Harris Theater Chorus Room Grand Tier

University ofNorth Carolina at

Greensboro

Jason Laczkoski

Indiana Universityof

Pennsylvania

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Brian Utley

Thomas Liley

Free State Saxophone Quartet

Gunnery Sergeant Steven Temme

QuadrATOMICSaxophone Quartet

Shelly Tanabe“Working With YourRepair Technician”

Matthew McClure

Todd Goranson

Ian Jeffress

Hart Linker

The Moanin’ Frogs

Don-Paul Kahl

Project Fusion

Florida AtlanticUniversity

University of Minnesota

The Hartt SchoolLa’Ventus

8:00 p.m. Concert Hall: U.S. Navy Band Concert Band withPhilippe Geiss, Otis Murphy,

William Street and Musician 1st Class Jonathan Yanik

University ofGeorgia

Virginia TechUniversity

Annandale SaxophoneEnsemble

Concert RecitalCollege QuartetSeries

Texas StateUniversity

Chief MusicianJoshua Thomas

Jake&Sarah

Chris Cline

College QuartetSeries

Lecture Concert Recital

AnnandaleSaxophoneEnsemble

Schedule At-A-Glance - Friday, January 4

Schedule At-A-Glance - Saturday, January 5Concert Hall Band Room Harris Theater

Bobby Fuson II“The VersatileSaxophone:Pushing theBoundaries”

James Flowers

Carrie KoffmanChien-Kwan Lin

Herbert StanleyFlanders

“Speaking India:The Saxophone’sContemplation of

a Displaced Identity”

Chorus Room Grand Tier

MUC LuisHernandez

ShenandoahUniversity

1:00 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Ed Fraedrich“Establishing and

maintaining aprivate saxophone

studio”

Jim Carroll“Improvisation for

All Levels”

Jim Carroll“Improvisation for

all levels”

DiastemaSaxophone

Quartet

Thomas Liley“Eugene Rousseau:

With CasualBrilliance”

MU1 JonathanYanik

Musician 1st ClassDoug O’Connor“Understanding

Intonation: APractical Approachfor all Musicians”

J. Wade Howles“Interpreting

Jazz-InfluencedMusic for theSaxophone”

Featured JazzRecital

Steve Wilson

Master ChiefMusician Gregory

Dudzienski“The Pedagogical

Value ofTranscriptions”

Senior ChiefMusician (ret.) Timothy Roberts

Joseph Murphy

JonathanHulting-Cohen

Blitz Duo

MU1 DavidBabich

Lenoir SaxophoneEnsemble

Fretful Porcupine

Zzyzx Quartet

Lunch availablefor sale in

Concert Hall Lobby

James Umble

Jeffrey Loeffert

Steven Stusek

Patrick Jones

Michigan StateUniversity

Eastman Schoolof Music

Ohio StateUniversity

YoungstownState

University

Hartt Schoolof Music

Coalescence

7:15 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Concert Hall Lobby: Community Saxophone Choir Musician 1st Class Patrick D. Martin, director

Concert Hall: U.S. Navy Band Commodores with guest artist Steve Wilson

Brent Bristow

ConcertLecture RecitalCollege QuartetSeries

Chief Musician LuisHernandez

Jared Sims“The 21st century

‘Jazzical’saxophonist”

MSgt JeremyKoch

Zzyzx Quartet

José A. ZayasCabán

h2 Quartet

Lucas Knappe

ROC EnsembleConnie Frigo

director

Paula Van Goes

George MasonUniversity

Jazz Saxophone

ShepherdUniversity

Morehead StateUniversity

The Hartt SchoolParty of Four

Lunch availablefor sale in

concert hall lobby

University ofMiami

West LibertyUniversity

University ofConnecticut

Frostburg StateUniversity

University ofConnecticut

Paul Lindemeyerand the Mid-Houston

Quartet

Vandoren

Michael Hernandez

ShepherdUniversity

U.S. Navy BandSaxophone

Quartet

Brau5aX

Lunch availablefor sale in

concert hall lobby

University of MiamiFrost

Jim Flowers

Pelegon SaxophoneQuartet

Morehead StateUniversityAmbrym

Theater Space

Kristen McKeon withConnie Frigo

“Communicatingwith the industry:Do’s don’ts and

other Entreprenurialknowledge”

Lunch availablefor sale in

Concert Hall Lobby

Masahito Sugihara

MatthewYounglove

Brad Hubbard

FeaturedMasterclass

WilliamStreet

Lunch availablefor sale in

concert hall lobby

FeaturedMasterclass

Philippe Geiss

FeaturedMasterclassOtis Murphy

FeaturedMasterclass

Philippe Geiss

Dees-MorugaQuintet

North CarolinaSaxophoneEnsemble

Christopher Barrick“Can you dig?

Jazz Articulationand Style”

Chief Musician RobertHolmes

Specialist Christopher

Condon

Musician 1stClass David

Babich

Chief Musician Scott Silbert

Musician 1st Class Jonathan

Yanik

Kaitlyn Sakry“Earl Bostic andWillie Smith: AnIntroduction to

Bebop”

Jonathan Nichol

Ed Fraedrich“A Recital of

StudentSaxophone

Music”

Peter Salvucci“Exploring Turkish

MusicPerformance on the

Saxophone” Russell Haight“The AugmentedScale as Used by

Jazz Saxophonists:A Practical

Perspective”

RehearsalCommunity

Saxophone Choir

Jeffrey Vickers

Anders Lundegård

Fairfax Saxophone

Quartet

Red ClaySaxophone

Quartet

Wayne Leechford

Qualia Trio

Michael ReneTorres

GreenbrookEnsemble

GMU JazzSaxophoneEnsemble

During a 1977 summer saxophone conference in Brussels, then-Chief Musician Dale Underwood per-formed “Concertante” by Clare Grundman with the Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, con-ducted by the U.S. Navy Band’s leader, Cmdr. Ned Muffley. Later in the conference, Muffley discussed the possibility of hosting the band’s own symposium. After some consideration, Muffley turned to Underwood and said, “we can do this and do it better.” In those moments the United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium was born. Of course, this was just the idea. For anything to get done in the military, official orders must be given. Once back at the Washington Navy Yard, Underwood walked by Muffley’s office and received his orders when he heard “Hey Dale, Sax Symposium, do it.” Immediate planning began for the first symposium to be held on March 17-18, 1978 – less than a year away. Although Underwood had never planned anything of this magnitude before, he had attended many other saxophone conferences. He realized the unique potential of hosting a Navy Band Saxophone Symposium because, in addition to the Concert Band, he had access to the Commodores and could incorporate a jazz component to this conference. Additionally, this confer-ence would also set itself apart from others by having fewer guest artists present more clinics and masterclasses divided equally between classical and jazz idioms.

The first concert had an international flavor with the appearance of guest soloist Elie Apper of the Royal Conservatory of Music and guest conductor Commandant Yvon Ducene of the Musique des Guides, both from Brussels, and whom Underwood had met the previous summer at the Belgian saxophone conference. The Friday evening concert featured Underwood, James Houlik and Donald Sinta. On Saturday night, the Commodores performed with jazz soloists Jim Boitos, Chad Evans, Tim Eyerman and Frank Foster. Since there was no budget for the first few Saxophone Symposiums, these and other guest artists had to be supported by their university, instrument sponsor or through other means. With a couple hundred people attending the Saturday afternoon clinics and a thousand in attendance at each the Friday and Saturday evening concerts, the Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium was a success.

Half-way through the first symposium Underwood was asked to begin plan-ning the next year’s symposium, which he did with the same amount of enthu-siasm. After the third symposium, it was decided this was to become an annual event. Underwood, the saxophone section and the band’s public affairs office would be busy organizing this event for years to come.

The first symposium took place at three different locations lying several miles apart – the Sail Loft at the Washington Navy Yard, Howard University, and the old Departmental Auditorium. The symposium found its current home at George Mason when the chairman of the department of music at George Mason University, legendary retired U.S. Air Force Band conductor Col. Arnald Gabriel, asked Underwood to consider moving the Navy Band’s 1991 Saxophone Symposium to the brand new concert hall at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. This large, state-of-the-art facility offered the potential to stage five events at once and has been the home of the symposium

HiStory oF tHe internAtionAl SAxopHone SympoSium

ever since. The current venue has enabled the Navy Band to increase the number of events on the program and attract even larger audiences. This expansion of the symposium has helped reflect the multifaceted nature of the saxophone and the performers who play the instrument.

For Underwood, the 1991 symposium was the most memorable one as Karel Husa guest conducted his compo-sitions “Music for Prague” and “Concerto for Saxophone” with Underwood as the soloist. Underwood was later invited by Husa to perform the same concerto at his retirement ceremony from Cornell University in 1992.

One of the more difficult aspects of planning the Saxophone Symposium is finding various guest artists. In the symposium’s early years, Underwood wanted to invite Zoot Sims and Phil Woods but performer’s avail-ability and Symposium dates didn’t align. In spite of these difficulties, the Navy Band has hosted some of the biggest names in the saxophone community. The following saxophonists have performed with the Concert Band: Claude Delangle of the Paris Conservatory, Masahiro Maeda of the Osaka College of Music in Japan, Dragan Sremec of the Zagreb University Music Academy in Croatia, Arno Bornkamp of Amsterdam, Frederick Hemke of Northwestern University, Steven Mauk of Ithaca College, Debra Richtmeyer of the University of Illinois, Eugene Rousseau of Indiana University and the University of Minnesota and John Sampen of Bowling Green State University. Jazz greats who have performed with the Commodores include Branford Marsalis, Eddie Daniels, Dave Liebman, Chris Potter, Pete Christlieb, Bob Mintzer, Jim Snidero, Chris Vadala, and Grover Washington, Jr.

The legacy that Underwood began over 30 years ago has evolved into the largest two-day saxophone confer-ence in the United States. The goal of the symposium has always been to provide a hands-on learning experience for saxophonists of all ages and abilities.

Under the leadership of Navy Band saxophonist Senior Chief Musician Timothy Roberts, the symposium was expanded to provide more clinics and masterclasses than ever before. In order to provide more national level per-formance opportunities for college saxophonists, Roberts and his team instituted the College Quartet Series in 2003. This sparked an increase in attendance and interest in saxophone chamber music by college and university students throughout the country. Roberts also continued the tradition of inviting international guest artists, and in the past ten years the band has featured soloists from Argentina, Canada, China, Croatia, England, France, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands and Sweden.

