller, Jack Morrison, Riley Payton, Connor Pratt, Quintin Roper, Kayla Shaeffer, Cody Sirk, Caleb Westby, Julian White

Three Images (2016) / Joel Love (b. 1982)

III Bed Monsters

Concerto in C Minor / Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739); Harvey Pittel, soloist

I. Andante e spiccato,II. Adagio III. Presto

Choral Varié (1903) / Vincent d’Indy (1851–1931), arr. Damian Cheek; Christopher Barrick, soloist

Sing to Me No More (1893) / Sergei Rachmanioff (1873–1943), arr. John Nichol; Joseph Lulloff, soloist

Oodles of Noodles (1930) / Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957), arr. Jeff Kressler; Joseph Lulloff, soloist

F R I D AY 3 / 2 49:00A M–6:00PM

E x hib i t H a l l O p e n s S t u d e n t U ni o n S ta r l i g h t T e r r a c e Refreshments will be provided throughout the day

9:00A M

S t e p he n Pa g e M a s t e r c l a s s S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lBrandon Potter

Concertino da Camera (1935) / Jacques Ibert (1890–1962)

I. Allegro con moto

Jordan Irizarry

Improvisation et Caprice (1952) / Eugène Bozza (1905–1991)

K ay l a S h a e f f e r S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yThe Saxophone’s Infamous Reputation in the Context of Western European Cultural Attitudes

10:00A M

C o d y S ir k S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lOlivia Burke, Piano

Sonata for Alto Sax and Piano (1997) / Phil Woods (1931–2015)

M at t h e w C r i s m a n S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mViolin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (1717-

1720) / J.S. Bach (1685–1750)V. Chaconne

B r e n t B r i s t o w S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yThe Career and Influence of Donald Sinta


10:20A M

J o h n Wa r d l aw S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lCameron Hofmann, Piano

Sonate (1970) / Edison Denisov (1929–1996)

Allegro

LentoAllegro moderato

T y l e r B o k m a n S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mVanguard (2005) / Neil Anderson-Himmelspach

(b. 1976)

10:40A M

M o l l ie M c In ni s S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lCameron Hofmann, Piano

Sonata for Tenor Saxophone (1988) / Ronald L. Caravan (b. 1946)

I., II., III.

C o p p e r h e a d Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mDylan Edwards, Damian Cheek, Cameron Miller, Curtis Vanzandt

The Mechanics: Six from the Shop Room Floor (2013) / Carter Pann (b. 1972)

I. Hoist

II. Drive Train

III. Belt

IV. Flywheel

V. Balance

V. Trash

11:00A M

C h r i s t o p h e r B a r r i c k S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lJohn Krebs, Piano

Fantasia for Alto Saxophone (2015) / Charles L. Booker (b. 1952)

I. Sunlight

II. Sunlight

III. Starlight

Thermosphere (2016) / Brian Rhodes (b. 1967)

T y l e r C l a r k S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mSonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano / William

Albright (1944–1998)

Two-Part Invention La follia nuova: a lament for George Cacioppo

Scherzo ‘Will o’ the wisp’

Recitative and Dance

R i c h a r d R at h S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yPerformance of the Saxophone in the Orchestra

11:20A M

G r e g o r y D e w hir s t S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lPi-Ju Chiang, Piano

Burn for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2017) / Thomas Bough (World Premiere)

C but not H (Heavy Objects) / Eliza Williams

T r i o O n e S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mScott Campbell, Andy Wright; Xiao Wang, Piano

Trio FP 43 (1926) / Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

11:40A M

S t e p he n C . Pa g e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lCameron Hofmann, piano

As Light As Bird From Brier (2016) / Dan Welcher (b. 1948)

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Opus 13 / Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

I Allegro molto

M o r p h e m e S a xo p h o n e Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mSpencer Sosnowski, Patrick Lenz, Mollie McInnis, Mitchell Brackett

In Memoriam (2014) / Joel Love (b. 1982)

I., II.

F R I D AY 3 / 24 ( C O N T I N U E S )


1:00PM

H a r v e y P i t t e l M a s t e r c l a s s S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mMicah Cheng

Caprice en Forme de Valse (1950) / Paul Bonneau (1918–1995)

Landon Cole

Fuzzy Bird Sonata (1995) / Takashi Yoshimatsu (b. 1953)

E l i z a b e t h R o s in b u m S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yThe Critical Inner Voice: Overcoming Performance Anxiety

1:40PM

Pa n a g i o t i s S k y f ta s S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lConcerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind

Orchestra (1949) / Ingolf Dahl (1912–1970)

Recitative

AdagioRondo alla Marcia: allegro brioso

2:00PM

S a r a h H e t r i c k S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lAlex Maynegre, piano

Lilith / William Bolcom (b. 1938)

I The Female Demon

II Succuba

III Will-o’-the-Wisp

IV Child Stealer

V The Night Dance

C y n t hi a C r ip p s a n d M a r c o G u z m a n S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mPi-ju Chiang, piano

Duo Concertant / Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1812–1875)

I Risoluto

II AndanteIII Allegretto

T o m m y P o o l e S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yRhythm and Meter in Jazz Improvisation

2:20PM

C h r i s Pa d il l a S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lAlex Maynegre, piano

Walimai (2005) / Michael Djupstrom (b. 1980)

S o u r c e 9 0 S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCameron Miller, Saxophone; Kathryn Vetter, Clarinet; Tingting Yao, Piano

Pit Band (1993) / William Albright (1944–1998) Sound Moves Blues (1999) / Robert Aldridge (b. 1954)

2:40PM

A n d y W r i g h t S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lXiao Wang, piano

Volio (1967) / Paule Maurice (1910–1967) Concertino (1939) / Eugene Bozza (1905–1991)

3:00PM

N at h a n N a b b M a s t e r c l a s s S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mRafael Powell II

Concerto / Paul Creston

I Energetic

II Meditative

Matthew Smith

Concerto for Alto Saxophone (1959) / Pierre Max Dubois (1930–1995)

J u s t in P ie r c e S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yTeaching Improvisation Through the Compositions of Charlie Parker

4:00PM

J e s s i c a V o i g t-Pa g e S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yThe not-so starving artist: Creating a career and lifestyle that works for you!



4:10PM

Ni g e l Ya r b r o u g h S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mConcerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind

Ensemble (1999) / David Maslanka (b. 1943)I. Song: “Fire in the Earth”

4:20PM

R a i j in Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mJennifer Rios, Nicolas Lukic, Lucas Halley, Sterling Fry,

Mountain Roads (1997) / David Maslanka (b. 1943)

III Aria

IV ChoraleV AriaVI Finale — Alle Menschen Mussen Sternben

4:40PM

T h e U ni v e r s i t y o f A r k a n s a s S a xo p h o n e E n s e m b l e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lPablo Aguilar, Joshua Bland, Aaron Carson, Aubrey Glasgow, Sydney, Hanna, Laura Hart, Brianna Marshall, Caleb Mathis, Jessica Moheng, Isaac Reichenbach, Jade Rocha, Logan Scott-Kirchen, Daniel Taylor, Benjamin Turner

Mock Morris (1910) / Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961), arr. Gary Bricault

The Hunter and His Career (1904) / Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961), arr. by Chalon Ragsdale

Mo Nighean Dubh (1954) / Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961), arr. Chalon Ragsdale

Molly on the Shore (1920) / Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882–1961), arr. Jacques Larocque

K e i t h Ta l l e y S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mDance Sweet! (2012) / Adriel Reynolds (b. 1983)

I PreludeII Allemande

III CouranteIV SarabandeV Bourrée I and IIVI Gigue

5:00PM

O U S a xo p h o n e E n s e mb l e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lTyler Bokman, Damian Cheek, Nick Cotto, Dylan Edwards, Kirsten Hewes, Jake Hewitt, Laura Kausek, Matthias Kowol, Zach Lewis, Rebecca Little, Chelsea Martinez, Dylan Matheny, Cameron Miller, Jack Morrison, Spiro Nicolas, Riley Payton, Conor Pratt, Kayla Shaeffer, Cody Sirk, Curtis Vanzandt, Quintin Roper

Supra (2011) / Jon Russe Three Images for Saxophone Octet (2016) / Joel Love (b. 1982)

T r av i s M e ie r S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mElection Year (1994/2001) / Benjamin Boone

A s h l e y K r o g s ta d S t u d e n t U ni o n C a s e S t u d yA Historical Overview of Early Mixed Chamber Ensemble Repertoire for the Saxophone

5:20PM

U M KC S a xo p h o n e E n s e m b l e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lAlastair Wright, Patrick Olmos, Vivian McCormick, Walt Puyear, Jared Marble, Abbie Forlina, Nicolas Lira, Zach Shemon, Chase Shumsky, Will Peak

Flocking (2011) / Nicholas Rich

O Magnum Mysterium (1994) / Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), arr. Chase Shumsky

Invierno Porteno (1970) / Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)

B a r r Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mChandler Davis, John Wardlaw, Jake Barr, Daniel Malacon

Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (1953/1997) / György Ligeti (1923–2006), arr. Guillaume Bourgogne

Allegro con brioRubato lamentoso

Allegro graziosoPresto ruvidoAdagio. MestoMolto vivace

5:40PM

T h e U ni v e r s i t y o f T e x a s S a xo p h o n e E n s e m b l e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lGordon Gest, Victor Rodriguez, Ryan Yett, Eugene Ryoo, David Schreck, Daniel Oshiro, Nathan Mertens, Colin Houlihan, James Sterling, Bryant Anderson, Calvin Wong, Ally Morales, Christopher Padilla, Sam Cowart, Sarah Hetrick, Michelle Hunter, Ryan Smoot, Nicholas McNamara, Connor Fryar

Le Tombeau de Couperin (1919) / Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

C h r o m o z o n e Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCole Allex, Zachery Norton, Tina Sala, Mary Williams

Grave et Presto (1938) / Jean Rivier (1896–1987)



7 : 3 0 P M O S U W I N D E N S E M B L E A N D C H A M B E R E N S E M B L E S SCPA CONCERT HALL

O S U W in d E n s e m b l eJoseph Missal, director

Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble, III (2012) / David Maslanka (b. 1943)

h2 Saxophone Quartet: Jeffrey Loeffert, Geoffrey Deibel, Kimberly Loeffert, Jonathan Nichol

Concerto for Alto Saxophone (2014) / Steven Bryant; Joseph Lulloff, soloist b. 1972

T e x a s S a xo p h o n e Q u a r t e t w i t h t h e O S U P e r c u s s i o n E n s e m b l eWayne Bovenschen, director; Don Fabian, David Lovrien, Chris Beaty, John Sweeden

Night Life (2015) / Patrick Glenn Harper (b. 1977)

Blue City Scenes (2017) (World Premiere)

M a d e r a W in d sAlexandra Aguirre, flute; Nathaniel Berman, saxophone; Pi-Ju Chiang, piano

Song from the Wild (2016) / Dominic Dousa (b. 1973)

Gumshoe & Sheba (2017) / John David Beasley (b. 1982)

Mir a s o l Q u a r t e tJames Barger, Andrew Reinhart, Ben Still, Ben Donnell

Ciudades (2011) / Guillermo Lago (b. 1960)

Tokyo

SarajevoAddis Ababa

9:15PM-11:30PM

A f t e r H o u r s J a z z J a m S e s s i o n T o w n H a l l 701 S. Main St., Stillwater OK

Bring your horn. 21 and up.