The International Saxophone Symposium has always been a venue to hear new performers and compositions for saxophone. “Fantasia” by Claude Smith, “Gossamer Rings” by David Deason and “Essay for Tenor Saxophone” by David Ott received their world premiere performances at the 1983 sym-posium. “Soliloquy and Dance” by Elliot del Borgo, “Capriccio Concertante,” “Iberian Sketches” and “Americana Suite” are among a few of the other works that were given premiere performances at the Saxophone Symposium. In addition to solos with band, recital-ists are often programming works written within the past 15 years.

The history of the symposium is preserved on the Navy Band website. Using historical materials, pictures, sound clips and pro-grams, the website seeks to be a year-round resource for all saxo-phonists.

The United States Navy Concert Band, the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy, presents a wide array of marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions and modern wind ensemble repertoire. As the original ensemble of the Navy Band, the Concert Band has been performing public concerts and participating in high-profile events for over 85 years.

Collaboration with celebrities has become a hallmark for the Concert Band. The band was featured with Arthur Godfrey of NBC radio fame in 1927. Gene Kelly was guest star for the first episode of “The Navy Hour” radio program in 1945, which the band produced for an astounding 23 years. More recently, the band featured guest artists Tony Curtis and Gregory Peck. In 2002, the band was filmed performing “America the Beautiful;” the performance was broadcast by the NFL prior to each game during opening week.

In addition to national concert tours and an extensive local concert season, the Concert Band has been featured internationally at military tattoos and festivals in Oslo, Stockholm and Quebec City. In 1996, the band was honored to participate in the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Fleet in St. Petersburg and in The Baltic International Festival of the Fleets in Kaliningrad, Russia.

Recognized as one of the finest wind ensembles in the world, the Concert Band is in constant demand by the nation’s foremost musical education organizations, such as the American Bandmasters Association and The Midwest Clinic.

ConCert BAnd

Jazz is America’s music and the U.S. Navy Band Commodores, the Navy’s premier jazz ensemble, have been performing the very best of big band jazz for the Navy and the nation for over 40 years. Formed in 1969, this 18-member group continues the jazz big band legacy with some of the finest musicians in the world. Led by Senior Chief Musician Philip Burlin, the Commodores’ mission includes public concerts, national concert tours, ceremonial support in honoring our veterans, jazz education classes and clinics, and protocol performances for high-level military and civil-ian government officials.

The Commodores are held in high regard nation-wide by concert patrons and critics alike. The list of guest artists that have appeared with the Commodores reads like a who’s who of jazz and popular music: Ray Charles, Branford Marsalis, Clark Terry, Grover Washington, Jr., Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Eddie Daniels, James Moody and many more. They have appeared on television shows, played nearly all major jazz festivals and toured across the United States and abroad. In conjunction with the Airmen of Note (Air Force) and the Army Blues (Army), the Commodores even host their own annual jazz festival, the Joint Service Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C.

As a versatile and relevant musical organization in the 21st century, the Commodores write and arrange much of their vast library of music. Their concerts are an eclectic mix of traditional big band music, exciting jazz vocal arrangements as well as fresh new instrumental music written specifically for the Commodores of

today. This vibrant, dynamic musical group is constant-ly striving for musical excellence and the pursuit of new and exciting ways to communicate with their audiences. Their most recent recording, “Directions,” was released in 2009 to critical acclaim.

CommodoreS jazz ensemble

ConCert BAndevening Concert, Center for the Arts, Concert HallJan. 4, 2013, 8 p.m.Capt. Brian O. Walden, conductor MUC Courtney Williams, narrator

Bacchanale from “Samson and delilah” Camille Saint-Saëns

dusk david Biedenbender red cerulean

MU1 Jonathan Yanik, saxophone

the Federal march John philip Sousa

Concerto for Saxophone ronald BingeWilliam Street, saxophone

IntermissionStorm from Four Sea interludes Benjamin Brittenfrom “peter Grimes,” op. 33a arr. MU1 David Miller

World Premiere

Fantasia Claude t. Smith

Jerome Kern Songbook Jerome Kern arr. MUCM (ret.) Ralph Martino

Otis Murphy, saxophone

nobles of the mystic Shrine John philip Sousa

Kawala philippe Geiss

Sparkling Fantasy philippe GeissPhilippe Geiss, saxophone

Armed Forces on parade richard Hayman

Sir patrick philippe GeissPROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE

CommodoreS jazz ensembleevening Concert, Center for the Arts, Concert HallJan. 5, 2013, 8 p.m.MUCS Phil Burlin, unit leader

Spirit of the West russell Ferrante arr. MU1 Daniel LaMaestra

Featuring MUCS William Mulligan and MUC Gary Malvaso

in A Sentimental mood duke ellington arr. MUCS Phil Burlin

Featuring MUCS Phil Burlin and MU1 Daniel LaMaestra

Back east muC rob Holmes

God only Knows Brian Wilson arr. MUCS Stephen Williams

Featuring MUC Luis Hernandez ding dong ding Bob Brookmeyer

Featuring MUCS Stephen Williams and MU1 Daniel LaMaestra

Selections performed with guest artist Steve Wilsonwill be announced from the stage.

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SCHedule oF eventSFridAy, JAn. 4 tHrouGHSAturdAy, JAn. 5, 2013 Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 3:00 p.m.

HT RecitalChris Cline

sonata for oboe and piano Francis Poulenc Elegie arr. Joren Cain Scherzo DeplorationOblivion Astor Piazzolla arr. John Lenehan

CR Lectureshelly TAnAbe“Working with your repair technician”

GT College Quartet SeriesFlOridA ATlAnTiC UniversiTyQUAliA sAxOPhOne QUArTeTTaiki Azuma, soprano saxophone; Kyle Mechmet, alto saxophone; Derrick Newbold, tenor saxophone; Philippe Antoine, baritone saxophone le bal Thierry escaichiberia suite ed Calle Midnight Rumba Siesta Pamplona

3:30 p.m.

HT RecitalChieF MUsiCiAn JOshUA ThOMAs

buku Jacob ter veldhuisCaprices nicolo Paganini #23 Posato arr. Raaf Hekkema #2 Moderato #1 Andante

CR RecitalMATThew MCClUre wiTh nAnCy whelAn, PiAnO

Applied Magic Alex van GilsAny thing that is strang lee weisertin Transit Mischa Zupko

GT College Quartet SeriesUniversiTy OF GeOrGiAredshiFT sAxOPhOne QUArTeTHerbert Stanley Flanders, soprano saxophone; Laura Eckhardt, alto saxophone; Sara Emery, tenor saxophone; Jose Riojas, baritone saxophoneTango virtuoso Thierry escaichArt of the Fugue Johann sebastian bach I. III. IV.May Michael Torke

4:00 p.m.

HT RecitalJAke&sArAhJacob Swanson, soprano saxophone; Sarah Marchitelli, alto saxophone; Emma Steever, piano

duo Concertant, op. 55 Jean baptiste singeléeOblivion Astor Piazzollaescqualo Astor Piazzolla

CR RecitalTOdd GOrAnsOn wiTh AMAndA heiM, sAxOPhOne

Cantilena for solo saxophone Ted hansonAn Arc in solitude Mark engebretson

GT College Quartet SeriesvirGiniA TeCh UniversiTynATUrAl GrOOves Robert Deis, soprano saxophone; Matthew Turner, alto saxophone; Matthew Pangle, tenor saxophone; Benjamin Lawson, baritone saxophone

suite hellénique Pedro iturralde Kalamatianos Funky Valse KritisToccata and Fugue in d minor Johann sebastian bachTango kristen Fowler

4:30 p.m.

HT RecitalbriAn UTley wiTh GArTh eliZA, PiAnO

Turn of events david FroomWorld Premiere

CR RecitalJAsOn T. lACZkOskiPenelope’s song Judith shatinFor the Fallen Judith shatin

World Premiere

GT Quartet SeriesUniversiTy OF nOrTh CArOlinA AT GreensbOrOMinervA QUArTeTAlanna Hawley, soprano saxophone; Tyler Young, alto saxophone;Lee Burgess, tenor saxophone; Hunter Bockes, baritone saxophone

Quartet AntoninDvořák Allegro non troppo arr. Claude Veropie Lento Molto Vivace Vivace ma non troppo

5:00 p.m.

HT RecitalThOMAs liley wiTh MiChele lekAs, viOlin And MATThew GiAnFOrTe, PiAnOTrioafterBrahmsinGMinor DavidDeboorCanfield Adagio con poco moto – Allegro risoluto Adagio Molto vivo – Molto meno mosso Presto possibile

CR RecitaliAn JeFFress wiTh Andrew AdAMs, PiAnO

inner voices Mark kilstofteChant Augusta read Thomas

GT College Quartet SeriesThe hArTT sChOOllA’venTUs sAxOPhOne QUArTeTAlyssa Hoffert, soprano saxophone; Lauren Wasynczuk, alto saxophone; Ben Carraher, tenor saxophone; Li-Chun Hsiao, baritone saxophone

Andante et scherzo eugene bozza

Premier Quatuor, op. 53 Jean-baptiste singelée Andante, Allegro Adagio sostenuto Allegro vivace Allegretto

Quartet no. 2 russel howland I. Allegro moderato II. Slow III.

5:30 p.m.

HT RecitalFree sTATe sAxOPhOne QUArTeTAshley Tauber, soprano saxophone; Joseph Briscuso, alto saxophoneBrett Taylor, tenor saxophone; Phil Barnes, baritone saxophone

Mountain roads david Maslanka Overture Chorale: Wo soll ich fliehen FinaleTango virtuoso Thierry escaich

CR RecitalhArT linker

labyrinth of leaves Joseph watersbeat Me for solo tenor saxophone barry Cockcroft

GT College Quartet SeriesUniversiTy OF MinnesOTATwin CiTies sAxOPhOne QUArTeTAlexander Richards, soprano saxophone; David Kahn, alto saxophone; Benjamin Cold, tenor saxophone; Jeffery Hutchins, baritone saxophone

May JuneJuly Michael Torke

6:00 p.m.

HT RecitalGUnnery serGeAnT sTeven TeMMe Staff Sergeant John Bisesi, percussion; Staff Sergeant David Constantine, percussion; Gunnery Sergeant Otis Goodlett, IV, saxophone

walk the walk Michael daughertyblack Marc MellitsThrenody Fisher Tull

CR RecitalThe MOAnin’ FrOGsEddie Goodman, soprano saxophone; Ji-Hoon Kang, alto saxophone;Zach Stern, tenor saxophone; Nathaniel Hoshal, tenor saxophone;Danny Hawthorne-Foss, baritone saxophone; Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, bass saxophone

smiles and Chuckles F. henri klickmann arr. Lester Brockton ed. Thomas AxworthyParade of the elephants EdChenette arr. G.E. Holmes ed. Thomas AxworthyTomBrown’sSaxophoneWaltz TomBrown arr. G.E. Holmes ed. Thomas Axworthylaf’n sax edward C. barroll ed. Thomas AxworthyThe Flight of the bumblebee nikolai rimsky-korsakovSlavonicDanceno.8inGminor AntoninDvořák arr. Danny Hawthorne-Foss

GT College Quartet SeriesindiAnA UniversiTy OF PennsylvAniA Bailey Fulkroad, soprano saxophone; Brandy Spiering, alto saxophone; Scott Shuttleworth, tenor saxophone; Wilson Poffenberger, baritone saxophone

hexamorphosis Michael Gaydeski Intrada Noctourne Intermezzo Fugue Echoes Finale

World PremiereQuartet#1 BobMintzer Allegretto Slowly Allegrodrastic Measures russell Peck Allegro

6:30 p.m.

HT RecitalQUAdrATOMiC sAxOPhOne QUArTeTScott Litroff, soprano saxophone; Sean Dynan, alto saxophone;Colette Hall, tenor saxophone; Devin Di Mauro, baritone saxophone

Motherless Child variations Perry Goldsteinhymn katie Agócsshort winds sean Friar

CR RecitaldOn-PAUl kAhl

dew of the Moon Molly JoyceUntitled Michael smith

GT College Quartet SeriesTexAs sTATe UniversiTyPhOenix sAxOPhOne QUArTeTGerald Martinez, soprano saxophone; Gilbert Garza, alto saxophone;Josué Mora, tenor saxophone; Joshua Weisbrod-Torres, baritone saxophone

Quatuor Alfred desenclos Allegro non troppoTBA MatthewO’Neill World PremiereThey Might be Gods John leszczynski

7:00 p.m.

CR RecitalPrOJeCT FUsiOnDannel Espinoza, soprano saxophone; Matt Amedio, alto saxophone; Michael Sawzin, tenor saxophone; Matt Evans, baritone saxophone

recitation book david Maslanka Broken heart Ecco moriro dunque Fanfare/variations on “Durch Adams Fall”nuages eugene bozza

GT RecitalAnnAndAle sAxOPhOne enseMbleDennis McAfee, soprano/alto saxophone; Jim Vedda, soprano/alto saxophone; Jim Wentink, tenor saxophone; Tony Jordan, baritone saxophone; Howard McCullers, bass saxophone; Estel Dillon, drums/percussion

Procession of the nobles nikolai rimsky-korsakov arr. Matt KingstonJive for Five Paul nagle‘round Midnight Cootie williams and Thelonious Monk arr. Rainer Muller-Irionhave you Met Miss Jones richard rodgers and lorenz hart arr. Lennie Niehausliza George Gershwin arr. Bill Holcombeindiana ballard Macdonald and James hanley arr. Bill Holcombe

8:00 p.m.

CH Featured ConcertUniTed sTATes nAvy COnCerT bAndCapt. Brian O. Walden, conductor with Philippe Geiss, William Street, Otis Murphy, and Musician 1st Class Jonathan Yanik

Saturday Jan. 5, 2013 9:00 a.m.

BR Lecture/RecitalherberT sTAnley FlAndersBrent Weber, soprano saxophone; Laura Eckhardt, alto saxophone;Herbert Flanders, tenor saxophone; Jose Riojas, baritone saxophone

“Speaking India: The Saxophone’s Contemplation of a Displaced Identity”

shruut Jorrit dijkstraraag Malkauns bismallah khan arr. Herbert Flanders

HT RecitalMATThew yOUnGlOveMatthew Shirey, saxophone; Kirsten Halker-Kratz, piano

MonsterStudies GirardKratz Scavenger’s Daughter The Wake of Juda’s Cradle Heretic’s Fork Scold’s Bridle Breaking Wheel The Virgin of Nuremberg

World PremiereArs Christian lauba

CR College Quartet SeriesGeOrGe MAsOn UniversiTy JAZZ sAxOPhOne enseMbleLuis Palacios, soprano/alto/tenor saxophones; Samuel Brady, alto saxophone; Joseph Whitney, tenor saxophone; Kurtis Wheeler, tenor/baritone saxophones; Gerard Johnston, baritone saxophone; Timothy Smith, trumpet; Thomas Mirus, piano; Russell Lucas, percussion; Clinton Greenlee, bass; Graham Doby, drums/auxiliary percussion

Groovin’ high dizzy Gillespie arr. Buddy Clarknow’s the Time Charlie Parker arr. Med Floryrice and beans ed Callestill Crazy After All These years Paul simon arr. Gary Lindsay

GT College Quartet SeriesshenAndOAh UniversiTy Brian Raciborski, soprano saxophone; Andrew Wassum, alto saxophone; Graham Harris, tenor saxophone; Jonathan Mills, baritone saxophone; John Kilkenny, djembe

Quatuor Pierre Max dubois I. II. III. IV.

strange humors John MackeyJesus is Coming Jacob ter veldhuis

TS RecitalGreenbrOOk enseMbleJessica Dunnavant, flute; Paula Van Goes, saxophone; R. Timothy McReynolds, piano

suite burlesque Germaine Tailleferre Dolente arr. Jessica Dunnavant Pimpante Mélancolique Barcarolle Fringante BondissanteGnossienne no. 1 erik satie arr. Jessica DunnavantConcert à trois de Fronsac henri sauget Feuillages Ramages Ombragessouth wind Philippe Geiss

9:30 a.m.

HT RecitalbrenT brisTOw

shadows and dawning Marilyn shrudeAyres based on songs John dowland and katherine hoover Can She Excuse My Wrongs Weep No More Sad Fountains Fine Knacks for Ladies

CR RecitalPATriCk JOnes

suite of dreams Lost Dreams Cloak and Dagger Summer Song Helter-Skelter Dreams Lost Teasing Dancelabrynthes Michel lysight arr. Alain van Kerckhoven

GT College Quartet SeriesshePherd UniversiTy sAxOPhOne QUArTeTCourtney Bullock , soprano saxophone; Lucas Hogan, alto saxophoneJustin Loizos, tenor saxophone; Ross Semler, baritone saxophone

introduction and variation Gabriel Pierné

The iberia suite ed Calle Midnight Rumba Siesta Pamplona

TS RecitalU.s. nAvy bAnd sAxOPhOne QUArTeTMusician 1st Class Jonathan Yanik, soprano saxophone; Musician 1st Class Patrick Martin, alto saxophone; Musician 1st Class David Babich, tenor saxophone; Musician 1st Class Dana Booher, baritone saxophone

Grand Quatuor Concertant, op. 79 Jean-baptiste singeléeCanonicSuite ElliottCarterline drawings after Mark Tobey samuel Adlerrevecy venir du Printemps Claude le Jeune arr. William Schmidt

10:00 a.m.

CH Featured MasterclasswilliAM sTreeT

Tre Pezzi Giancinto scelsiAaron Stewart, saxophone

Mai ryo nodaMark Harrison, saxophone

Caprice en Forme de valse Paul bonneauBrian Raciborski, saxophone

BR LecturebObby FUsOn ii“The Versatile Saxophone: Pushing the Boundaries”

The saxophone has a storied history in jazz, R&B, and rock and roll. Why is the saxophone so adaptable to these styles? This lecture will highlight players and styles pushing the boundaries of our instrument in an effort to expose participants to new music. It will focus on saxophonists such as Jeff Coffin, Bill Evans, Courtney Pine, LeRoi Moore, and Dana Colley.

HT Jazz RecitalChieF MUsiCiAn rOberT hOlMes

Program to be announced from stage.

CR LecturekAiTlyn sAkry“Earl Bostic and Willie Smith: An Introduction to Bebop”

Earl Bostic and Willie Smith are relatively unknown alto saxo-phonists who had a large impact on the development of jazz during the transition from swing to bebop. Many students study Charlie Parker to learn bebop and fail to understand the historical progres-sion of the music. I use Bostic and Smith as examples to argue for the pedagogical value of studying more than just the jazz soloists who are most prominent in jazz history narratives. I will illustrate how these soloists influenced Charlie Parker and the development of bebop, and how a student learning bebop can use these soloists as an introduction, for an easier transition into this complex vocabulary.

GT College Quartet SeriesMOreheAd sTATe UniversiTyAMbryM sAxOPhOne QUArTeTKyle Malone, soprano saxophone; David Jump, alto saxophone; Tyler Donathan, tenor saxophone; Isaac Blevins, baritone saxophone

Quatuor de saxophones Jun nagao Perdre ChercherArrival of the Queen of sheba George Frideric handel arr. Jean-Yves Fourmeauscreaming 229a Joe Cutler

TS RecitalbrAU5AxJeffery Kyle Hutchins, saxophones; Eric Andress, bass trombone

duo Concertante daniel schnyderUntitled dave richards

World Premiere

10:30 a.m.

GT College Quartet SeriesMiChiGAn sTATe UniversiTy JAZZ QUArTeT Royce Phillips, soprano saxophone; Maria Navedo, alto saxophone; Jon Beshay, tenor saxophone; Travis Sinclair, baritone saxophone

The word John lennon/Paul McCartney arr. Tyler Vander Maaswound Tyler vander Maaswave Antonio Carlos Jobim arr. Tyler Vander MaasOne step For Jazzkind Tyler vander MaasAfter The Trane Tyler vander Maas

TS RecitalJeFFrey viCkers

Partyta (etude 19) Christian laubaClouds (etude 17) Christian laubaPent (etude 23) Christian lauba

11:00 a.m.

CH Jazz RecitalChieF MUsiCiAn lUis hernAndeZ

Program to be announced from stage.

BR Jazz ClinicJiM CArrOll“Jazz Improvisation for all levels” (bring instruments!)

HT RecitalsPeCiAlisT ChrisTOPher COndOn

Cello suite no. 1 Johann sebastian bach Preludeimprovisation violeta dinescurabescatura Miklos Maros

CR RecitalJeFFrey lOeFFerT wiTh JOnAThAn niChOl, sOPrAnO sAxOPhOne

FarfalleCotte MarcMellitsJeu d’esprit Augusta read ThomasUntitled Takuma itoh

World Premiereneon Flicker Takuma itoh

World Premiere

GT College Quartet SeriesThe hArTT sChOOlPArTy OF FOUrIan Robinson, soprano saxophone; Kara Cook, alto saxophone; Vicky Medeiros, tenor saxophone; Lisa Conant, baritone saxophone

keen roshanne etezadyPrelude, Fugue and variation, op. 18 Cesar Franck arr. Max Schwimmerrhapsody in blue George Gershwin arr. Johan van der Linden

TS RecitalAnders lUndeGård

Cello suite no. 5 Johann sebastian bach Prelude Allemande Courante Sarabande

11:30 a.m.