SATURDAY 3/259:00A M–6:00PM

E x hib i t H a l l O p e n S t u d e n t U ni o n S ta r l i g h t T e r r a c e Refreshments will be provided throughout the day

9:00A M

N A S A S a xo p h o n e E n s e m b l e R e h e a r s a l S C PA 118

T in a S a l a S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCameron Hofmann, piano

Concerto for Alto Saxophone, op. 26 / Paul Creston (1906–1985)

Energetic

Meditative

Rhythmic

G e o f f D e ib e l S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rParison / Jesse Ronneau

9:20A M

C o l e A l l e x S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCameron Hofmann, piano

Concerto in E-flat for Alto Saxophone, op. 109 / Alexander Glazunov (1896–1987)

9:30A M

N at h a n M e r t e n s S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e ras one. (2016) / Jack Roberts (b. 1996) (World

Premiere)

Strata (1997) / Colin Labadie (b. 1984)

Sonder



9:40A M

N at h a nie l B e r m a n S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mPi-Ju Chiang, piano

Fantasie No. 1, op. 95 (1828) / Friedrich Khulau (1786–1832)

10:00A M

D o u r o S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mSam Asthana, Evan Withner

Jetlag (2014) / Dan Gelok

Ir a z ú D u o S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rCrystal Alexander-Duckett, Keri Wing

Enceladus for Two Altos and Electronics (2016) / Keri Wing

10:20A M

R e s o n a n c e S a xo p h o n e Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mMarco Guzman, Marcos Cabrera, Joe Guerra III, Andrea Garcia

Velocity (2015) / Justin Writer (b. 1974) Tango Virtuoso (1993) / Thierry Escaich (b. 1965)

10:30A M

M O D U S S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rCalvin Wong, Sarah Hetrick, Nicholas McNamera, Christopher Padilla

Chrysalis (2015) / Stephen Rothermel

10:40A M

E mily L o b o d a a n d K r i s t e n Z e l e n a k S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mSuite en Duo (1971) / Guy Lacour (1923–2013)

AllegroAriaPetite FugueLargo-Scherzetto

11:00A M

h2 Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mSoul Searching (2017) / Kerrith Livengood The Kansas Rapture (2015) / Forrest Pierce

N y x S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rJoseph Rulli, Matthew Stookey

Lhotse (2005) / Steve Danyew (b. 1983) Quick But DOABLE (2016) / Joshua Oxford (b. 1985)

11:20A M

C h a nd l e r D av i s S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rFour Letters (2016) / Patrick Lenz (b. 1995)

E, N, F, P

11:40A M

P e t i t Q u at o r S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rCristina Gauna, Gerardo Garza, Erik Serna, Joseph Valdez

Petit Quatuor (1939) / Jean Francaix (1912–1997)

I. Gaguenardise

II. CantileneIII. Serenade Comique

U ni v e r s i t y o f C e n t r a l A r k a n s a s S a xo p h o n e Q u a r t e t 1 S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mLandon Cole, Carlos Udave, Jacob Mitchell, Brayden Fisher

Grave et Presto (1966) / Jean Rivier (1896–1987)

1:00PM

G P S W Hi g h S c h o o l S a xo p h o n e W o r k s h o p S C PA 118Featuring Allen, Deibel, Funke, K. Loeffert, J. Loeffert, Lulloff, Nichol, O’Kelley

S p e n c e r S o s n o w s k i a n d Pat r i c L e n z S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mContinuum for Harpsichord (1968) / György

Ligeti (1923–2006), arr. Patric Lenz and Spencer Sosnowski

E r i c T r o i a n o S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rJackdaw (1995/2000) / Wayne Siegel

Hummingbird (2012/2016) / Steven Bryant



1:20PM

O U S u p e r S a x S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lAnthony Sirk, Jack Morrison, Quintin Roper, Nick Cotto, Matthias Kowol; Kalin Despain, drums; Jasmine Mohammadi, bass; Grayson Rushing, piano

The Cannonball Run (2013) / Gordon Goodwin

J a k e B a r r S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rSequenza VIIb for Soprano Saxophone (1995) /

Luciano Berio (b. 1925)

1:40PM

M a r y W il l i a m s S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rImprovisation No. 3 (1974) / Ryo Noda (b. 1948)

J u s t in P ie r c e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lJonathan Isaacs, guitar

The Shannon Suite (1996) / Lough Allen

I.

Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 (1938) / Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)

Letters from Brazil (2010) / Jonathan Grasse

III. BH, MG

E r i c S t u lt s S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mPi-ju Chiang, piano

Divergent Winds (2016) / Seth Wright

2:00PM

U T R G V S a xo p h o ne E n s e m b l e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lMarco Guzman, Cristina Gauna, Marcos Cabrera, Erick Serna, Anthony West, Joseph Valdez, Joe Guerra III, Gerardo Garza, Andrea Garcia, Jorge Zamora, Dr. Bill O’Neil, Alejandro Barajas

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (c.1704) / Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Eddie Jennings

New(er) Counterpoint (2014) / Mathew Campbell (b. 1992)

J e s s i c a V o i g t-Pa g e S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCroquembouches: six pieces pour saxophone

alto et piano (1946) (a selection) / Claude Delvincourt (1888–1954?)

Gnossienne No. 1, 2, and 3 (c. 1890) / Éric Satie (1886–1925)

T h e A l l e n D u o S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lAndrew J. Allen, Elise N. Allen, flute

passive-aggressive for flute and soprano saxo-phone (2017) / Aubrey Nelson ( b. 1994) (World Premiere)

Staying the Night for Flute and Alto Saxophone (2014/2016) / David Biedenbender (b. 1984)

2:20PM

U ni v e r s i t y o f C e n t r a l A r k a n s a s S a xo p h o n e Q u a r t e t 2 S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lThomas Nguyen, Justin Mason, Tanner Jones, Cody Kirchner,

Grand Quatuor Concertant, op. 79 (1860) /Jean-Baptiste Singelée (1812–1875)

N at h a n N a b b a nd M a s a hi t o S u g ih a r a S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mPi-Ju Chiang, piano

Eight Pieces, op. 83 (1910) / Max Bruch (1838–1920)II Allegro con moto IV Allegro agiatato

VI Nachtgesang: Andante con motoVII Allegro vivace, ma non troppo

Mi c h a e l P o t t s S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rBryson Goad, bass

The Night Stars fell on Alabama / Cannonball Adderley

2:40PM

B ay l o r S a xo p h o n e O c t e t S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lSpencer Sosnowski, Chandler Davis, Patrick Lenz, John Wardlaw, Mollie McInnis, Jake Barr, Mitchell Brackett, Daniel Malacon

Three Images for Saxophone Octet (2016) / Joel Love (b. 1982)

I Spring

II The Golden Hour

III Bed Monsters

C h a u ta u q u a S a xo p h o n e Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n T he at e rGrant Larson, Andrew Stonerock, Luis Zuniga, JD Little,

String Quartet No. 1 (1930) / Silverstre Revueltas (1899–1940)



3:00PM

N e w S o u n d Q u a r t e t S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lDan Gelok, Masahito Sugihara, Seth McAdow, Evan Withner

Full Circle (2015) / Anthony Brandt (b. 1961)

I Electric, Spirited

II Lyrical

III Pulsing, precise

J a z z Im p r o v i s at i o n Hi g h S c h o o l S a xo p h o ne W o r k s h o p S C PA 118Tommy Poole and Russell Haight

A r u n a Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mWilliam Pyle, Tony Guzman, Ryan Hill, Matt Crisman

Quatuor pour Saxophones (1969) / Guy Lacour (1932–2013)

ElégieScherzo

Rondeau Final

Ciudades (2011) / Guillermo Lago (b. 1960)

Tokyo

3:20PM

C h r i s t o p h e r A g n e w S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mBlue Caprice (1997) / Victor Morosco (b. 1936)

L o g a n B a ni s t e rRebecca Bingham, vibraphone

Colloquy / Fisher Tull (1934–1994)

3:30PM

D av id D e e s M a s t e r c l a s s S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rEllie Parker

Tre pezzi per sassofono (1956) / Giacinto Scelsi (1905–1988)

SWOSU Saxophone Quartet

Saxteto (2007) / Victor Márquez Barrios

III Nana

3:40PM

M at t h e w T r a c y S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lThink, Wish, Hope, Pray (2016) / Garret Gillingham

(World Premiere)

4:00PM

T h e M e a d o w l a r k S a xo p h o n e Q u a r t e t S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lRobert Hess, Robby Ávila, Bobby Kitchen, Tyler Burgess; Matt Ernster, marimba

Serpentine (2017) / Zach Pierce (b. 1994) (World Premiere)

D a mi a n C h e e k S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mL’incandescence de la Bruine (1997) / Bruno

Mantovani (b. 1974)Steady Study on the Boogie (1999) / Christian

Lauba (b. 1952)

4:20PM

B ay l o r U ni v e r s i t y S a xo p h o n e C h o ir S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lDaniel Malacon, Cole Allex, Jake Barr, Mitchell Brackett, Chandler Davis, Hanseong Kang, Patrick Lenz, Mollie McInnis, Colin Murray, Zachery Norton, Tina Sala, Spencer Sosnowski, Isaiah Vernon, Mary Williams, John Wardlaw, Nigel Yarbrough

Tableaux d’une Exposition (1874) / Modest Musorgksy (1839–1881), arr. William Schmidt

Promenade (Prelude)

The Old Castle

Tuileries

Promenade (Interlude)

Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens

Samuel Goldberg and Schmuyle

Promenade (Interlude)

The Hut of Baba Yaga

The Great Gate of Kiev

K ir s t e n H e w e s S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l l r o o mAnna Ho, piano

Concerto in C Minor (1780) / Domenico Cimarosa

4:40PM

T h e Mid w e s t e r n S tat e U ni v e r s i t y S a xo p h o n e E n s e m b l e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lDrew Dabbs, Myles Hanford, Mervyn Harp, Prosper Kaseke, Owen Leiker, Steven Mitchell, Lindsey Odom, Emily Simmons

Octuor pour ensemble de saxophones (1861) / Jerome Savari (1819–1870)

Annunciation Carol for saxophone septet (1942) / Percy Grainger (1882–1961)



J a c o b H e w i t t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mRhapsody (2010) / Andre Waignein

5:00PM

U C O S a xo p h o n e C h o ir S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lMartin King, director; Lara Davis, Josh Phelps, Logan Gorrell, Travis Welborn, Taylor Etheridge, Travis Miller, Abbigail Dobson, Jason Salazar, Vince Norman, Joe Barger, Macy Ball, Logan From, Brennan Jones, Kaitlyn Slade

Excerpt from The Planets Op. 32 (1914-16) / Gustav Holst (1874–1934), arr. Jenson

Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Excerpt from Serenade for Winds in D Minor / Anotonín Dvorák (1841–1904)

Just a Closer Walk with Thee / Traditional, arr. Vince Norman; Soloists: Logan Gorrell, Vince Norman, Joe Barger

Mrs. Malcom, Her Reel (Funky Freuchie) (2004) / Richard Ingram for the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain

C o l in M u r r ay S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCameron Hofmann, piano

Melbourne Sonata / Barry Cockcroft (b. 1972

III Blow

B r o o k h av e n C o l l e g e S a xo p h o n e P r o g r a m Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rCaleb Dodson, Evan Chapman, Hector Rivera, Michael Bamberg

Three Improvisations for Sax Quartet / Phil Woods (1931–2015)

I Presto

5:20PM

U C A S a xo p h o n e C h o ir S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lSutton Balch, Landon Cole, Brayden Fisher, Tanner Jones, Shelby Atkins, Cody Kirchner, Justin Mason, Jacob Mitchell, Thomas Nguyen, Hannah Parks, Kyree Pops, Bryant Rosenow, Carlow Udave, Blake Weaver; Dr. Jackie Lamar, conductor; John Vinzant, percussion

Slip Reel (2003) / Catherine Evison

A Lincolnshire Whimsy (1991) / Clarence E. Barber (b. 1952)

Sir Patrick (2015) / Traditional, arr. Philippe Geiss

Mi t c h e l l B r a c k e t t S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCameron Hofmann, piano

Chant Corse (1932) / Henri Tomasi (1901–1972)

Ballade (1939)

B r o o k h av e n C o l l e g e S a xo p h o n e P r o g r a m Q u a r t e t S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rAissa Torres, Anna Fitzgerald, Eric Vasquez, John Cruz

Quatuor / Alfred Desenclos (1912–1971)

II Calmo

III Poco largo, ma risoluto, Allegro

5:40PM

T e x a s T e c h U ni v e r s i t y S a xo p h o n e E n s e mb l e S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lBen Still, soloist; David Dees, Director; Andrew Reinhart, Will Pyle, Jenny Rios, Tony Guzman, Nick Lukic, Christopher Stockdale, Lucas Halley, Ryan Hill, Cole PhillipsSterling Fry, Andrew Schoen, Matt Crisman

Concerto in E-Flat Major, op. 109 (1934) / Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), arr. Jean-Marie Londeix

A l e x P e e p l e s a n d M a l c o l m W il l i a m s S t u d e n t U ni o n B a l l r o o mCameron Hofmann, piano

Paganini Lost (2011) / Jun Nagao (b. 1964)

J e f f r e y L o e f f e r t S t u d e n t U ni o n T h e at e rh2 Saxophone Quartet: Jeffrey Loeffert, Geoffrey Deibel, Kimberly Loeffert, Jonathan Nichol

Ten Years of Silence (2016) / Jeffrey Loeffert (b. 1982)

7:30PM

O S U J a z z O r c h e s t r a f e at u r in g R u s s e l l H a i g h t S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lTommy Poole, director

After You’ve Gone comp. Turner Layton & Henry Creamer, arr. Tommy Poole

Solid Gold comp. Michael Dease, arr. Todd Bashore

Decisions comp. Michael Dease, arr. Steven Feifke

You Dig? comp. Michael Dease, arr. Tommy Poole

Discussao comp. Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. Tommy Poole

Good and Terrible comp. Michael Dease, arr. Jason Hainsworth

Out Front comp. Tommy Poole

Pools comp. Don Grolnick, arr. John Fedchock



9:15PM-11:30PM

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Bring your horn. 21 and up.

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B r o o k h av e n C o l l e g e S a xo p h o n e P r o g r a m S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lJohn Cruz


I. Allegro con moto

R e g i o n M e e t in g S C PA 12 3

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B r o o k h av e n C o l l e g e S a xo p h o n e P r o g r a m S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lAissa Torres, saxophone


II. Larghetto – Animato Molto

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B r o o k h av e n C o l l e g e S a xo p h o n e P r o g r a m S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lAnna Fitzgerald, saxophone

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, op.29 (1971) / Robert Muczynski (1929–2010)

Andante maestoso

Allegro energico

9:30A M

B r o o k h av e n C o l l e g e S a xo p h o n e P r o g r a m S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lEric Vasquez, saxophone

Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, op. 26 (1941) / Paul Creston (1906–1985)

III. Rhythmic

9:40A M

J o n at h a n Ni c h o l S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lStephanie Leon Shames, piano; Jeffery Loeffert, soprano saxophone

Wrath (2016) / Stacy Garrop (World Premiere)

I. Menace

II. Shock

III. Amok

Out of My League (2016) / Logan Rutledge (World Premiere)

10:00A M

J o s e p h L u l l o f f M a s t e r c l a s s S C PA C o n c e r t H a l lMichael Bamberg

Caprice en Forme de Valse / Paul Bonneau

Charlie Chadwell

In Freundschaft (1977/1982) / Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007)

11:00A M

T o m m y P o o l e J a z z M a s t e r c l a s s S C PA 118Ross Gerberich

In a Mellow Tone

Bobby Kitchen

Insensatez (How Insensitive)

12:00PM

N A S A S a xo p h o n e E n s e m b l e R e h e a r s a l S C PA 12 3

1:00PM SCPA CONCERT HALL

O S U S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r a , C h a m b e r E n s e m b l e s a nd N A S A S a xo p h o ne E n s e m b l eAir and Scherzo (1961) / Henry Cowell (1897–1965);

Andrew Allen, soloistLégende (1904) / André Caplet (1878–1925); Zach

Shemon, soloist



P E R F O M E R & P R E S E N T E R B I O G R A P H I E S

A G N E W, C H R I S T O P H E RChristopher Agnew graduated from the University of Kansas in December 2016 and is looking to start his master’s degree in fall 2017. He has toured with the top KU Saxophone Quartet, performed four full recitals

and participated in the world premiere of Mohammed Fairouz’s “In the Shadow of No Towers” at Carnegie Hall with the KU Wind Ensemble during his undergraduate stud-ies. This is his debut performance at a NASA conference.

A G U IR R E , A L E X A N D R AFlutist Alexandra Aguirre, instructor of flute and piano, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma, is an active soloist and chamber musician. She performs regularly with Madera Winds and the Ambrosia Flute Trio. She has performed with the Las Cruces Symphony and is a member of the Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra. She was a featured guest artist at the Festival Internacional deFlautistas in Lima, Peru, (2015) and performed a recital of chamber music at the Strassbourg Conservatoire in France as well. She

also performed as a soloist with the New York University Symphony Orchestra, directed by GuntherSchuller. She won the National Flute Association’s Jazz Flute Big BandCompetition. She is also a dedicated educator and pre-sented a masterclass demonstrating practice techniques using the Nintendo Wii at the National Flute Association Convention. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in flute performance from New York University and is pur-suing a doctorate from University of Northern Colorado.

A L L E N, A N D R E WIn response to his recent New York solo debut, The Examiner commented that saxophonist Andrew J. Allen had “performed brilliantly,” and he has been praised by the Wichita Falls Times-Record News for his “savory warmth.” In demand as a soloist and chamber musician, Allen has performed throughout the United States, Great Britain and France. Nearly 20 works have been commissioned and pre-miered by him from such composers as Jesse Jones, Greg Simon and Jay Batzner. Allen has received accolades as a quarter-finalist of both the Fischoff National Chamber

Music Competition and the International Saxophone Symposium and Competition. As an ensemble musician, he has performed with orchestras in five states and cur-rently serves as principal saxophonist for the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra. Allen is one of the most active researchers of the saxophone today. His articles have appeared in The Saxophone Symposium, The NACWPI Journal, The Instrumentalist and many other publications. Allen has presented lectures and clinics throughout the U.S. and abroad. This year, he has been invited to present

B ay l o r P i a n o T r i oMichael N. Jacobson; Ricardo Chaves, baritone saxophone; Cameron Hofmann, piano

Trio pour piano, hautbois et bassoon (1926) / Francis Poulenc (1899–1963), arr. Ricardo José Chaves Cordero

I Presto

II AndanteIII Rondo

N A S A S a xo p h o n e E n s e m b l eShawn O’Kelley, conductor

Saxophobia (1918) / Rudy Wiedoeft (1893–1940); Joseph Lulloff, soloist

First Suite in E♭ (1909/2005) / Gustav Holst arr. Christian T. Anderson

Song for the Tide (2016) / Andrew Steffen

Vespers (2015/2016) / Igor Karača

Matthew Tracy, soloist

Stars and Stripes Forever (1896) / John Philip Sousa arr. John Nichol

Saxophobia (1918) / Rudy Wiedoeft (1893-1940) arr. Jeff Kressler

Joseph Lulloff, soloist

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at the Texas Music Educators Association Conference. Allen is editor of the NACWPI Journal and a staff writer for Saxophone Today, penning the “Repertoire Today” column.

Allen is an assistant professor of music at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. He has previously served on the faculties of Claflin University and Valley City State University, and he holds degrees from Tennessee

Technological University, Central Michigan University and the University of South Carolina. His primary teach-ers include Phil Barham, John Nichol and Clifford Leaman, and he has received additional instruction from Joseph Lulloff, Claude Delangle, Vincent David and Arno Bornkamp. Allen is an artist-clinician for Conn-Selmer Inc. and a Selmer Paris Reeds ambassador. He performs exclusively on Selmer Paris saxophones, mouthpieces and reeds.

A L L E N, R O YRoy Allen has 25 years of experience in performing profes-sionally and teaching saxophone to pre-college, undergrad-uate and graduate-level students. In addition to teaching at Texas Women’s University as adjunct professor of saxo-phone, Allen is currently the director of instrumental stud-ies/professor of saxophone at Brookhaven College in Dallas, where his duties include teaching applied saxophone les-sons, music appreciation, chamber ensembles, coordinating all music majors for recital performances and programming guest artists to perform on the Brookhaven Recital Series. Allen also is responsible for supervising all woodwind, brass and percussion adjunct professors at Brookhaven College and supervising all jazz and classical instrumen-tal concerts. Allen’s saxophone students have gone on to win, placed high or been named as a finalist both statewide and nationally in such compositions as the Texas All-State Bands, North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Solo and Chamber Competitions at NASA Biennial Conferences, MTNA Solo and Chamber Competitions, Fischoff Chamber Competition and other solo and chamber contests.

Allen has performed extensively with the East Texas, Mesquite, Garland, Las Colinas, Waco and the Dallas symphony orchestras — as well as the Texas Women’s University Wind Symphony, TAMU-Commerce Wind Ensemble, Richardson Community Band and the Camerata Woodwind Quintet. Allen has been a tenured member of the Dallas Winds — formerly known as the Dallas Wind Symphony — since 1992 and has performed on 14 inter-nationally released recordings with the group on both alto and tenor saxophones. Allen was a performer/com-poser/arranger for the Larry “T Byrd” Gordon Band for several years, performing music of various styles including rock and roll, jazz, country, and rhythm and blues. Allen is an active clinician and adjudicator state-wide. His professional organization affiliations include the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), Texas Community College Band Directors Association (TCCBDA), Kappa Kappa Psi and Pi Kappa Lambda. Allen received his bach-elor’s and master’s degrees from Baylor University, where he was a student of Dr. Michael Jacobson.

A L L E X , C O L ECole Allex is a freshman music education major at Baylor University from Harlingen, Texas.

He attended Harlingen High School South and was drum major for the marching band his senior year. He also was

a member of the TMEA All-state 6A concert band his senior year. He is now a member of Baylor’s Golden Wave Band, Symphonic Band and Concert Jazz Ensemble.

A R U N A Q U A R T E TThe Aruna Quartet formed at Texas Tech University in fall 2015. Since then, the quartet has been active through-out Texas, being selected twice as the alternate at MTNA State Competition. At the 2016 NASA Biennial Conference, Aruna was invited to perform in a clinic by Mark Harris; additionally, the quartet competed in the semifinals of

the NASA quartet competition. The current members of the Aruna Quartet are William Pyle on soprano, Tony Guzman on alto, Ryan Hill on tenor and Matt Crisman on baritone. The quartet is under the instruction of pro-fessor David Dees with assistance from Ben Still.

B A R R , J A K EJake Barr is currently attending Baylor University as a graduate student in performance in his second year. Originally born in Henderson, Nevada, Barr graduated from Lawrence E. Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas, in 2009. He would then go on to acquire his Bachelor’s in Music Education from Baylor University, performing on numerous statewide and national tours with the Baylor

Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, and performing as a featured soloist with the Baylor Symphony Orchestra on several occasions along the way. After receiving his degree, Barr moved back to the Houston area to teach privately and publicly in the Fort Bend Independent School District. Barr is currently the saxophone gradu-ate assistant to Dr. Michael Jacobson’s studio at BU.

B A R R Q U A R T E TThe Barr Quartet was formed at the Baylor University School of Music in fall 2016. Comprised of graduate stu-dents Jake Barr and Daniel Malacon, and undergradu-ates Chandler Davis and John Wardlaw, the group has been committed to providing expressive interpretations

of the standard saxophone quartet repertoire as well as an eagerness to study and perform new works. Though the group is young, each member has many years of chamber experience and shares an enthusiasm for the saxophone quartet and the music written for it.

B A R R I C K , C H R I S T O P H E RDr. Christopher Barrick is the James and Ann Bumpass Distinguished Chair of Music and head of the Department of Music at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. As associate professor of music, he teaches applied sax-ophone and directs the UAFS Jazz Band. In addition to numerous conference appearances, Barrick has also performed with Doc Severinsen, Johnny Mathis, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Sonny Turner and the Platters, The Crystals, The Coasters, Wayne Newton, the Harry James Orchestra and The Temptations.

Previously, Barrick taught saxophone and clarinet at West Liberty University for six years, serving as chair of the Department of Music and Theater from 2013-2014. Originally from New Jersey, New York, Barrick holds music degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (D.M.A.), the University of Tennessee (M.M.) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A. and B.S.). Barrick is proud to be a Conn-Selmer Saxophone Artist.