HT RecitalMUsiCiAn 1sT ClAss dAvid bAbiCh wiTh JAMes Adler, And JessiCA sTiTT, PiAnO

Concerto burnet Tuthill Andante – Allegro Slowly – Vivace Snappy and rhythmic

Twisted Tango James AdlerWorld Premiere

CR RecitalJAMes UMble

ConcertEtudes(writtenforJamesUmble) AndrewMead I. V. VI.like lightnings hilary TannCaprice no. 30 sigfrid karg-elert

GT College Quartet SerieseAsTMAn sChOOl OF MUsiC FinJA sAxOPhOne QUArTeTKevin Zhao, soprano saxophone; Ainsley Kilgo, alto saxophone; Tyler Wiessner, tenor saxophone; Dan Stenziano, baritone saxophone

Toccata per l’elevazione Girolamo Frescobaldi arr. Evansitalian Concerto Johann sebastian bach I. arr. Tochio II. Andante III. Presto

TS RecitalFAirFAx sAxOPhOne QUArTeTJames Francis, soprano saxophone; Stanley Shelton, alto saxophone; Brian Cole, tenor saxophone; Laura Chubb, baritone saxophone; Amy LaCivita, piano

Quintet in eb Major, op. 16 ludwig van beethoven Grave/Allegro moderato arr. James F. Francis Andante cantabile Rondo: Allegro

12:00 p.m.lUnCh AvAilAble FOr sAle in lObby

BR LectureChrisTOPher bArriCk“Can You Dig? Jazz Articulation & Style”

This clinic will present the common approaches to jazz style and articulation. The topics addressed will include jazz grace notes, scoops, bends, bebop articulation, and interpretation of standard jazz articulation markings. Saxophonists are encouraged to bring their instrument and play along in this clinic, which is ideal for teachers, younger players and those who want to codify their approach to jazz style and articulation.

HT RecitalChieF MUsiCiAn sCOTT silberT

Program to be announced from stage.

CR RecitalJOnAThAn niChOlJeffrey Loeffert and Geoffrey Deibel, saxophones

Bombinate JeffreyLoefferteast european Cups François rossékarate Alex Mincek

12:30 p.m.

CH Featured MasterclassOTis MUrPhy

rhapsody Andre waigneinBrandon Jinwoo Choi, saxophone; Hyun Ji Oh, piano

Concerto Paul CrestonAlyssa Hoffert, saxophone

elegie et rondeau karel husaGavin Goodwin, saxophone

CR Lectureed FrAedriCh“A Recital of Student Saxophone Music”

GT College Quartet SeriesUniversiTy OF MiAMiFrOsT sAxOPhOne QUArTeTEsneider Valencia Hernandez, soprano saxophone; Frank Capoferri, alto saxophone; Joseph D’Aleo, tenor saxophone; Lewis Jones, baritone saxophone

Pagoda Paul dooleyFuga con pajarillo Aldemaro romerola muerte del angel Astor Piazzolla arr. Johan van der LindenFuga y misterio Astor Piazzolla arr. V. Skorupsky

TS RehearsalCOMMUniTy sAxOPhOne ChOirMUsiCiAn 1sT ClAss PATriCk MArTin, direCTOrAll are welcome - bring instruments!

1:00 p.m.

BR LectureMAsTer ChieF MUsiCiAn GreGOry dUdZienski“The Pedagogical Value of Transcriptions”

This presentation will explore the use of transcription of primary sources as the primary method for developing both accurate time-feel and improvisational language.

HT RecitalreTired seniOr ChieF MUsiCiAn TiMOThy rOberTsGarrick Zoeter, clarinet; Silvan Negrutiu, piano

Techno Parage Guillame ConnesonQuatrePiecespourfluteseule JindrichFeld Meditation Caprice Intermede BurlesqueSonatina JosefHorovitz Allegro calmato Lento, quasi andante Con brio

GT College Quartet SeriesOhiO sTATe UniversiTy Jerry Lillie, soprano saxophone; Mark Wallace, alto saxophone; Aaron Dvorak, tenor saxophone; Andrew Lawrence, baritone saxophone

revolution Marc Mellits Groove Canon Mara’s Toys December 1989 Groove Machine resultants George T. kirckUlla in Africa heiner wiberny

1:30 p.m.

CH Featured MasterclassPhiliPPe Geiss

Concerto Paul CrestonKendra Heslip, saxophone

Mysterious Morning iii Fuminori TanadaSean Xue, saxophone

HT RecitalJOsePh MUrPhy

1, 2, 3 beata MoonA Tune from Childhood bright shengAeterna John Anthony lennonrock Me barry Cockcroft

CR RecitallUCAs knAPPe

Aus schmerz und Trauer nicolaus A. huber

GT College Quartet SerieswesT liberTy UniversiTy sAxOPhOne QUinTeT And sexTeTSam Farabee, soprano saxophone; Kaitlyn Neff, alto saxophone; Marlena Sell, alto and baritone saxophones; Anthony Panebianco, tenor saxophone; Tailor Glendenning, tenor saxophone; Eythan West, baritone saxophone

Quintet for saxophones John C. worley Chorale - Moderatohavana in the Fifties denis diblasioAt the Chicken Chaser’s ball vardon & sam Perry arr. G.E. Holmes, ed. T. Axworthy

TS Recitalred ClAy sAxOPhOne QUArTeTSusan Fancher, soprano saxophone; Robert Faub, alto saxophone; Steven Stusek, tenor saxophone; Mark Engbretson, baritone saxophone

Compass david rakowski N E S W

2:00 p.m.

BR LectureThOMAs liley“Eugene Rousseau: With Casual Brilliance”

One of the saxophone’s most renowned performers and teachers, the career of Eugene Rousseau spans the most recent half-century of our instrument and mirrors its worldwide development as a concert instrument. This presentation of his life, augmented with photo-graphs and recordings, will include early influences, his Fulbright study in Paris with the legendary Marcel Mule, and his decades as a professor at Indiana University and the University of Minnesota.

HT RecitalJOnAThAn hUlTinG-COhen

Moon dances - Three native American walter Mays sketches Moon Dance Marokawia’s Lament Song of the Dancing SkunkUnremembered wings (Inspired by Pablo AndreaClearfieldNeruda’s poem entitled “La poesia”)

CR RecitalMAsAhiTO sUGihArAKyle Malone, soprano/alto saxophone; David Jump, alto saxophone; Tyler Donathan, tenor saxophone; Isaax Blevins, baritone saxophone

Oboe Concerto in C Minor Alessandro Marcello Andante spiccato arr. Masihito Sugihara Adagio Prestosequenza viib (Chemin iv) luciano berio

GT College Quartet SeriesyOUnGsTOwn sTATe UniversiTy deliriUM sAxOPhOne QUArTeTMark Higgins, soprano saxophone; Rebecca Little, alto saxophone; Brian Newell, tenor saxophone; Kevin Snyder, baritone saxophone

StringQuartetinFMajor,op.96,no.12 AntonínDvorák Allegro ma non troppo arr. Delirium QuartetQuatuor de saxophones ida Gotkovsky Linéaire Finaldervish Chris rutkowski

TS RecitalwAyne leeChFOrd, bAriTOne sAxOPhOne wiTh eliZAbeTh MUnCh, hArP

Fronds Adrienne Albert sian ka’an (Origin of the sky) leroy Osmond Poetry Adrienne Albert

2:30 p.m.

CH Recitaldees-MOrUGA QUinTeTDavid Dees, saxophone; Benjamin Robinette, soprano saxophone;Sesha Wallace, alto saxophone; Adam Camey, tenor saxophone; Michael Christenson, baritone saxophone

nymphes des bois Josquin des Prez arr. Benjamin Robinettesummer Music, op. 31 samuel barber arr. Benjamin RobinetteRagtime(Tanz) NikosSkalkottas arr. Benjamin RobinetteSifneikos NikosSkalkottas arr. Benjamin Robinette

HT Featured RecitalMUsiCiAn 1sT ClAss JOnAThAn yAnikJoy Mentzel, piano; Megan Yanik, viola; Jessica Sammis, cello

Caprice #30 sigfrid karg-elertwalimai Michael djupstromsequenza viib luciano berioTrio for Piano, viola, and heckelphone Paul hindemith 1st Parte: Solo, Arioso, Duet 2nd Parte: PotpourriFrom serenade, op. 10 erno dohnanyl Romanza arr. MU1 Jonathan Yanik

CR Recitalh2 QUArTeTGeoffrey Deibel, soprano and alto saxophones; Jeffrey Loeffert, alto saxophone; Jonathan Nichol, tenor saxophone; Kimberly Loeffert, baritone saxophone

MicrofluctuationsinPlainchant DanielWohlyou’ve been Talking in your sleep david biedenbenderengrenages Alexandros MarkeasManship dances sarah horick Scherzo

GT College Quartet SeriesUniversiTy OF COnneCTiCUT Corey Killian, soprano saxophone; Emily Lavins, alto saxophone; Jessica Cardamone, tenor saxophone; Ian Jackson, baritone saxophone

Quartet op. 109 Alexander Glazunov AllegroThey Might be Gods John leszczynskiyou’ve been Talking in your sleep david biedenbender

TS RecitalJiM FlOwers wiTh nAnCy ZiPAy desAlvO, PiAnO

sonate edison denisov Allegro Lento Allegro moderatodistances within Me John Anthony lennon

3:00 p.m.

CH RecitalnOrTh CArOlinA sAxOPhOne enseMbleVerena Mosenbichler-Bryant, conductor; Matt McClure, sopranino/alto Saxophones; Wayne Leechford, soprano saxophone; Aaron Payne, soprano saxophone; Michael Stephenson, soprano saxophone; David Allen, alto saxophone; Ellen Horner, alto saxophone; Katherine Lee, alto saxophone; Morris Lewis, alto saxophone; Steven Pollock, tenor saxophone; Eddie Prieto, tenor saxophone; Howie Ledford, tenor saxophone; Drew Hays, baritone saxophone; Walt Martin, baritone saxophone; Lynn Narveson, baritone saxophone; Tom Amoreno, bass saxophone; Steven Stusek, bass saxophone

Fanfare la Peri Paul dukas arr. R. Caravandusk steven bryant arr. Jose Oliver Riojas

slava! leonard bernstein arr. Johan van der LindenThe sunken Cathedral Claude debussy arr. Jonah Blumhot house roger Przytulski

HT LectureMUsiCiAn 1sT ClAss dOUG O’COnnOr“Understanding Intonation: A Practical Approach for all Musicians”

The subject of intonation is often a source of contentious debate for musicians, even putting historical issues aside: this presenta-tion seeks to shed light on why players of winds and strings often hear pitch differently, or why what one player hears as “right” can be heard as “wrong” by another. In particular, it finds common ground between a core issue of theory analysis and intonation choice: melody vs. harmony. Visual reinforcement, audio playback, and live demonstration help to illustrate a hybridized approach to intonation, but the final goal is simply for the audience to understand the artistic potential for their intonation choices well above and beyond simple “right” vs. “wrong.”