B AY L O R S A XO P H O N E O C T E TThe Baylor Octet is made up of two standing quar-tets, The Morpheme Saxophone Quartet and the

Bar Saxophone Quartet. The two quartets collabo-rated specifically to perform this work by Joel Love.

B AY L O R U NI V E R S T I Y S A XO P H O N E C H O IRThe Baylor University Saxophone Choir is comprised of music majors who are students in Dr. Jacobson’s saxophone studio at Baylor University. It is a standing ensemble that is an extension of the master class sessions Dr. Jacobson presents during the weekly Studio Class time reserved for all applied saxophone students. The ensemble often per-forms outreach programs around Waco, and performed the Londiex arrangement of the Glazounov Concerto, with Dr. Jacobson performing the solo part, for the 2015 Region

4 Conference held at the University of Oklahoma. For the 2017 Regional Conference, the group will be present-ing movements from the William Schmidt arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an exhibition, conducted by Daniel Malacon — a Master of Music in Conducting stu-dent (also a member of the saxophone studio) finishing his degree under Baylor Director of Bands Dr. Eric Wilson.


B E R M A N, N AT H A NIE LNathaniel Berman (M.A. saxophone, New York University; B.M., woodwinds, Michigan State) is assistant profes-sor of woodwinds at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Northern Colorado. He performs regu-larly with Madera Winds, which won the Great Southwest Flute Fest Chamber Music Competition and has engaged in numerous commissioning projects. He is a winner of the National Flute Association’s Jazz Flute Big Band Competition and also a regular member of Ambrosia

Flute Trio, which was featured at the 2015 Festival Internacional de Flautistas in Peru. Berman has per-formed as guest artist on clarinet, saxophone and flute at the Aspen Music Festival and on contrabasssaxophone at Northwestern University. Orchestrally, he is a member of Colorado MahlerFest Orchestra and has played with the Midtown Arts Center Theater Orchestra, Las Cruces Symphony, Greater Lansing Symphony and many musical theater productions. He is a Dahlke Mouthpieces artist.

B O K M A N, T Y L E RTyler Bokman has enjoyed a diverse musical education and has gained a wealth of experience in classical, jazz and chamber music. A native of the Cleveland, Ohio, area, he earned a Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance from The University of Akron and is currently pursu-ing a Master of Music in Saxophone Performance at The University of Oklahoma. Bokman has earned numerous

performance honors, notably being selected as a first alternate for the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2016 with Cymatica Quartet and win-ning the Oklahoma MTNA Chamber Music Competition with Stentorian Quartet in 2016. His primary teach-ers are Jonathan Nichol, Todd Gaffke and Rich Shanklin.

B R A C K E T T, MI T C H E L LMitchell Brackett is a senior Baylor University music education major from Houston, Texas. He attended Jersey Village High School and was heavily involved in the band program, directed by Denis Kidwell and Brett Nelson. Brackett was a high school drum major for two years, during which, he led the Falcon Marching Band to a University Interscholastic League Area Finals compe-tition. Brackett was also the baritone player for the Half & Half Saxophone Quartet, which won several chamber

music competitions such as the Houston Symphony Young Artists Competition and Houston Underground Saxophone Quartet Competition, and it even reached the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in the junior divi-sion. At Baylor, Brackett is involved in multiple ensembles such as the Golden Wave Band, Courtside Band, Symphonic Band and the Morpheme Saxophone Quartet. In his free time, Brackett enjoys arranging works for saxophone choir. He hopes to be a high school band director in the future.

B R I S T O W, B R E N TBrent Bristow is the director of the Department of Music at Arkansas State University-Beebe, where he serves as the director of bands and professor of music. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Master of Music degree in saxophone performance from Arkansas State University, as well as a Doctorate of Musical Arts

from the University of Memphis. His teachers include Allen Rippe, Dr. John Sampen and Ken Hatch. He col-laborated with Donald Sinta to write a biography of the noted saxophonist and has performed across the coun-try with The Enterprise Blues Band and the Star Trek Rat Pack. Bristow is a Yamaha Performing Artist and clinician.

C A B Á N, J O S É A . Z AYA SAs a concert saxophonist, Zayas-Cabán has presented per-formances and taught masterclasses throughout Europe, the Caribbean and North America. He is also part of the

Thursday Musical Morning Artist Series in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a chamber musician, Zayas-Cabán cur-rently performs nationally and internationally with the trio

{tres}. He has also performed nationally with the University of Iowa Saxophone Quartet, the Missouri Saxophone Quartet, the Panoptic Saxophone Quartet and the Four Corners Saxophone Quartet. Zayas-Cabán has also per-formed internationally as a member of the World of Winds Orchestra, directed by Christian Lindberg, and nation-ally with the Southern Indiana Wind Ensemble and the Encore Wind Ensemble. Zayas-Cabán’s primary teach-ers include Randall Smith, Eugene Rousseau, Otis Murphy and Kenneth Tse. He has also taken part in the European University for Saxophone in Gap, France, where he stud-ied with Claude Delangle, Vincent David, Arno Bornkamp, Christian Wirth, Jean-Denis Michat and Julien Petit.

Zayas-Cabán recently finished a D.M.A. in saxophone at the University of Iowa. He also served as assistant pro-fessor of music at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. He recently received a Performer’s Diploma from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (May 2009). He holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Minnesota (2007) as well as a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts from Truman State University (2005). Recently, he’s performed with the Scottish Saxophone Academy and World Saxophone Congress in Strasborg, France. Upcoming performances include a tour in Medellín, Colombia, and the Missouri Music Educators Conference. Zayas-Cabán is also a D’Addario Performing Artist.

C H A U TA U Q U A S A XO P H O N E Q U A R T E TThe Chautauqua Saxophone Quartet remains an active performance ensemble, presenting concerts and masterclasses throughout the U.S. Its members have presented at regional and national saxophone

conferences, several universities and in a concert series over the past six years. They are currently in the pro-cess of recording a CD to be released at a later time.

C H E E K , D A MI A NDamian Cheek is enrolled at the University of Oklahoma for doctoral studies. He holds an M.M. from Oklahoma State University and a B.M.E. from Tennessee Tech University. Cheek has performed with multiple chamber ensembles and has won multiple awards including second place at the National MTNA Chamber Wind Division in 2016. He has

been featured as a soloist with the OSU Jazz Ensemble and in XY Quartet with the Tennessee Tech University Wind Ensemble. Cheek strives to create new music for the saxophone by commissioning works by young com-posers and through arrangements for the saxophone.

C H R O M O Z O N E Q U A R T E TThe Chromozone Quartet was formed in January 2017 and is composed of freshman music education majors in the studio of Michael Jacobson at the Baylor University

School of Music. All the members of the group are active in other large ensembles such as the Symphonic Band, Golden Wave Marching Band, jazz ensembles and combos.

C O R D E R O, R I C A R D O J O S É C H AV E SRicardo José Chaves Cordero has been adjunct lecturer in saxophone at Baylor University since 2012. A native of Costa Rica, he began playing the saxophone at the age of 12 in his hometown music school of Paraíso, Cartago. He graduated with honors from both the University of Costa Rica (B.M.) and Baylor University (M.M.). His saxophone professors include Carlos Bonilla, Harold Guillén, Pablo Sandí, Dr. Javier Valerio and Dr. Michael Jacobson. Cordero was a founding member of the Insaxus saxophone quar-tet, which remained active between 2005 and 2010 in Costa

Rica. He has taught saxophone, music theory and music appreciation at several community music schools in Costa Rica. His experience includes different ensembles in the classical, contemporary, folk, pop, jazz and Latin music genres. Cordero has participated in music festivals in Costa Rica, the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Portugal and Spain. He currently lives in Austin, Texas, and continues to be active as a music educator, clinician and performer.


C R IP P S , C Y N T HI AThis is Dr. Cynthia Cripps’ 11th year of teaching at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), formerly UTPA. She currently teaches applied saxophone, saxo-phone ensembles, woodwind methods and serves as grad-uate adviser. She also plays bassoon in university band, chamber ensembles and the Valley Symphony Orchestra when needed. She organizes and directs UTRGV’s Summer Saxophone Ensemble and SUMMERFEST concert series.

Born in Newaygo, Michigan, Dr. Cripps received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Central Michigan

University (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan), Master of Music (mul-tiple woodwinds) degree from Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana) and Doctor of Musical Arts (multiple woodwinds) degree from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida). Dr. Cripps resided in the Republic of Panama for 10 years (1993-2003), where she played bassoon in the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Panama (OSN) and taught saxo-phone at the Instituto Nacional de Música (INM-music conservatory) and the International School of Panama.

C R I S M A N, M AT T H E WMatthew Crisman is currently studying under David Dees at Texas Tech University while pursuing an M.M. in saxophone performance. Crisman’s studies

are driven by his background in music education and his hope to carry the ideals of high-level musician-ship into a secondary music education setting.

D AV I S , C H A N D L E RChandler Davis is a junior music education major from Rowlett, Texas, in Dallas. He graduated from Rowlett High School where he served on the marching band leader-ship team for three years, including two years serving as drum major. Davis placed among the top saxophon-ists in his region for three years and competed in the 5A Area C competition in 2013 and 2014. At his 2014 area

audition, he placed first and advanced to the All-State level where he placed first in 5A and played with the 2014 5A Symphonic All-State Band under the direction of Dr. Frank Ticheli. He was also a member of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Symphony from 2013-2014 under the direction of Dr. Nicholas Williams. He is now a member of the Baylor Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. J. Eric Wilson.

D E E S , D AV IDDavid Dees is professor of saxophone at Texas Tech University. He has appeared as a recitalist and saxophone clinician in North America and Europe. Members of the TTU Saxophone Studio have received awards and recogni-tion in the MTNA Competitions, the Coleman Competition and were recent gold medalists in the Fischoff Competition. Dees hosted the 2016 NASA Biennial Conference at TTU and has served as a member of the jury and competition

coordinator for the North American Saxophone Alliance Classical Performance Competition. In 2016, he served as a member of the jury for the Fischoff Competition. His pri-mary teachers have been Debra Richtmeyer and Frederick Hemke. He received a TTU Outstanding Faculty Award and was recently inducted into the TTU Teaching Academy. Prior to joining the faculty at TTU, he was a saxophonist with the US Army Band (Pershing’s Own) in Washington, D.C.

D E IB E L , G E O F F R E YA Washington, D.C., native, Geoffrey Deibel has appeared at the Darmstadt and Xenakis festivals and lectured at the Conservatories of Stuttgart, Germany, and Cork, Ireland. Recent highlights include performances with ICE and at Shapeshifter Lab (NYC). A member of the h2 quartet, Deibel serves as principal saxophonist with the Wichita Symphony. He has also appeared with the New World

Symphony and the American Soundscapes Orchestra, working with David Robertson and Roberto Abbado. His commissions/premieres range from performing/work-ing with Jesse Ronneau, Drew Baker, Nathan Davis, Martin Iddon, Eric Wubbels, Hans Thomalla, Marc Mellits, Jason Eckardt and Hiroyuki Itoh. Deibel holds degrees in his-tory and music from Northwestern University and a

doctoral degree from Michigan State University. His teach-ers include Joseph Lulloff, Frederick Hemke, Leo Saguiguit and Reginald Jackson. Deibel currently serves as assis-tant professor of saxophone and jazz studies at Wichita

State University, where he recently won faculty awards for Creative and Scholarly Activity at the college and univer-sity level. He is a Yamaha and Vandoren Performing Artist.

D E W HIR S T, G R E G O R YDr. Gregory Dewhirst serves at professor of music with Tarrant County College, and adjunct professor of saxo-phone and associate director of the wind ensemble at Texas Wesleyan University. Prior to his appointments at TCC and Wesleyan, he served as a teaching fellow at the University of North Texas. An active performer, Dr. Dewhirst performs with the Mansfield Wind Symphony, the Northeast Orchestra, the Meridian Chamber Players and the Texas Wesleyan Wind Ensemble. He has per-formed with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony

and faculty saxophone quartet. His primary instructors include Dr. Eric Nestler, Eugene Rousseau, James Riggs, Wayne Dorothy, Matthew Patnode and Mark Watkins. Most recent performances include concertos with the Texas Wesleyan Wind Ensemble and NE Orchestra, the pre-miere of “Interstices” by Joseph Klein at the 2014 NASA Conference and #Texas Tweets in 2016. He received his Bachelor of Science in music education from North Dakota State University and a Master and Doctorate of Music from the University of North Texas respectively.