CR LecturePeTer sAlvUCCi wiTh sAndy blOCker, PerCUssiOn “Exploring Turkish Music Performance on the Saxophone”

BestenigarPeşrev TanburiNumanAğaevcara saz semaisi dilhayat kalfaKurdiliHicazkarPeşrev TanburiCemilBeyGidelimGöksuyabirAlem-iAbEyleyelim LavtacıHristoÇalınDavulları traditionalnikriz dance Air traditional

GT College Quartet SeriesFrOsTbUrG sTATe UniversiTy Melanie Brown, soprano saxophone; Tanika Henry, alto saxophone; Danielle Edwards, tenor saxophone; Cache Holmes, baritone saxophone

AndanteetScherzetto PierreLantierClose your eyes and listen Astor Piazzolla arr. Roberto Di Marinobrandenburg Concerto no. 3 Johann sebastian bach Allegro Moderato arr. Philippe Marillia

TS RecitalPeleGOn sAxOPhOne QUArTeTJessica Voigt, soprano saxophone; James Skretta, alto saxophone; Elena Pederson, tenor saxophone; Andre Allen, baritone saxophone

everything Must Go Martin bresnick Andante G. L. in memoriam Pensoso, con sobrio espressione

string Quartet in G minor, op. 10 Claude debussy Animé et très décidé

3:30 p.m.

CH Featured Jazz RecitalsTeve wilsOn

HT RecitalbrAd hUbbArd

The infernal Path Thomas MassellaSonataforBaritoneSaxophoneandPiano SherwoodShaffer Bold and Flowing Slowly Singing Fast and Driving Ahead

GT Jazz LecturerUssell hAiGhT“The Augmented Scale as used by Jazz Saxophonists: A Practical Perspective”

This lecture will look at the augmented scale, a six-note collection comprised of two interlocking augmented triads, as used by tenor saxophonists Oliver Nelson, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, and Chris Potter.

TS RecitalMiChAel hernAndeZ

Tristia kevin O. AmesAlmost out of the sky John leszczynski You are what the wind was making See how many stars are smashed in the pool My heart spins like a crazy wheel

4:00 p.m.

BR Jazz LectureJ . wAde hOwles“Interpreting Jazz-Influenced Music for the Saxophone”

Many classically-trained saxophonists today have difficulty recognizing jazz influence in music and implementing the proper techniques to acknowledge that influence. This presentation aims to assist saxophonists in determining: 1) How to acknowledge jazz influence if it is present in a piece, 2) How much jazz influence is ac-tually present, and 3) What performance practices from the different

eras of jazz can/should be applied to a piece. By presenting a variety of techniques that saxophonists have at their disposal, as well as suggesting recordings and other pieces to draw upon, this presenta-tion will help classically-trained saxophonists be better equipped to interpret works that show signs of jazz influence.

HT RecitalPAUlA vAn GOes wiTh r. TiMOThy MCreynOlds, PiAnO

incandescence ida Gotkovsky Lyrique Andante Finalsonata à la manière de Francis Poulenc wijnand van klaveren Allegro Interlude Rondeau à la française

CR RecitalZZyZx QUArTeTStaff Sgt. Stacy Wilson, soprano saxophone; Stephen Page, alto saxophone; Matt Evans, tenor saxophone; Musician 1st Class Dana Booher, baritone saxophone

introduction Gabriel Pierné et variations sur une ronde Populaire

Unquiet spirits John Mackey I II III

World Premiere

TS RecitalQUAliA TriOTaiki Azuma, soprano/alto saxophones; Kyle Mechmet, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone; Darko Varga, piano

Phantasia Antiqua Thierry escaich Double chœur Chaconne DanserieTrio for Oboe, horn, and Piano heinrich von herzogenberg Allegretto Presto

4:30 p.m.

HT RecitallenOir sAx enseMbleRobert George, soprano saxophone; Jenny Lanier, alto saxophone; Patrick Brown, tenor saxophone; Michael Myers, baritone saxophone

body and soul Green, heyman, sour, and eyton arr. David WilkenAutumn leaves Joseph kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert arr. David Wilken

songbird loonis McGlohon arr. David Wilkenhello, young lovers richard rodgers and Oscar hammerstein arr. David WilkenPure imagination leslie bricusse and Anthony newley arr. David Wilken

TS RecitalMiChAel rene TOrres

elegy for eurydice Michael rene Torres Eurydice Denial Anger Bargaining Depression AcceptanceFirst study for Alto saxophone Jason Thorpe buchanan Doublethink

7:15 p.m.

CH ConcertCOMMUniTy sAxOPhOne ChOirMusician 1st Class Patrick Martin, director

8:00 p.m.

CH Featured ConcertUniTed sTATes nAvy bAndCOMMOdOres JAZZ enseMbleSenior Chief Musician Phil Burlin, leader, with special guest saxophonist Steve Wilson

Capt. Brian o. WaldenCommanding Officer/Leader

A native of Trenton, S.C., Capt. Brian O. Walden holds a bachelor’s degree in music with a double major in religious stud-ies from Saint Leo (Fla.) University and a master’s degree in wind ensemble conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston,

Mass., where he was a student of Charles Peltz, Frank Battisti and William Drury. He also studied conducting with Richard Hoenich, former assistant conductor of the Montreal Symphony, and doctoral studies in music education at Boston University. He is a current student in the doctoral program in music education at George Mason University, studying under Brian Wuttke. In 2012 he was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award by the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music. A 2004 fellow at the Conductors Institute of the University of South Carolina, Walden has also studied music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Northern Illinois University, Old Dominion University and Newberry (S.C.) College. He has guest conducted ensembles and per-formed as a trumpet instrumentalist in over 74 coun-tries. He holds a graduate diploma in national security strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I.

Walden enlisted in the Navy in 1981 and served as a trumpet instrumentalist in Charleston, New Orleans, Guam, the Marianas Islands and Norfolk. Highlights of these tours were his selection as the Commander, Naval Forces Marianas Sailor of the Year (1988) as well as assistant leader of the U.S. Navy Showband for UNITAS (1991) and tours aboard USS Mount

Whitney (LCC 20), USS O’Bannon (DD 987) and USS Barnstable County (LST 1197). Before assum-ing his current position, he was the leader of the U.S. Naval Academy Band. At the Navy School of Music in Little Creek, Va., he served as the executive officer as well as the director of training. Other previous officer assignments include tours as the director of the Allied Forces Southern Europe (NATO) Band in Naples, Italy, and as the director of Navy Band Great Lakes.

He has performed with the Virginia Wind Symphony, the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra and La Orquesta Salsa y Mas, a Latin salsa ensemble. He has served as director of music at Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cambridge, Md., and St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach, Va., and also served as the orchestral brass instructor for the Virginia Beach Public Schools Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. He has lectured at Old Dominion University on the music of American com-poser Charles Ives. His current research project is on the music and literature of composer George Thaddeus Jones.

His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Joint Service Meritorious Unit Award, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (seven awards).

philippe GeissAn internationally

regarded saxophon-ist and widely-performed composer, Philippe Geiss is one of the first musicians from the French saxophone school who has built his own crossover style between classical and improvised music, playing the entire

saxophone family from sopranino to bass saxophone.Geiss has given concerts and masterclasses all over the world. Geiss’s passion is to work on the relationship between composition and improvisation. To this end, he works closely with many great improvisers such as Jerry Bergonzi and French pianist Jean-François Zygei, collaborating in live concerts, silent movies, improvised music and many television shows playing classical crossover improvised music.

Geiss’s own music style lies somewhere between contemporary classical, jazz and world music. His compositions have been performed by renowned musicians and ensembles including the U.S. Navy Band, Branford Marsalis, Nederland Wind Ensemble, and leading saxophone quartets, including Habanera, Alliage, Diastema, Ellipsos and more. His composi-tions include works for beginners to high-level per-formers, and his works have been published by Robert Martine, Billaudot, and Leduc. Philippe teaches at the Strasbourg Conservatory and the Superior Academy of Music and Arts.

Each year Geiss also organizes a major saxophone festival in Strasbourg (Les Rencontres du Saxophone) to which many great musicians from all over the world are invited. Geiss is artistic director of the next World Saxophone Congress, which will take place in Strasbourg in July 2015. He is a Rico and Selmer per-forming artist.

otis murphyOtis Murphy

holds the position of associate profes-sor of music in the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, joining the faculty at the age of 28 and becoming one of the young-est faculty members in its history. He is in great demand as an international

soloist and clinician, having gained wide recognition on four continents: North America (United States and Canada), Europe (Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,

Scotland, Spain, Switzerland and Wales), Asia (Japan, Singapore and Taiwan), and Australia. Murphy has performed in some of the great concert halls of the world including Isaac Stern Concert Hall in Japan; Merkin Concert Hall in New York; Palau de la Musica in Valencia; the Strathmore in Washington; Opera City Concert Hall in Tokyo; Palacio Euskalduna in Spain; Phoenix Hall in Osaka, Japan; and Casals Hall in Tokyo. He also has presented saxophone classes and appeared as a guest professor at prestigious music schools and festivals throughout the world including the Amsterdam Conservatory, Cologne Academy of Music, Hamamatsu International Wind Instrument Academy and Festival, Institut Franz Schubert, Liceu de Barcelona, Madrid Royal Conservatory, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Osaka College of Music, Ravenna Music Festival, London Royal College of Music, Sydney Conservatorium, World Saxophone Congress, and many more. As a soloist, Murphy has been a featured guest soloist with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Sinfonia, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonie, Bruno Moderna Chamber Orchestra, Musashino Wind Ensemble, United States Navy Band, and Yamaha Symphonic Band.

Murphy’s numerous performance awards have included prizes in Belgium’s Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition, the Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition in France, and the Heida Hermanns International Woodwind Competition in the U.S. His students also have received numerous accolades including Grand Prize in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition; first prizes in the inaugural International Saxophone Symposium and Competition, Heida Hermanns International Woodwind Competition and William Byrd Young Artist Competition; and third prize in the Gaudeamus International Contemporary Music Competition. They also hold positions as teachers and professors and are members of the top United States military bands in Washington.