D O U R ODouro is a Houstonian duo of two saxophonists, Sam Asthana and Evan Withner. The two met through Houston-based saxophone events and quickly connected over their shared perspectives on music, life and libations. Asthana received his B.M. from Baylor University and is now a can-didate for his Doctorate of Dental Surgery at UT Health

at San Antonio. Withner received his B.M.E. from the University of Houston and now performs in the Houston area with various groups while also being a full-time pri-vate teacher. Both also are site coordinators with the Young Saxophonists’ Institute, an organization of which Asthana is a director as well. This is Douro’s first public performance.

D R A XDRAX is the newest ensemble-in-residence at the University of Missouri School of Music with faculty mem-bers Leo Saguiguit (saxophone) and Megan Arns (per-cussion). Formed in 2014, DRAX has already made its international debut at the World Saxophone Congress in Strasbourg, France in 2015. Additionally, the duo has per-formed at the Mizzou International Composers Festival, the Region 4 Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance in Oklahoma and the Missouri Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion. Dedicated to creating new

repertoire for this unique combination of instruments, DRAX recently commissioned and premiered a new work for saxophone, percussion and electronics from award-winning Colombian composer José Martínez. Future com-missions from Steven Snowden and Asha Srinivasan will be premiered in 2017. Saguiguit has been on the faculty at MU since 2002 and also performs with the Athens, Greece, and Missouri Saxophone Quartets. Arns joined MU in 2014 after teaching at Mansfield University and the Amman National Conservatory of Jordan.

H E T R I C K , S A R A HSarah Hetrick is the current saxophone teaching assis-tant under Dr. Stephen Page at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to pursuing a master’s degree in saxo-phone performance, Hetrick obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania under the tutelage of Dr. Keith Young. Hetrick is the recent winner of the Pennsylvania

MTNA Young Artist Competition, the Butler Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, the 2015 Delta Omicron Solo Competition and the 2014 Pennsylvania MTNA Chamber Music Competition. After completing her master’s degree, she plans to pursue doctoral studies.


H E W E S , K IR S T E NKirsten Hewes is a freshman at the University of Oklahoma. She is a saxophone performance major. She

intends to pursue a performance career and hopes to work with both the classical and jazz styles.

H E W I T T, J A C O BJake Hewitt is currently a senior at the University of Oklahoma, majoring in saxophone performance. As the tenor saxophonist in the Stentorian Quartet, he won the 2016 Oklahoma MTNA Woodwind Chamber Music Competition. As soprano saxophonist in the Cymatica Quartet, he was a semi-finalist in the 2016 NASA Quartet Competition and first-alternate in the Fischoff chamber

music wind division. He has performed at the World Saxophone Congress XVII and NASA regional and national conferences. He was also a performance fellow at the Cortona Sessions for New Music in 2014 and 2015, work-ing with young composers from around the world to create new music. He currently studies with Dr. Jonathan Nichol.

H O F F M A N, C A M E R O NDr. Cameron Hofmann is a collaborative pianist, organist and vocal coach with a B.A. from California State University, Stanislaus, and an M.M. and D.M.A. from the University of Minnesota. He has collaborated in concert series through-out the United States and in Italy and Slovenia. He is an

accompanist for opera and international competitions with previous staff positions at the University of Minnesota and Yuba College. His primary teachers include Margo Garrett, Timothy Lovelace and Karl Paulnack, and additional coaches include Dean Billmeyer, Jorja Fleezanis and Noriko Kawai.

IR A Z Ú D U ONamed after a suspenseful yet beautiful drive to the summit of the volcano in Costa Rica, members of the Irazú Duo have been collaborating since 2011, often writ-ing or arranging their own music. Saxophonists Crystal Alexander-Duckett and Keri Wing met while studying at the University of Kansas. Last year, composer Howard Buss wrote “Interstellar” for Irazú after hearing a performance at the 2016 NASA Biennial Conference. Alexander-Duckett

earned her B.M.E. from Texas State University and D.M.A. from the University of Kansas. Wing earned her B.M.E. from the University of Kansas and a master’s in music perfor-mance from the University of Texas. Both were featured performers and clinicians at the 6th Annual Sax Fest Costa Rica where they gave a masterclass in applied saxophone at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Wing has a pri-vate studio in Kansas City and Alexander-Duckett in Austin.

I S A A C S , J O N AT H A NJonathan Isaacs serves as instructor of guitar at Oklahoma Baptist University and completed his Master of Music degree at the University of Oklahoma. He is

active in the annual Romero Summer Guitar Institute, hosted by renowned classical guitarist Pepe Romero.

J A C O B S O N, MI C H A E LDr. Michael N. Jacobson joined the Baylor University fac-ulty in 1984 and is currently professor of saxophone and associate dean for operations. From 1980-1984, he was saxophone professor and jazz studies director at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. He was president of the North American Saxophone Alliance and Region 4 director from 1984-1994, as well as Membership director

from 1980-1985. Dr. Jacobson’s degrees are from Arizona State University, Indiana University and the University of Texas. Indiana University awarded him its prestigious Performer’s Certificate. He has earned grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and his CD recording of John Harbison’s “San Antonio” was a first-round Grammy Award nominee in 1999. He also has solo recordings on

Equilibrium and RonCorp labels, and his “Mixed Company” CD is now available on iTunes. He is a saxophone artist/

clinician for the Yamaha and D’Addario corporations, and a former clinician for the MakeMusic Corporation.

J O N E S , H E AT HHeath Jones is professor of saxophone at Oklahoma Christian University. He directs the jazz ensemble and teaches saxophone, music education courses, music tech-nology and world music. Jones has studied with Tom

Dryer-Beers, Gail Levinsky, James Stolte, Jack Sisson, Michael Jacobson and Jim Riggs. The OC Saxophone quar-tet consists of students from Jones’ saxophone studio.

K R O G S TA D, A S H L E YAshley Krogstad, a Rutland, South Dakota, native, is cur-rently a first-year graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in saxophone performance at Oklahoma State University. She is a teaching assistant for the saxophone studio and introduction to music course. She currently performs with the OSU Saxophone Octet, OSU’s Jazz Orchestra and the Adrastos Quartet. Krogstad received a Bachelor of Arts with a saxophone performance empha-sis as well as a Bachelor of Arts in French Studies from

South Dakota State University. In 2015, Krogstad’s quar-tet won the state round of the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition. As a junior, Krogstad performed “Concertino da Camera” by Jacques Ibert with the SDSU orchestra as winner of the Concerto/Aria Competition. She spent time abroad in France, where she conducted interdisciplinary research incorporating French studies and the saxophone. Krogstad has stud-ied with Dr. Nathan Jorgensen and Dr. Carl Spaeth.

L A M A R , J A C K IEJackie Lamar is professor of music at the University of Central Arkansas, where she teaches saxophone and conducts jazz and saxophone ensembles. She holds a doctorate in musical arts in saxophone performance, a Master of Music Education degree from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Central Arkansas. Her princi-pal teachers have been Debra Richtmeyer, Jim Riggs and

Homer Brown. Dr. Lamar has performed in Spain, Canada, Slovenia, Iceland, Thailand, Scotland and France, as well as throughout the United States. Her professional mem-berships include the North American Saxophone Alliance, Phi Beta Mu, Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association, Arkansas Bandmasters Association, Arkansas Jazz Educators and Music Teachers National Association.

L E N Z , PAT R I C KPatrick Lenz is a senior music composition major at Baylor University. He is currently involved in the Baylor Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble,

and is active in chamber music as the alto player in the Morpheme Saxophone Quartet.

L E W I S , Z A C H A R YZachary Lewis is a freshman at the University of Oklahoma studying under Dr. Jonathan Nichol. Lewis has enjoyed two years with the Greater Dallas Youth

Orchestra. He was a winner of the GDYO Concerto competition in 2016 and a two-time Texas All-State Band member on baritone saxophone.

T H E L O B O D A / Z E L E N A K D U OThe Loboda/Zelenak duo is made up of saxophonists Emily Loboda and Kristen Zelenak. The two met at Central

Michigan University in 2012. They developed a friend-ship and decided the best way to stay in contact was to


play music together. This newly formed duo plans to con-tinue playing together and hopes to commission new pieces in the upcoming years. A New Baltimore, Michigan, native, Zelenak completed her master’s at Michigan State

University and now teaches band at Mance Park Middle School in Huntsville, Texas. Loboda, from Tullahoma, Tennessee, is completing her last semester as a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

M C IN NI S , M O L L IEMollie McInnis is a senior music education major at Baylor University. She graduated from James E. Taylor High School (Katy, Texas) in 2013 and is currently per-forming with the Baylor University Symphonic Band

and fellow saxophonists Spencer Sosnowski, Patrick Lenz and Mitchell Brackett in the Morpheme Saxophone Quartet. After graduation, McInnis plans to either teach in public school or travel the world with her quartet.

T H E M E A D O W L A R K S A XO P H O N E Q U A R T E TThe Meadowlark Quartet was formed in August 2016 by Robby Ávila (Haysville, Kansas), Tyler Burgess (Wichita, Kansas), Robert Hess (Aurora, Ontario) and Bobby Kitchen (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma). Studying with Geoffrey Deibel at Wichita State University has brought these four

saxophonists together to perform standard literature while actively seeking out new possibilities for a saxophone quartet. Joining the quartet is Matt Ernster (Lino Lakes, Minnesota), who currently is auditioning for orchestral per-cussion positions and is a strong advocate for new music.

M E IE R , T R AV I STravis Meier is a junior at the University of Missouri. He is excited to perform his first concert at a NASA conference. Meier has been a part a variety of performances through the University of Missouri. Some of his favorites include soloing in the Hitt Street Harmony jazz choir, performing

“That I Had Not Lived,” a piece written for his saxophone quartet by fellow student Dustin Dunn, and traveling to Ireland to play in Marching Mizzou. He is grateful to his family and friends for their support and to his profes-sor, Leo Saguiguit, for always pushing him to do more.

M E R T E N S , N AT H A NNathan Mertens is based in Austin, Texas, where he is a D’Addario Woodwind Methods Clinician and main-tains an independent saxophone studio. He currently performs with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, the Austin Saxophone Ensemble and the University of Texas Saxophone Ensemble. Mertens has performed

concertos with the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, Hastings Symphony Orchestra and the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra. He is currently a student in the University of Texas at Austin-Butler School of Music, where he is pursuing a Doctor of Music Arts degree in saxophone performance with Dr. Stephen Page.

MIR A S O L Q U A R T E TMirasol Quartet is an award-winning contemporary chamber ensemble dedicated to uniting the innova-tion of collaborative artistry with the mission of edu-cational outreach. The quartet was awarded a gold medal at the 42nd Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and has been a prizewinner and finalist in the Enkor, MTNA, Coleman, NASA and American Prize chamber music competitions. Additionally, Mirasol has performed at the NASA Biennial and Region IV confer-ences, the Midwest Clinic as guest performers with the

Quid Nunc Saxophone Quartet and the TMEA convention, where the members also presented a clinic on chamber music. Committed to the impact of educational engage-ment, the group regularly presents public school con-certs and clinics as an advocate of arts education. Formed in 2013 at Texas Tech University, the quartet consists of James Barger, Andrew Reinhart, Ben Still and Ben Donnell. Mirasol Quartet is a Conn-Selmer Performing Ensemble and performs on Selmer Paris saxophones exclusively.

M O D U SThe newest addition to the contemporary music scene in Austin, MODUS is an emerging saxophone quartet dedi-cated to bringing the highest quality performances of new music to a diverse audience. Members of MODUS have played for composers such as Jennifer Higdon, David Biedenbender, Joel Puckett, David Canfield, and, as a group, has recently premiered works by Stephen Rothermel. Its members have come from across the globe, earned degrees from some of the nation’s most distinguished institutes and are bringing to Austin the traditions of excel-lence that have been handed down to them. In addition to the members’ performing careers, MODUS is equally active

in bringing chamber music to students in local schools throughout the city and beyond with the intent of creat-ing rich musical environments for students from early on. In an effort to expand the artistic possibilities of the saxo-phone quartet, MODUS is beginning to foster relationships with the dance, theater and film communities of Austin to develop a new outlet for multidisciplinary collabora-tions. As graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin, the four saxophonists met under the guidance of Dr. Stephen Page and began working together as a quar-tet in 2016. The quartet’s members are Sarah Hetrick, Nicholas McNamara, Chris Padilla and Calvin Wong.

M O R P HE M E S A XO P H O N E Q U A R T E TThe Morpheme Saxophone Quartet, under the coach-ing of Dr. Michael Jacobson, is one of the premiere cham-ber music groups at Baylor University. Formed in spring 2014, its members have participated in local, state and regional performances over the past several years. Recently, Morpheme has been selected as the winner of the first Semper Pro Musica Chamber Music Competition (May

2016), and it was also selected to represent the wood-wind area in the Dean’s Honor Concert in spring 2016. By definition, a morpheme is the smallest unit of a language that carries significant meaning — likewise, the Morpheme Quartet takes pride in its ability to bring out seemingly small musical moments and make them impactful.

M U R R AY, C O L INColin Murray is a senior Baylor University music edu-cation major from Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Hebron High School, where he made several signifi-cant accomplishments during his time in band. As a senior, he was chosen to participate in the Texas 5A All-Region band and made it into the area division of

the Texas All-State competition. Additionally, he was named Outstanding Soloist at the LISD Solo & Ensemble Competition his senior year and was a member of the Nova Sonus Saxophone Quartet. Currently, he is a member of Baylor’s Golden Wave Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band and Chamber Music program.

N A B B , N AT H A NSaxophonist Nathan Nabb maintains an active and multi-faceted performance career, with regular concerts as an orchestral performer, chamber musician and soloist, includ-ing numerous international engagements at music festivals and conservatories throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. As an orchestral musician, Nathan

regularly performs with both the St. Louis Symphony and Houston Symphony and has also performed with the Minnesota Orchestra. Dr. Nabb holds teaching positions at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he is professor of saxophone, and at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he is guest master teacher of saxophone.

N E W S O U ND Q U A R T E TMembers of the Houston-based New Sound Collective are professional saxophonists with a variety of back-grounds and one goal: high quality chamber music that can be enjoyed by all. The group is centered at the

University of Houston’s Moores School of Music and regu-larly forms quartets, which work closely with contempo-rary composers such as Joel Love, Rob Smith, Anthony Brandt and others. Recent engagements include work


with the Houston Ballet, Musiqa, a Houston-based new music collective, and the “Harmony in the Air” series at William P. Hobby Airport. Performing traditional works of Gershwin, Bach, Debussy, Bizet, Piazzola and Maslanka, along with dozens of contemporary compositions, New

Sound defies genres and moves seamlessly between clas-sical, jazz, folk and pop idioms. The ensemble is com-prised of approximately 10 saxophonists with a vari-ety of skills and abilities. This concert features Dan Gelok, Mas Sugihara, Seth McAdow and Evan Withner.

NI C H O L , J O N AT H A NDr. Jonathan Nichol, associate professor of saxophone at the University of Oklahoma, is an active performer and pedagogue. He regularly presents concerts throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, both as a soloist and member of the award-winning h2 Saxophone Quartet. Dr. Nichol’s many professional recordings have received critical acclaim and have been featured in diverse mediums such as The New York Times, NPR and Broadway. Under Dr. Nichol’s

mentorship, the University of Oklahoma saxophone studio is a vibrant and nationally recognized group of student musicians. Members of the saxophone studio are prize-winners in prestigious national competitions and have per-formed by invitation at the 2015 World Saxophone Congress in Strasbourg, France, and the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference in Lubbock, Texas.

N Y XThe newly created duo, Nyx, is committed to exploring and expanding repertoire for two saxophones in various per-formance settings. Matthew Stookey currently teaches private saxophone lessons and masterclasses at a number of schools in the greater Dallas, Texas, area. Stookey com-pleted his Master of Music degree in saxophone perfor-mance at Ithaca College in 2016. His main teachers include Tim Ishii, Dr. Andrew Dahlke and Dr. Steven Mauk. Joseph

Rulli is based in Washington, D.C., where he is active as a freelance classical and jazz saxophonist and is a teach-ing artist for the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts. Rulli completed his Master of Music degree with dual concentrations in saxophone perfor-mance and jazz performance and pedagogy from the University of Missouri in 2016. His primary teachers include Leo Saguiguit, Dr. Arthur White and Stanley Morris.

O’K E L L E Y, S H AW NShawn O’Kelley started his teaching career in Greenbrier, Arkansas, in 2001. Since 2004, he has been teach-ing in Owasso, Oklahoma. At Owasso, he teaches sixth grade flute and saxophone classes, eighth grade band, High School Symphonic Band 1, the Owasso Saxophone Ensemble and assists with the Pride of Owasso march-ing band. In 2007, O’Kelley was the recipient of the Phi Beta Mu Young Bandmaster Award for Oklahoma and conducted the Owasso Eighth Grade Symphonic Band at the Oklahoma Music Educators Association annual con-vention. In 2016, the members of the Oklahoma State

University and Owasso Saxophone Ensembles per-formed together at the North American Saxophone Alliance biennial convention at Texas Tech University. O’Kelley also enjoys teaching an active schedule of pri-vate saxophone lessons, and his students frequently earn positions in all-region and all-state bands. His pro-fessional affiliations include Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Phi Beta Mu and North American Saxophone Alliance. O’Kelley is a 2001 graduate of the University of Arkansas and a native of Farmington, Arkansas.

O U S U P E R S A XThe OU Super Sax is comprised of all underclassmen from the University of Oklahoma. The year distribution is fresh-man to senior. This regional conference will be their debut.

PA D IL L A , C H R I SChris Padilla is an acclaimed saxophonist and music edu-cator with a breadth of experience performing as a solo-ist, chamber musician and ensemble member. He has been hailed for the “drama” in his interpretations and virtuosity in his playing. In 2015, Padilla received honorable mention in the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. He was also selected as honorable mention in the University of North Texas Wind Studies Concerto Competition. Padilla completed his undergraduate degree in music education

at the University of North Texas while studying saxo-phone with Dr. Eric Nestler, graduating summa cum laude. While at North Texas, he recorded several CDs as a member of the UNT Wind Symphony under the direc-tion of Eugene Corporon. Padilla currently studies at the University of Texas at Austin-Butler School of Music, where he is pursuing a Master of Music degree in saxophone performance under the guidance of Dr. Stephen Page.

PA G E , S T E P H E NDescribed by noted American composer Libby Larsen as “fearless on stage,” saxophonist Stephen Page has garnered international prominence as one of the lead-ing saxophonists of today’s younger generation. Dr. Page has appeared across four continents — in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, Australia and across the United States.

Dr. Page has won no fewer than 10 international and national competitions, including first prizes at the North American Saxophone Alliance Solo Competition, Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Competition, AUREC Saxophone Competition and the Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition. Additionally, he has been awarded 2nd Prize in the North American Saxophone Alliance Quartet Competition (2008 and 2010) and the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition, as well as a silver medal at the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. As the alto saxophone chair of the critically acclaimed Zzyzx Quartet, Dr. Page has appeared internationally in venues both public and academic. Zzyzx performed a featured concerto on the opening

Gala Concert of the NASA Biennial Conference in Tempe, Arizona, and was featured on concerts at meetings of the World Saxophone Congress in St. Andrews, Scotland, and in Strasbourg, France. Most recently, Zzyzx gave its New York City debut concert at Symphony Space in conjunction with the release of its newest CD. Additionally, Zzyzx was selected to serve on the panel for the Barlow Endowment Prize in 2014 as one of three internationally recognized quartets. The quartet will be premiering the winning com-poser’s new composition in 2016. Dr. Page has been an active recording artist since producing his first CD at the age of 21. Since then, he has produced eight additional recordings as a soloist and chamber musician, which can be heard on the Enharmonic, Teal Creek, Crystal Music and AUR Labels. Currently residing in Texas and teaching at the Butler School of Music within the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Page has earned degrees from the University of Minnesota, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the University of Iowa, having studied under Eugene Rousseau, Otis Murphy and Kenneth Tse, respectively. Dr. Page is a Yamaha Performing Artist, as well as a D’Addario Artist. He plays Yamaha Custom EX instruments, Eugene Rousseau Mouthpieces and D’Addario Reserve Reeds.

P E E P L E S , A L E XAlex Peeples is a second-year senior student at Baylor University from Pflugerville, Texas, where he attended Pflugerville High School as a part of the class of 2012.

Peeples is working to earn a degree in music educa-tion and is currently a member if the Symphonic Band, Golden Wave Marching Band and chamber music.

P IE R C E , J U S T INJustin Pierce is assistant professor of instrumental music at Oklahoma Baptist University, where he teaches saxo-phone, clarinet and jazz studies courses. He is a member of the Oklahoma City Jazz Orchestra and has led the Justin

Pierce Jazz Group for the past 10 years, performing con-temporary jazz and standards. This year, he will com-plete a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of North Texas, where he also earned a Master of Music in Jazz


Studies. While at UNT, he served as lead alto saxophonist in the One O’Clock and Two O’Clock Lab Bands. As a free-lance woodwind performer, Pierce has performed with The

Glenn Miller Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, The Temptations, The O’Jays and Wayne Newton.

P I T T E L , H A R V E YConsistently acknowledged as America’s fore-most classical saxophonist, Harvey Pittel has popu-larized the very concept of the saxophone in con-cert and has elevated his instrument to a new level of appreciation by lovers of fine music.

Pittel has played some 2000 concerts with The Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet, as well appearing as solo-ist in duo-recitals and orchestral engagements. He has performed as a soloist with many symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Denver and Seattle Symphonies, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra and a host of others under the direction of such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa, Neville Marriner, Michael Tilson Thomas and Dimitri Kitaenko. Overseas, he has appeared with the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, The London Sinfonietta and the Bergen Philharmonic, as well as in recital in Mexico, throughout Europe and the Far East. Commanding an enormous and diverse portion of the saxophones’ vast solo and chamber repertoire, Pittel performs music written for the instrument by compos-ers as varied as Debussy, Hovaness, Babbitt, Villa-Lobos and Glazunov, as well as his own transcriptions of baroque and classical works by Bach, Marcello, Loeillet, Mozart and others. With the Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet, he per-forms chamber music as well as the popular saxophone repertoire of the vaudeville, ragtime and swing eras. In addition, he has added to the instrument’s body of work

through commissions from some of the foremost compos-ers of our time and through the performances of numer-ous premieres. His discography includes 28 recordings of duos, trios, quartets and concertos with orchestra, and he has been featured on soundtracks of several films, includ-ing Woody Allen’s “Manhattan”. As guest on the “Today Show” and a featured artist on the “Live from Lincoln Center” and “Spoleto/U.S.A.” telecasts, he has become known to an ever-widening public His recitals around the world, including eight major New York appearances, have brought Pittel such praise from the New York Times as: “He combined stunning virtuosity with impeccable musician-ship, in addition to which he produced the most beautiful and pure tone I have ever heard from a saxophone;” “the sort of technical mastery which refuses to call atten-tion to itself;” “the Segovia of the Saxophone;” and “a master on his instrument.”The recipient of two Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund grants and a National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Grant, Pittel has twice been presented as a winner of the Concert Artist Guild com-petition. His other awards include a silver medal earned in The Concourse International d’Execution Musicale in Geneva. He presented six seasons of concerts as an Affiliate Artist. As an educator, Pittel holds the position of Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas Butler School of Music, where he served as professor of saxophone for 35 years. His other educational affiliations have included the Mannes College of Music in New York City, Boston University and The University of Southern California.