Murphy holds a Doctor of Music and Master of Music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, graduating with the Performer’s Certificate, the highest honor given to a performer at this institu-tion; and a Bachelor of Music Education, graduating

magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia. In addition, he pursued advanced studies in France under a Fulbright Fellowship for foreign study at the Conservatoire National Régional de Musique in Cergy-Pontoise, earning the Prix de Perfectionnement by a unanimous decision of the jury. His saxophone teach-ers include Jean-Yves Fourmeau, Eugene Rousseau, and Kenneth Fischer. Murphy is a Yamaha performing artist and a Vandoren performing artist, and he is a founding member and soprano saxophonist in Solaire Saxophone Quartet. He resides in Bloomington, Ind., with his wife, Haruko, and their five children.

William StreetSaxophonist William Street has performed and lec-

tured in Belgium, Canada, Russia, France, England, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine and the U.S. He tours frequently with pianist Roger Admiral and the Quatuor International de Saxophones emphasizing the importance of both solo and cham-

ber music making. Strongly influenced by his former teachers George Etheridge, Frederick Hemke and Jean-Marie Londeix, Street has sought to feature the music of today’s compos-ers in his concerts. He can be heard on compact disc record-ings “Sunthesis: Les Septs Iles,”

“L’Ensemble International de Saxophones,” “At Your Service” with pianist Sylvia Taylor and the Centaur recording of “Evolution V” for five saxophonists by Marilyn Shrude, with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet. “Tre Vie, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra” by Malcolm Forsyth with Grzegorz Nowak and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra was nominated for a 1999 Juno award and was re-issued in 2009. Other recordings include “Quatuor International de Saxophone LIVE,” “heliosaxo,” “MY VERY FIRST SOLO” and “Westwind, Canadian Music for Saxophone” with Roger Admiral. Street also partici-

pated as jury member for international competitions in Belgium, France, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine and the U.S.. He served as president of the North American Saxophone Alliance from 1992-1994. His published work includes the English translation of “Hello! Mr. Sax, ou les Paramètres du Saxophone” (Leduc) by Jean-Marie Londeix, “Elise Boyer Hall,” and “The Life of Elise Boyer Hall” in Les États Géneraux Mondiaux du Saxophone. Anna and William Street translated into English the “Méthode d’étude de Saxophone,” by Jean-Marie Londeix published by Éditions Henry Lemoine in Paris and he also served as editorial consultant for the biography, ”Jean-Marie Londeix, Master of the Modern Saxophone” by James Umble (Roncorp, 2000). He is coordinator of the Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition which will be held in July 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand.

musician 1st Class Jonathan yanikMusician 1st Class Jonathan Yanik, a native of

Simsbury, Conn., joined the Navy Band in April 2009 and was selected as principal saxophonist in 2011. He earned his Master of Music in saxophone from

the University of Michigan, where he studied saxo-phone with Donald Sinta and Andrew Bishop, graduat-ing with highest academic honors. Prior to studying at Michigan, Yanik earned his Bachelor of Music Education with high distinc-tion from Indiana University in 2007,

where he studied saxophone with Otis Murphy. Along with his duties at the Navy Band, Yanik is also cur-rently the adjunct professor of saxophone at Towson University in Towson, Md.

Yanik is a versatile and enthusiastic musician who performs saxophone and multiple woodwinds in many different musical settings including orchestra, jazz, chamber, rock and pit orchestra. Before joining the Navy Band, Yanik worked as a musician in the

Queen’s Room Orchestra, playing jazz, dance band and popular styles aboard Cunard Cruise Line’s Queen Victoria. He has also been successful in competitions, most notably winning the grand prize in the Heida Hermanns International Woodwind Competition in 2008.

Senior Chief musician philip BurlinSenior Chief Musician Philip Burlin, a native of

Camp Springs, Md., joined the Navy Band in 1991 and is the unit leader of the Commodores. He attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland and later North Texas

State University in Denton, Texas from 1979-1982. At Western Maryland College in 1985, he directed the saxo-phone and clarinet quartets and taught jazz improvisa-tion and classical saxophone. He has appeared with the St. Mary’s College of Maryland jazz ensemble, the University

of Maryland jazz ensemble, the Peabody Jazz Underground, the Les Elgart Orchestra, the Gary Thomas Quintet (opening for Miles Davis at the 1986 Eubie Blake Jazz Festival), and as a featured soloist with Electra recording artist, Danny Gatton (1987-1989). In 1988, he received a “Jazz Performance Grant” from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Burlin has been a featured soloist since joining the Navy Band. He has performed with jazz artists such as Charles McPherson, Bob Mintzer, Arturo Sandoval, Marvin Stamm, Stanley Turrentine, Ernie Watts and Eugene “Snooky” Young at such venues as the Elkhart (Ind.) and Montreux (Detroit) jazz festivals, and conferences of the International Association for Jazz Education in Miami, New York, and Toronto. In addi-tion, he was the producer of the Commodores record-ings “Here and Now” and “Sessions on M Street” and has written numerous compositions and arrangements for the band.

Steve WilsonHighly regarded as a musician’s musician, Steve

Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings and ensembles led by such celebrated artists as Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Christian McBride, George Duke, Michael Brecker, Dianne Reeves, Bill

Bruford, Gerald Wilson, Maria Schneider, Joe Henderson, Charlie Byrd, Karrin Allyson and Don Byron among many others.

Arriving in New York in 1987, Wilson quickly became first-call choice for veteran and emerging art-ists alike, prompting a New York Times

profile “A Sideman’s Life.” Since 1997 he has been regularly cited in the Downbeat Magazine Critics and Readers Polls in the soprano and alto saxophone categories. In 2008 the Jazz Journalists Association nominated him for soprano sax player of the year and in 2010 for alto sax player of the year. In February 2011, Wilson celebrated his 50th birthday with a six-night engagement, leading six different bands at Jazz Standard, New York’s premiere jazz club. In a major interview feature preview, America’s largest newspa-per, the Wall Street Journal, proclaimed, “The Sideman Becomes the Star.” The article, by respected writer Larry Blumenfeld, added, “Mr. Wilson is essential to this city’s jazz landscape.”

Wilson is a respected leader of two acclaimed ensembles--Steve Wilson Quartet and Wilsonian’s Grain--and he is one-half of two dynamic duos, with drummer Lewis Nash, and also with pianist Bruce Barth as documented on their recent recording “Home” on the We Always Swing label. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name, leading and col-laborating with such stellar artists as Nicholas Payton, Mulgrew Miller, Rene Marie Ray Drummond, Cyrus Chestnut, Greg Hutchinson and Ben Riley.

A respected and passionate educator Wilson serves on the faculty at Manhattan School of Music and

SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music, and has been artist in residence at institutions such as University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Manitoba, University of Maryland-College Park and Virginia Commonwealth University. He conducts clinics and masterclasses around the world.

Clinicians/Recitalists/Ensembles

Annandale Saxophone ensembleThe Annandale Saxophone Ensemble is a soprano

through bass saxophone ensemble with drums. The group provides a wide variety of musical styles but tends to specialize in well-known jazz, Latin and popular standards. As performers, they come from dif-ferent musical backgrounds, but share a love for the saxophone quartet/quintet format. The ensemble has performed at the Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, the French Embassy Musique Festival, street festivals, private parties, retirement centers, local churches and holiday functions. The Annandale Saxophone Ensemble strives to share the versatility and musical beauty of the saxophone at every perfor-mance.

musician 1st Class david BabichOriginally from Amherst, Ohio, Musician 1st Class

David Babich joined the U.S. Navy Band in May 2009. In November 2011, he was featured on the front cover of Saxophone Journal and has become a contributing author to the publication. Recently, Babich recorded the tenor saxophone part to Ed Sueta’s band method “Premier Performance” and is the featured tenor saxophonist on the CDs. As a freelance musician, Babich has performed with the Pittsburgh Opera, the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Toledo Repertoire Theatre and the Bowling Green Symphony Orchestra. In 2006, Babich sat as principal saxophone in the National Wind Ensemble which performed at Carnegie Hall. As a solo-ist, he won the concerto competition at Bowling Green State University and was a prize winner in the Lima Symphony Young Artists’ Competition and the Agnes Fowler Competition. David graduated from Bowling Green State University, summa cum laude, and from Northwestern University with a GPA of 4.0.

Christopher BarrickChristopher Barrick is assistant professor of music

at West Liberty University where he teaches saxo-phone, clarinet and jazz studies. A regular at the U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, he has also appeared at conferences of the North American Saxophone Alliance, the Association for Technology in Music Instruction, the International Clarinet Association, and the College Music Society. Barrick has performed professionally with nation-ally known acts such as Wayne Newton, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Rick K and the All-Nighters, the Legends of Swing, the Harry James Orchestra, and the Temptations. Barrick holds degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (DMA), The University of Tennessee (M.M.) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.A. and B.S.).

Brau5axBrau5aX, an unusual duo of saxophone and bass

trombone, was formed by colleagues Jeffery Kyle Hutchins and Eric Andress while attending the University of North Texas. Exploring a variety of styles from jazz to Latin to contemporary, Brau5aX has performed in many different settings since first meeting in 2008. Recently focusing on jazz duets, Brau5aX has commissioned new works by Jenny Kellogg and Dave Richards. Andress is currently the assistant director of bands at J. L. Long Middle School in Dallas; he holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of North Texas in performance and education, where he studied with Tony Baker and Jan Kagarice. Hutchins is currently instructor of record at the University of Minnesota, where he is a student of Eugene Rousseau; he also holds degrees in perfor-mance and education from the University of North Texas, where he studied with Eric Nestler.

Brent BristowBrent Bristow is the director of the Department of

Music at Arkansas State University-Beebe, where he serves as the director of bands and associate profes-sor of saxophone. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education and a Master of Music in saxophone perfor-mance from Arkansas State University and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Memphis. His teachers include Allen Rippe, John Sampen and Ken

Hatch. Bristow is a former member of the Memphis Saxophone Quartet. He collaborated with Donald Sinta to write a biography of the noted saxophonist, and has performed with the Enterprise Blues Band, a group made up of actors from the Star Trek TV series. Bristow is a Yamaha performing artist and clinician.

Jim CarrollJim Carroll earned his Bachelor of Music and

Master of Music from Indiana University. His career has included performances at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the White House, Yokohama Stadium, the Kennedy Center, Royal Albert Hall and the Apollo Theatre. A versatile performer, Carroll has worked with Michael Jackson, Clark Terry, Nancy Wilson, Maynard Ferguson, Billy Taylor, Zoot Sims, Keter Betts, the Columbus Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Indiana Saxophone Quartet and others. Carroll is currently leader and artistic director of the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. Active as an educator, he teaches at the Jamey Aebersold jazz workshops and is director of jazz studies at George Mason University.

Christopher ClineChristopher Cline is a recent graduate from the

University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a master’s degree in saxophone performance. He was a student of Taimur Sullivan. Chris was also the tenor saxophonist of the Aidia Saxophone Quartet, awarded third place at the North American Saxophone Alliance quartet competition in March 2012. Cline is a gradu-ate of Valdosta State University where he received his Bachelor of Music in music education. His private instructor was Joren Cain. He was the recipient of VSU’s most outstanding musician award in 2010, first chair alto saxophone in the National Wind Ensemble in 2008, and was the winner of the Valdosta State University Concerto Competition in 2007.

Specialist Christopher CondonSpecialist Christopher Condon has performed fre-

quently as a chamber musician and soloist with orches-tra. Condon’s career has taken him across the United States, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. While studying at the University of Southern Mississippi with Lawrence Gwozdz, he made his orchestral debut as soloist with the Mississippi

Symphony Orchestra. In 2005, Condon accepted the graduate teaching assistantship under Patrick Meighan at Florida State University. A highlight of his study at Florida State was membership in the Equinox Saxophone Quartet, which won first prize in the MTNA National Chamber Music Competition in 2006. Thanks to a generous grant from the HSP Huygens Foundation, he continued his studies with Arno Bornkamp at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Condon is currently an enlisted member of the 282nd Army Band at Ft. Jackson, S.C.

dees-moruga QuintetThe Dees-Moruga Quintet was formed at Texas

Tech University to explore saxophone quintet reper-toire utilizing the sopranino saxophone. The group consists of TTU saxophone professor David Dees and the TTU Moruga Quartet, made up TTU doctoral stu-dents Benjamin Robinette (soprano), Sesha Wallace (alto), Adam Camey (tenor) and Michael Christenson (baritone). During 2012-2013, the ensemble will be premiering Robinette’s quintet arrangement of Ligeti’s “Six Bagatelles” and is premiering his quintet arrange-ment of Samuel Barber’s “Summer Music, Op. 31” at the 2013 International Saxophone Symposium.

master Chief musician Gregory dudzienski

Master Chief Musician Gregory Dudzienski is a native of Valparaiso, Ind. He enlisted in the Navy in 1994 and currently serves as the assistant direc-tor of Navy Band Northeast in Newport, R.I. He holds a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies and per-formance from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Music in performance from the University of Rhode Island. An active performer and educa-tor, Dudzienski has performed with popular music and jazz artists, including Marian McPartland, Clark Terry, Lou Donaldson, Maureen McGovern, Gerald Wilson, David Liebman, the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, the Temptations, the Four Tops, and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. He has presented clinics and masterclasses at the University of Rhode Island, the International Saxophone Symposium, and numerous high schools throughout the United States.

Fairfax Saxophone QuartetSince 1985 the Fairfax Saxophone Quartet has per-

formed for audiences throughout the Washington area and beyond. The FSQ demonstrates the amazing versa-tility of the saxophone by performing a wide variety of musical styles, including classical favorites, Broadway hits, ragtime, contemporary arrangements of popular music and jazz. The FSQ plays year-round as “ambas-sadors of good will” for the highly acclaimed City of Fairfax Band. Engagements have included appearances at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, the 32nd International Saxophone Symposium, and as featured soloist with the City of Fairfax Band. The FSQ has premiered a number of new works or arrangements for saxophone quartet.

Herbert Stanley FlandersHerbert Stanley Flanders received his Bachelor of

Music at Columbus State University where he studied saxophone with Amy Griffiths. During his undergradu-ate education, Flanders was awarded the opportunity to study at Brevard Music Camp under the instruction of Joseph Lulloff. He received his Master of Music from the University of Georgia under the instruction of Kenneth Fischer, Eugene Rousseau, and Joseph Wytko. Currently, Flanders is a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia under the direction of Connie Frigo, and serves as the saxophone studio teaching assistant along with being a founding member of the Redshift Saxophone Quartet. Flanders is active in ethnomusicological research with his primary inter-est in Hindustani and Carnatic musics.

Jim FlowersJim Flowers is adjunct professor of saxophone at

Westminster College and attends the Eastman School of Music in pursuit of a Doctorate of Musical Arts in saxophone performance and literature. James has won first prize at the MTNA Chamber Music Competition, the Coleman National Chamber Music Competition, and was a finalist at the 2004 North American Saxophone Alliance Solo Competition. He has toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and performed with the Cleveland Duo, Wayne Newton, Marie Osmond, Bobby Vinton, Ben Vereen, Mary Wilson from the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, the Fifth Dimension, Al Martino and Deana Martin.

He has commissioned music written by Braxton Blake, Matthew Brazofsky, Patrick Burke, Jason Howard and Daniel Perttu. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo is an associate professor in the Department of Music at Westminster College, where she teaches piano, collaborative piano courses, and performs various solo recitals. Nancy Zipay DeSalvo is a Steinway artist.

ed FraedrichEd Fraedrich is in his second year of teaching

saxophone at George Mason University. As a private saxophone teacher in Virginia, his students have won numerous awards and scholarships, have performed as soloists with professional and student bands and orchestras, and have gone on to hold teaching positions at several colleges and universities. Since 1978, he has placed more students into all-district and all-state bands than any saxophone teacher in Virginia.

Free State Saxophone QuartetThe Free State Saxophone Quartet performs an

eclectic mix of classical, jazz and original reper-toire ranging from masterworks by Bach, Bernstein, and Shostakovich to the unique sounds of George Gershwin, Sammy Nestico, Bob Mintzer, and Astor Piazzolla. Formed in 2007, the ensemble is comprised of music educators who all live and work in the Baltimore/Washington area. The primary mission of the quartet is to make chamber music accessible to a wide range of listeners and enlighten audiences about the versatility of the saxophone. FSQ will present a lecture/recital at the 2013 Maryland Music Educators Association conference on Feb. 22 at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Bobby Fuson iiBobby Fuson II is currently completing a degree

with emphasis in jazz studies at the University of Nebraska with Paul Haar. His primary teachers include Howard Burns, David Threlkeld, and Paul Haar. Fuson has also studied jazz composition and arranging with Eric Richards and in 2011 was awarded a Hixson-Lied grant to study with Jeff Coffin.

paula van GoesPaula Van Goes is a freelance musician based

in Nashville, Tenn. She teaches saxophone at Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee State University. Van Goes is a co-founder of the Greenbrook Ensemble, which is a flute, saxophone and piano trio. Their debut CD “The Greenbrook Ensemble” is available at www.cdbaby.com. Van Goes is the tenor saxophonist with the Louisiana Saxophone Quartet. In their recent tour of South America the ensemble was hailed by the Bolivian newspaper Ovación as “a group of four virtuoso saxophonists that possess excellent technical attributes and a deep understanding of the music they perform.” Recent solo performances include the World Saxophone Congress XVI in St. Andrews, Scotland and the 2012 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference.

todd GoransonTodd Goranson (DMA, West Virginia University;

BM and MM, University of Idaho) joined the fac-ulty of Messiah College in August 2012 as associate professor of saxophone and bassoon after serving at Texas A&M University-Commerce from 2004-2012. His professional performance career has encompassed performance as soloist, in chamber settings, jazz bands and combos, and with the Dallas Wind Symphony and over a dozen orchestras. Goranson also regularly presents at conferences such as NASA, IDRS, IXA, SMM Sommarmusikskola (Sweden), and at World Saxophone Congress XV. A Yanagisawa (Conn-Selmer) artist/clinician, he has given recitals and clin-ics throughout the U.S. and in Canada and Sweden. His teachers have included Robert Miller, Curtis Johnson, Barry Bergstrom and Andy Wen.

Greenbrook ensembleThe Greenbrook Ensemble is a flute, saxophone

and piano trio that was formed in 2007 by Paula Van Goes and Jessica Dunnavant. The Nashville-based ensemble is committed both to finding new composi-tions for flute and saxophone and to creating our own new music. Recent performance venues include “Live in Studio C” on Nashville Public Radio, the American Musicological Society Southern Chapter Annual Conference, Flute Festival Mid-South and NASA Region VI Conferences. The Greenbrook Ensemble

has premiered works by Liduino Pitombeira, Jason Emerson and Ingrid Stölzel. Their debut CD “The Greenbrook Ensemble” is available at www.cdbaby.com or www.greenbrookensemble.org.

h2 QuartetDeclared “an ensemble to watch for years to come”

by the American Record Guide, the h2 quartet has pre-sented recitals at venues such as the Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles), the National Concert Hall (Dublin), the Guarnerius Arts Center (Belgrade), and the Times Center (New York). The ensemble has released three critically-acclaimed recordings: “Generations,” “Times & Spaces,” and “Groove Machine.” The h2 quartet has been featured on NPR and PBS programs, includ-ing the nationally-syndicated “Backstage Pass.” The h2 quartet has won first prizes at the Fischoff and North American Saxophone Alliance competitions, among others. The group was a recipient of an Aaron Copland Fund recording grant for their album “Times & Spaces.” The h2 quartet is a Rico artist ensemble.

russell HaightRussell Haight is the senior lecturer of jazz and

saxophone at Texas State University in San Marcos. In 2005, he earned his doctorate degree in jazz perfor-mance from the University of Texas at Austin. Skilled at both performance and research, Haight earned the Eleanor Stribling Award for Excellence in Jazz Performance and the Outstanding Dissertation award while at UT. He maintains a busy performance sched-ule in the central Texas area and has toured through-out the U.S., Canada and South America. Previously he served as the instructor of jazz and saxophone at Auburn University and an adjunct professor at the University of Texas A&M–Kingsville.

Amanda Heim Amanda Heim (DMA and M.M., University of

North Carolina at Greensboro; BS, Messiah College) is currently the performing arts coordinator at Messiah College, where she also served as adjunct lecturer of Saxophone from 2011-2012. While at UNGC, she studied saxophone with Steven Stusek, jazz with Chad Eby, and taught music theory and ear training. She has performed with the Roanoke Pops, the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony

Orchestra. As a member of the Minerva Saxophone Quartet, she performed nationwide, appearing both in the Chamber Music Division of the MTNA finals and Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Heim performed on the Grammy-nominated album, “Fireworks!,” as a member of the UNCG wind ensem-ble.