P O O L E , T O M M YTommy Poole is director of jazz studies and assistant pro-fessor of music at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He is an active saxophonist and woodwind doubler in a variety of genres. He has recorded as saxo-phonist on numerous commercially available CDs rang-ing in style from classical, to jazz, to pop. He has per-formed professionally with Ramsey Lewis, Arturo Sandoval, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, Andy Montanez, Glenn Monroig, Diane Schuur, Joe Williams, Mercer Ellington and Dianne Reeves among many others.

Poole has composed and arranged works for a vari-ety of settings from commercial showbands, to jazz big

bands, to full-sized studio orchestras. His orchestrations have been featured on at least seven commercially avail-able CDs. His first two CDs as a producer, “On Cue-the Music of Seamus Blake” (2012) and “Out Front” (2015), fea-tured arrangements, compositions and performances by Poole and received critical acclaim from AllAboutJazz.com, JazzEd Magazine, Currentland and Oklahoma Magazine.

Poole has presented workshops, or served as guest artist/performer, or as guest conductor/clinician at California State University Long Beach, California State University Los Angeles, Eastfield College, Northeastern State University, Los Angeles City College, Pittsburg State

University, Slippery Rock University, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and University of Illinois. He has served in similar fashion for countless regional high school conferences, honor bands and jazz festivals. His research on metric modu-lations has been published in Jazz Inside Magazine. He

is a member of the Jazz Education Network, College Music Society, the National Association for Music Education and Oklahoma Jazz Educators Association.

He received his BM and DMA from the University of Texas at Austin and his MM from the University of Miami.

R A I J IN Q U A R T E TThe Raijin Quartet is under the instruction of David Dees at Texas Tech University. Jennifer Rios plays soprano sax-ophone for the quartet and is a third year music educa-tion major. Nicolas Lukic is the alto saxophone player and a music education major as well. Lucas Halley plays tenor saxophone and is currently a DMA student. He earned his MM in performance from Stephen F. Austin State University under the instruction of Nathan Nabb and

his BM in Music Education from the University of North Texas under the instruction of Eric Nestler and Kyle Stec. Sterling Fry is the baritone saxophone player and is also a DMA student. He earned his BM in performance from California State University Long Beach under the instruc-tion of James Barrera and his MM in Performance from the University of New Mexico under the instruction of Eric Lau.

R AT H, R I C H A R DRichard Rath began playing the saxophone in grade school. In college, he began the clarinet as a fresh-man and the flute as a sophomore. He began the study of the oboe as a junior with Alice Gordon Cooke, playing in the band and orchestra. Dr. Gary Garner, band direc-tor and professor of woodwinds, suggested he take up the bassoon, and he did his senior recital on all five woodwinds. As a graduate assistant, he taught saxo-phone and clarinet, while concentrating on the oboe.

At the suggestion of Dr. William T. Gower, he moved to southern Mississippi, played in summer musicals and started on an advanced degree. After completing the coursework, he began his career as a performer and

teacher. As a saxophone clinician for Leblanc Corporation, he met and worked with at Dr. Eugene Rousseau on the saxophone. Later, Rath had the opportunity to study oboe with John Mack, former principle oboist of the Cleveland Orchestra.Upon moving to Tulsa, Rath owned and oper-ated a music store and played with the Oklahoma Sinfonia and the Tulsa Philharmonic. At the request of the depart-ment chairman of Oral Roberts University, he joined the staff as adjunct professor of oboe. He sold the music store to concentrate on performing and teaching, later becoming a Yamaha Performing Artist. Currently, Rath is director of adult music ministries for Faith United Methodist Church in Tulsa, teaches woodwinds at Oral Roberts University and owns Richards Double Reeds.

R E S O N A N C E S A XO P H O N E Q U A R T E TResonance Saxophone Quartet consists of the mem-bers from UTRGV’s Wind Ensemble. They are dedicated music education majors who are very active perform-ing on campus in various ensembles. They are members

of the UTRGV’s CSA (Collegiate Saxophone Association) and have performed in the UTRGV’s Saxophone Ensemble at TMEA, NASA Biennial conference in Lubbock, Texas, and at other NASA regional conferences.

R O S INB U M, E L I Z A B E T HElizabeth Rosinbum is committed to educating the next generation of young musicians. She is a private instruc-tor, D’Addario Woodwinds clinician, supervisor of D’Addario clinicians in Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee, and cofounder of Saxophone Academy Austin, an organization providing

masterclasses, competitions and workshops for stu-dents throughout central Texas. Rosinbum has performed throughout the United States and Europe, having studied at the Université Européenne de Saxophone in Gap, France. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of


Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, with a bach-elor of music degree under Lynn Klock and earned her master of music in saxophone performance from Arizona State University with Dr. Timothy McAllister. Committed

to the creation and performance of new music, Rosinbum regularly commissions local composers to write for the instrument. She is also an experienced speaker and enjoys leading discussions on entrepreneurship and pedagogy.

S A L A , T IN ATina Sala is a Baylor University freshman music educa-tion major from Grand Prairie, Texas. She attended South Grand Prairie High School, serving as a drum major for two years in the marching band. Sala was a member of the GDYO Jazz Institute from fall 2014 to spring 2016. She

was also a part of the 2016 TMEA 6A All-State Symphonic Band under the direction of Michael Haithcock. She is now a member of the Baylor University Symphonic Band, Golden Wave Marching Band and Concert Jazz Ensemble.

S H A E F F E R , K AY L AKayla Shaeffer is a sophomore music education major at the University of Oklahoma and hails from Kansas City, Missouri. A National Merit Scholar, Kayla will con-tinue her education in aesthetics history this summer

at Oxford University. While she is an avid proponent of arts education, Shaeffer prefers the decidedly weirder world of musicology — and it’s all Dr. Nichol’s fault.

S H E M O N, Z A C HZach Shemon is assistant professor of saxophone at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance and alto saxophonist in the acclaimed PRISM Quartet. Additionally, he teaches at the Interlochen Arts Camp and Interlochen Saxophone Summer Institute. He holds degrees in performance from Indiana University and the University of Michigan. He has also stud-ied at the Université Européenne de Saxophone in Gap, France and the Aspen Music Festival and School. His primary teachers are Donald Sinta and Otis Murphy.

Since joining the PRISM quartet in 2007, the ensemble has recorded on the Albany, innova, Naxos, New Dynamic, New Focus and XAS labels, and performed on many of the world’s leading festivals for contemporary music including the Bang on a Can Marathon, Beijing Modern Music Festival and SONiC Festival. He has appeared with the quartet as a soloist with the Arizona State Symphony Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Cornell Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Symphony and UMKC Wind Symphony among others. PRISM is also committed to educational outreach and has held residencies at top music institutions around the world including the Beijing Central Conservatory,

Curtis Institute, Eastman School of Music, Hartt School, Princeton University, Rice University, Tianjin Conservatory, UMKC Conservatory and Yale University among others.

Shemon was awarded first prize at the inaugural International Saxophone Symposium and Competition in Columbus, Georgia, and was the winner of the Indiana University Concerto Competition. He has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Indiana University Philharmonic, the UMKC Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony and the bands at the University of Michigan, as well as with the Michigan Philharmonic, Sioux City Symphony and the Saint Petersburg Palaces International Music Festival Orchestra among others. Active in the saxophone com-munity, he regularly performs at national and regional con-ferences held by the North American Saxophone Alliance.

Shemon is a Conn-Selmer artist and performs on Selmer (Paris) saxophones. He is a D’Addario Woodwinds artist and performs Reserve Classic reeds, and also aids in product research and design.

S IR K , A N T H O N YCody Sirk is a senior at the University of Oklahoma pursuing a Bachelor of Music Arts with a secondary emphasis in pre-med.

S K Y F TA S , PA N A G I O T I SPanagiotis Skyftas is a second-year interna-tional graduate student from Greece. He is pursu-ing an MM in saxophone performance under the

instruction of Professor Leo C. Saguiguit at the School of Music (Mizzou) in Columbia, Missouri.

S O S N O W S K I , S P E N C E RSpencer Sosnowski is a senior Baylor University music education major from Rockwall, Texas. Before coming to Baylor, Sosnowski was a member of the GDYO Wind Symphony for two years and performed with Texas

All-State bands for three years. In 2013, he performed as a soloist with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. He is currently a member of the Baylor Wind Ensemble and plays lead alto in the Baylor Jazz Ensemble.

S O U R C E 9 0Source90, comprised of Cameron Miller, Kathryn Vetter and Tingting Yao, is committed to sharing chamber music fea-turing the saxophone, clarinet and piano. While the ensem-ble performs previously written works to promote the genre, the trio is also dedicated to featuring and commis-sioning new and unknown chamber music works. Cameron, Kathry, and Tingting are all active performers and teach-ers in Norman, Oklahoma. Both Cameron and Kathryn

were recognized in the 2016 regional MTNA competition in Norman, Oklahoma, for awards in chamber music. Tingting has performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist around the world, including China, Germany, Australia, England and the United States. Source90 enjoys sharing music for this mixed chamber ensemble with audiences and contin-ues to seek out opportunities for new chamber works.

S T U LT S , E R I CEric Stults is from Moore, Oklahoma. He has studied, been in masterclasses and taken lessons with many great saxo-phonists including Jeffery Loeffert, Brian Gorrell, Heath Jones, Shain Baldwin, Richard Rath, Keith Talley, Jonathon Nichol, Geoffrey Deibel, Vincent David, Zach Shemon, Brandon Brady, Stephen Page, David Dees, Nathan Nabb, Andy Wen, Chris Creviston and Drew Whiting. Stults has been in the OSU wind ensemble, OSU Jazz Orchestra, the OSU saxophone octet, the Knoblock Project Saxophone Quartet, the Indarra Saxophone quartet and the Pyrrhic

Saxophone Quartet. He has played in a number of confer-ences and competitions throughout his time at Oklahoma State including the Navy band saxophone symposium conference, the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial quartet competition finals, the regional North American Saxophone Alliance conference and The Music Teachers National Association Chamber music competi-tion finals. Stults is a fifth-year senior music education major and plans to go to graduate school after graduation.

S U G IH A R A , M A S A HI T OMasahito Sugihara is assistant professor of saxophone at Sam Houston State University. He has appeared as recitalist and clinician in Brazil, Canada, England, France,

Luxembourg, Norway, Japan, Scotland and United States. Sugihara is a member of Awea Duo and Amethyst Saxophone Quartet, and has performed in Chicago


Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Orchestra, Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Symphony and New York City Ballet. He has degrees from

Northwestern University and Temple University. He is a Conn-Selmer/Selmer Paris and D’Addario Performing Artist.

TA L L E Y, K E I T HDr. Keith Talley is currently the Chair of the Department of Music at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri, and professor of saxophone. He joined the fac-ulty in 2016. Previously, he served as the Ed and Winnie Ola Berrong Endowed Chair of the Department of Music at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and was on the faculty for 10 years. Dr. Talley received his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in saxo-phone performance from Michigan State University. He

holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Missouri Southern State University. He has recently appeared with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra and has performed and presented at regional and interna-tional saxophone and percussion conferences as a solo-ist, lecturer and as a member of a chamber ensemble.

T E X A S S A XO P H O NE Q U A R T E TFounded in 1983, the trailblazing Texas Saxophone Quartet is once again dazzling audiences. Shifting effortlessly between classical and jazz, the TSQ entertains, educates and engages as it shows off the versatility of the saxo-phone. Over its 30-year history, the TSQ has commis-sioned works from respected composers such as Elliot Del

Borgo, Bill Holcombe and Ron Newman. The group has appeared as featured artists with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, United States Navy Band, Dallas Winds, Plano Symphony Orchestra, University of Texas-Arlington Wind Ensemble and the Baylor University Symphony Orchestra.

T E X A S T E C H U NI V E R S I T Y S A XO P H O NE E N S E M B L EThe Texas Tech University Saxophone Ensemble has per-formed at NASA Regional and Biennial Conferences and at the 16th World Saxophone Congress held in 2012 in St. Andrews, Scotland. The ensemble serves in part as a labora-tory for student arrangements including: Igor Stravinsky’s

“Three Pieces for String Quartet” and “Concertino,“ György Ligeti’s “Hungarian Rock” and Carlo Gesualdo’s “Tenebrae Responsoria.” The group’s repertoire also features origi-nal works for saxophone ensemble including: Claudio Gabriele’s “Coefficient de viscosité angélique” and Stephen

Andrew Taylor’s “World Without Words.” The group is comprised of both music education and saxophone per-formance majors studying for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees and is under the direction of TTU profes-sor of saxophone, David Dees. For the 2017 NASA Region 4 Conference, the ensemble is proud to feature one of our saxophone graduate assistants, and 2017 Winner of the TTU Concerto Competition, Ben Still, performing J.M. Londeix’s arrangement of “Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto.”

T R A C Y, M AT T H E WSaxophonist Matthew Tracy joined the faculty of Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2016. He has performed as guest artist and clinician across the United States and has won awards in the Fischoff, Plowman, Coleman, MTNA and North American Saxophone Alliance chamber music competitions.

An advocate for new music, Tracy has premiered new pieces for saxophone by composers such as Reynold

Simpson, Phillip Sink, Justin Rito, Curtis Smith and Andy Francis. Tracy holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Central Michigan University and master’s and doc-toral degrees from Michigan State University, study-ing with John Nichol and Joseph Lulloff. In addition to saxophone, Tracy teaches courses in chamber music, music theory and 20th century music at SWOSU.

T R I O K A N N ATrio Kanna is dedicated to promoting existing repertoire and commissioning new works for the saxophone trio medium.

Formed in 2016 at Texas Tech University, trio members are Andrew Reinhart, Ben Still and Andrew Schoen.

T R I O O N ETrio One is a newly formed ensemble consisting of two saxophones and piano. This ensemble is focused on per-forming new works along with transcriptions of pieces with

like instrumentations. Trio One was formed by University of North Texas graduates Scott Campbell and Andy Wright along with current DMA student pianist Xiao Wang.

T R O I A N O, E R I CEric Troiano is currently the saxophone instructor at the University of Arkansas, and he maintains an active teach-ing and performing career. He has been a guest artist at numerous institutions in Arkansas, Michigan, New York and Oklahoma. As the baritone saxophonist in the Viridian Quartet, he performs regularly across the coun-try and has won top prizes in many national competi-tions, most recently winning first place in the NASA Quartet Competition. Troiano has premiered and commissioned many new pieces for the saxophone from composers Bill

Cunliffe and Peter Golub among others. As an accom-plished baritone saxophonist, Troiano has pioneered many solo and chamber works for the instrument and is creating a pedagogical method for the baritone saxo-phone that utilizes the works of J.S. Bach. Troiano has a BM in music education and saxophone performance from Ithaca College and an MM and DMA in saxophone performance from Michigan State University. His pri-mary teachers include Joseph Lulloff and Steven Mauk.

U C A S A XO P H O N E C H O IRThe University of Central Arkansas Saxophone Choir is com-prised of undergraduate saxophonists. The group has both music majors and non-music majors and perform a variety

of transcriptions and original works. The ensemble is con-ducted by Dr. Jackie Lamar, professor saxophone at UCA.

U NI V E R S I T Y O F A R K A N S A S S A XO P H O NE E N S E M B L EThe University of Arkansas Saxophone Ensemble is a student ensemble made up of members of the saxo-phone studio and saxophone enthusiasts on campus. The ensemble performs music of all styles, ranging from classical transcriptions to contemporary pieces

originally composed for the group. Its goal is to pro-vide students with an outlet to challenge themselves musically, work in a new ensemble setting, play with a select group of musicians, and learn from new mem-bers of the University of Arkansas community.

U NI V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L A R K A N S A S S A XO P H O N E Q U A R T E T 1University of Central Arkansas Saxophone Quartet 1 is made up of undergraduate saxophone majors. Landon Cole, soprano, is a junior music education major and Arkansas Collegiate Artist Woodwind winner. Carlos Udave, alto, is a member of both the UCA Wind Ensemble and Jazz

Ensemble 1. Jacob Mitche, tenor, is a freshman saxophone major and a member of the UCA Wind Ensemble. Brayden Fisher, baritone, is a junior music education major and a member of the UCA Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble 1.


U NI V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L A R K A N S A S S A XO P H O N E Q U A R T E T 2University of Central Arkansas Saxophone Quartet 2 is made up of undergraduate saxophone students. Thomas Nguyen, soprano, is a freshman saxophone major, principal alto in the UCA Wind Ensemble and Arkansas MTNA honor-able mention in the Young Artist Woodwind division. Justin Mason, alto, is a freshman saxophone major, principal

saxophone in the UCA Symphonic Band and a member of Jazz Ensemble 1. Tanner Jones, tenor, is a junior music edu-cation major and a member of the UCA Symphonic Band. Cody Kirchner, baritone, is a sophomore music major, a member of the UCA Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble 2.

U C O S A XO P H O N E C H O IRThe UCO Saxophone Choir is a newly formed group for this year. It is a volunteer cross-section of the saxo-phone students currently enrolled at UCO. The choir

is a unique mix of graduates, undergraduates, edu-cation majors, performance majors (both jazz and classical), doublers and non-music majors.

U M KC S A XO P H O N E E N S E M B L EThe UMKC Saxophone Ensemble is comprised of students of Zach Shemon from all degree levels at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The ensemble is entirely stu-dent-led, and its members have been active in creat-ing new arrangements for saxophone ensemble. In

addition to performing regularly at UMKC and in the wider Kansas City community, the ensemble has presented at regional and national NASA conferences, and at the 2015 Missouri Music Educators Association Conference.

U T R G V S A XO P H O N E E N S E M B L EThe UTRGV saxophone ensemble was formed in 2006 and has most recently performed at NASA confer-ences in Oklahoma and Texas. It performs transcrip-tions and original works in a variety of venues in South

Texas on UTRGV campus and off. The members pri-marily consist of undergraduate music education majors at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

V O I G T, J E S S I C AJessica Voigt-Page is an Austin-based saxophonist and entrepreneur. As the founder and director of Saxophone Academy Austin, Voigt works with over 150 young saxo-phonists each year through private lessons, saxophone camps, masterclasses, ensemble directing and competi-tions, leading her young students to success in many areas. Voigt is passionate about seeing young musicians thrive in their careers and founded her online coaching business

in 2015 to help guide young music-based entrepreneurs toward success in their business and musical lives. Since this time, her articles on music business and entrepre-neurship have been featured on huffingtonpost.com and Cutcommon.com and she launched her online “30 days to 30 students” studio building program to help others build thriving private teaching studios. Voigt is a D’Addario Woodwinds Performing Artist and a Beaumont Music artist.

WA R D L AW, J O H NJohn Wardlaw is a junior saxophone performance major at Baylor University. He currently performs with the Symphonic Band and the Barr Quartet. Wardlaw is a pro-ponent for new music and has commissioned several new

works for saxophone and mixed chamber ensemble. In addition to studies with Dr. Michael Jacobson and Ricardo Chaves at Baylor, he has studied previously with Dan Gelok, David Hardin, Nathan Mertens and Dr. Stephen Page.

W E N, A N D YAndy Wen is an associate professor of saxophone and clarinet at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. He is a founding member of the Arkansas Saxophone Quartet and plays principle alto saxophone in the Little Rock Wind Symphony. He has performed in 25 states and 11 coun-tries on three continents. His performances include con-certos with bands and orchestras, solo recitals and cham-ber concerts. He has had five concertos written for him:

“Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble,” by Neil Flory, with the Little Rock Wind Symphony; “Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble,” by Neil Flory, with the University of Central Arkansas Wind Ensemble; “moduli mundi,” by Karen Griebling, with the Little Rock Wind Symphony; “Concertino for alto saxo-phone and band,” by Sy Brandon, with the Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble at the Region IV North American Saxophone Alliance Conference; “An Appeal Amid the Razing for alto saxophone and band,” by L. A. Logrande, with the University of Arkansas Monticello Symphonic Band, at the American School Band Directors Association National Convention. He has recorded two CDs, “Apparitions” and “Apparitions 2,” through Emeritus Recordings. He presented the first saxophone recital in the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1992. He has per-formed at conferences of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA); World Saxophone Congress; Association de Saxophone de France (AsSaFra); Southeast Composers League; Hawaii International Conference of Arts and Humanities; American School Band Directors Association; Etats Generaux Mondiaux du Saxophone; United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium; Arkansas Bandmasters Association; Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania

Music Teachers Associations; and Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), where he was the 1990 MTNA National Collegiate Artist Competition winner. KEDT, WOUB and KUAR have broadcast his performances on television and radio.Wen has premiered over 35 solo and cham-ber compositions including those by David Baker, Larry Bell, Robert Boury, Sy Brandon, James Chaudoir, Neil Flory, Fred Fox, Michel Fuste-Lambezat, Karen Griebling, John Harbison, David Kechley, Christian Lauba, L. A. Logrande, Kevin McKinney, Robert Newell, Josh Reed, Allyn Reilly and many others. Most of these works were written for him.Wen has taught masterclasses across the United States, China and Taiwan. He has been published multiple times in the Saxophone Symposium, official journal of NASA, and was a featured Guest Artist in the Saxophone Journal. He is listed in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” and was a finalist for the Alpha Chi Teacher of the Year Award at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Several of his students are currently teaching saxophone at universi-ties. He previously taught at Del Mar College where he was Department Chair; Millersville University; the University of Arkansas Monticello; and was a two-term Treasurer of NASA.Wen received his DMA from the University of Georgia, studying saxophone with Kenneth Fischer, clarinet with Theodore Jahn; MM from Indiana University, study-ing saxophone with Eugene Rousseau, clarinet with Earl Bates; BM from Ohio University, studying saxophone with Allyn Reilly, clarinet with David Godshall; Medaille d’Argent at the Conservatoire National de Region de Bordeaux, France, studying with Jean-Marie Londeix.

Wen is a Conn-Selmer Clinician and plays Selmer (Paris) saxophones.

W IL L I A M S , M A L C O L MMalcolm Williams is a second-year senior saxophone major in the field of music education at Baylor University. He is native to Rockwall, Texas, and graduated from Rockwall Heath High School in 2012. Currently, Williams is a performer in the Baylor Wind Ensemble, marching

band and chamber music. Previously, Williams was first chair in All-Region Band and advanced to Area. He was also involved with and performed in Texas State Solo and Ensemble. Williams has studied with Joey Resendez and currently studies with Dr. Michael Jacobson.

W IL L I A M S , M A R YMary Williams is a Baylor University freshman music education major from Houston, Texas. She attended Langham Creek High School. She is now a member of

the Baylor University Symphonic Band, Golden Wave Marching Band and Chromozone Saxophone Quartet.


W R I G H T, A N D YAndy Wright holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in saxo-phone performance from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Eric Nestler. He also holds a Master of Music in jazz studies from the University of North Texas, studying with James Riggs, along with a

Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Central Arkansas, where he studied with Jackie Lamar. Currently, Dr. Wright maintains a studio of middle and high school students in Frisco and Lewisville, Texas.

YA R B R O U G H, NI G E LNigel Yarbrough is currently a senior at Baylor University pursuing his BME degree. The Houston, Texas, native graduated from Westfield High School, where he was under the direction of Joe Clark and Seth McAdow. While at Westfield, Yarbrough was recognized by Spring inde-pendent School District and Katy ISD as Outstanding Soloist and Performer. He transferred to Baylor from Blinn College, where he received instruction under Harry Blake and Brian Kleaker. Yarbrough was named the Texas

Community College Band Director Association Concerto Competition Winner for two years in 2012 and 2013 and has performed in the TMEA convention several times. Yarbrough performs locally around the Washington County area and has also received a masterclass with the Italian Saxophone Quartet. Yarbrough is now in several of Baylor’s ensembles and plays around the Waco, Texas, area.

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