Chief musician luis HernandezA native of Miami, Fla., Chief Musician Luis

Hernandez began his musical career at the age of 14. He joined the Commodores as tenor saxophonist in 1996. Prior to joining the Navy Band he attended the New World School of the Arts performing alongside jazz greats such as Ira Sullivan and Freddie Hubbard. In 1991, Hernandez attended the University of North Texas where he earned a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies and played in the One O’clock Lab Band. In the National Capital Region, Hernandez has performed with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Loston Harris, Keter Betts, Dave Samuels, Poncho Sanchez, Arturo O’Farrill, the Temptations, Vanessa Ruben, Mary Wilson, the Richmond Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony featuring Ray LaMontagne, and the Washington Symphony Orchestra featuring Leslie Uggams. In 2002, he was a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, and won a Latin Grammy in 2008 for best Latin Jazz Album of the year with his group Afro-Bop Alliance.

michael HernandezOriginally from Phoenix, Michael Hernandez’s per-

formance career has taken him all over the world. He has been heard in concert halls throughout Germany, Switzerland, Poland, France, Holland, Austria, Italy, the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. He has also been heard repeatedly on NPR’s “Performance Today.” From 2007-2009, Hernandez was an on-call saxophonist for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra; other orches-tral appearances include performances with the Gulf Coast Sinfonia, Scottsdale Philharmonic, Hot Springs Festival Orchestra, the National Festival Orchestra, Florida State University Orchestra, Syracuse University Orchestra, and the Fredonia University Orchestra. Hernandez is the soprano saxophonist of the critically acclaimed Mana Quartet, Mana Trio and is

the artistic director of the Mana Saxophone Orchestra AZ. Michael has served on the faculties of the SUNY Fredonia and the Florida State University. His teach-ers include Wildy Zumwalt, Ronald Caravan, Patrick Meighan and Carina Rascher. Currently Hernandez resides in Phoenix, where he is on the faculty of Grand Canyon University.

Chief musician robert HolmesChief Musician Rob Holmes was born and raised

in the Washington, area and joined the Commodores in April 2000. He earned a Bachelor of Music in jazz saxophone performance from the University of Miami in 1989 where he studied with Gary Keller and Gary Campbell. He also earned a Master of Music in com-position from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1992 where he studied with Doug Richards. Holmes has recorded and produced three of his own critically acclaimed compact discs: “The Looking Glass,” “The Write Time,” and “Turnstyles.” He has performed with the Great American Music Ensemble, the Richmond Symphony, Johnny Mathis, Regis Philbin, the Temptations, Chita Rivera, Joe Williams, John Faddis, Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, Cecil Payne, Christian McBride and Mulgrew Miller. Holmes has been an adjunct faculty saxophone instructor at James Madison University, University of Richmond and VCU. Since joining the Commodores, he has contributed more than 30 musical arrangements, including nine original com-positions.

J. Wade HowlesJ. Wade Howles is the adjunct professor of saxo-

phone and director of the jazz ensemble at Doane College in Crete, Neb. A performer of classical and jazz music, Howles has been featured with numer-ous groups around the Midwest and has shared the stage with the likes of Stefon Harris and Matt Wilson. Howles recently premiered Kye Ryung Park’s “Fantasy for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble” and was awarded a Downbeat award in 2011 as a member of the University of Nebraska jazz orchestra. He is currently finishing his doctorate in saxophone perfor-mance with a specialization in jazz at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the guidance of Paul Haar.

Brad HubbardBrad Hubbard is widely considered one of the pre-

eminent concert baritone saxophonists of his genera-tion. As a member of the New Century Saxophone Quartet from 1988-2004, he appeared on the first six NCSQ recordings and performed with the group throughout the United States, Europe, Central America and Asia. He commissioned and premiered Benjamin Boone’s “Concerto for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra” as well as pieces from Sherwood Shaffer, David Sanford, Monica Ashton and Michael Bellar. As a composer, Hubbard writes extensively for Diametric Ensemble, a multi-genre chamber ensemble which he founded in 2003. He also has music and arrangements published by ALRY Publications. He lives in New York with his wife Twinkle and their son Ezra.

Jonathan Hulting-CohenJonathan Hulting-Cohen’s recent credits include

the 2012 premiere of Stephen Chatman’s “It Will Not Change” with the University of Michigan chamber choir and 2011 performances of Luciano Berio’s “Chemins IV” and Roger Boutry’s “Divertimento” with the Philadelphia Classical Symphony. In 2010, Hulting-Cohen won the University of Michigan’s Concerto Competition playing John Anthony Lennon’s Symphonic Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra. Jonathan also has been soloist with the University of Michigan symphony orchestra, sympho-ny band, and concert band. He hails from Elkins Park, Pa., and is pursuing his master’s degree in saxophone performance with Donald Sinta.

Jake&SarahSaxophonists Sarah Marchitelli and Jacob Swanson

began playing together in 2005 at the State University of New York at Fredonia. In 2011 they began a more serious duo collaboration called Jake&Sarah with a recital in New York City. Since then they have col-laborated with composers to create new works and have performed already-known repertoire for saxo-phone duo, duo with piano and duo with electronic media. The two have been heard on live radio and seen on concert series throughout the United States and Europe. Marchitelli and Swanson have studied with saxophonist Wildy Zumwalt, Harry White, and Carina Raschèr. Pianist Emma Steever studies at SUNY

Fredonia. Highly sought after as an educator and col-laborative musician, she studies with Sean Duggan.

Ian Jeffress Ian Jeffress, visiting assistant professor of saxo-

phone at Western Carolina University, is the alto saxophonist of the award-winning Assembly Quartet and saxophonist for the Asheville Symphony. He has been a finalist in the MTNA Young Artist competi-tion and a semifinalist in the Fischoff Chamber Music competition, and has performed at venues including the World Saxophone Congress, the U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, and numerous meetings of the North American Saxophone Alliance, in addition to giving recitals and clinics throughout the United States. As a teacher dedicated to providing out-standing early training in addition to collegiate study, he is a co-founder and faculty member of the Carolina Saxophone Camp and maintains a private studio of secondary school saxophonists in the Asheville area.

patrick JonesSaxophonist Patrick Jones has appeared throughout

the U.S. and abroad as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and lecturer. He has appeared with Grammy Award-winning wind quintet Imani Winds, the Zagreb Saxophone Quartet, Erie Philharmonic, Erie Chamber Orchestra, and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has been broadcast on “Performance Today,” NPR’s “St. Paul Sunday,” and WCLV, home of the Cleveland Orchestra. He has advanced or won top prize at the North American Saxophone Alliance Competition, ARD International Competition, and Heida Hermann International Competition. Patrick has commissioned works by David Gompper, William Alexander, Lee Williams and David Heuser. He formerly served on faculty at the University of Iowa, and currently holds the assistant professor of music position at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He is a Yamaha perform-ing artist, playing exclusively on Yamaha saxophones

and Rousseau mouthpieces.

don-paul KahlDon-Paul Kahl is an active concert saxophonist. He

has performed throughout the United States, as well as in France, Japan, and the United Kingdom, both as a soloist and a chamber musician. He is currently

pursuing his Master of Music in saxophone perfor-mance at the University of Florida where he stud-ies with Jonathan Helton. There he holds a graduate teaching assistantship in saxophone. He has also had applied studies with Geoffrey Deibel. In 2009, Kahl was the winner of the Joseph L. and Vivian E. Steele Music Competition, and in 2010 was the winner of the Susquehanna University Concerto Competition. Kahl holds a degree in music performance from Susquehanna University where he studied with Gail Levinksy. Kahl is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity and the North American Saxophone Alliance. www.donpaulkahl.com

lucas KnappeSaxophonist Lucas Knappe was born in Ulm,

Germany. He started playing saxophone in the age of eight. In 2009 he joined the “Ausbildungsmusikkorps der Bundeswehr,” the central military music education center of German military bands. In 2011 he began studying classical saxophone with Martin Hilner at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf. In his youth he played in a successful wind orchestra which brought him all around Europe and even to China where he played at the Youth Art Week in 2006 with a saxophone quartet.

Jason t. laczkoskiJason T. Laczkoski has been described as a “tal-

ented saxophonist” by Eugene Rousseau, a “master of his instrument” by Judith Shatin, and “the next generation of excellent saxophone artist and teacher” by Kenneth Tse. He has presented numerous solo recitals and frequents the North American Saxophone Alliance conferences and the Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium. Laczkoski is the instructor of saxophone at Lycoming College and maintains a private woodwind studio. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Mansfield University, a master’s degree at the University of Iowa and is currently completing the DMA degree from the University of Iowa. Jason‘s debut CD, “Come Down Heavy!” was released on the Emeritus Recordings label in 2011. He has had works written for him by Sy Brandon, Ian Stewart, and Judith Shatin and has projects in the works with John Griffin, Seth Custer, and Andrea Clearfield. Jason is a Yamaha performing artist and performs exclusively on Yamaha

saxophones. For more information please visit jason-laczkoski.com.

Wayne leechfordWayne Leechford is associate professor of

saxophone at North Carolina State University. He received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from UNC School of the Arts where he studied with James Houlik. He has toured with the New Century Saxophone Quartet and performed with the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Coasters, Clay Aiken, Regis Philbin, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Cab Calloway Orchestra, and many others. Leechford per-forms on multiple woodwinds for nationally touring Broadway shows such as “Wicked,” “Billy Elliot,” “Chicago,” “West Side Story,” and many more. His woodwind playing has appeared in productions for Warner Brothers, Discovery Health Channel, and TLC. His CD, “Works of Art,” features six classical compo-sitions he commissioned for the baritone saxophone. More information at www.wayneleechford.com.

lenoir Saxophone ensembleSince 1992 Lenoir Sax has performed jazz and clas-

sical chamber music for diverse audiences through-out North Carolina and beyond. The group is heard on public radio stations including WETS, WNCW, and WDAV in the US and in Scotland through NPR cultural exchange programming. Lenoir Sax opened for the Tommy Dorsey Band and the North Carolina Symphony and performed with the Loonis McGlohon Trio and the Asheville Symphony. Lenoir Sax recorded with Paul Weber and the Lenoir-Rhyne A Cappella Choir on “Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns Audio CD, volume 2 (Augsburg).” Lenoir Sax will be soloists with the Western Piedmont Symphony in October 2012, featuring the music of Warren Barker. Dedicated to new music, Lenoir Sax has commis-sioned and premiered works by various NC compos-ers. The group’s new CD project, “High Standards,” features new arrangements of jazz standards by David Wilken. Lenoir Sax has four recordings: “Wade in the Water,” “Christmas... Classically Cool,” “Fascinatin’ Rhythms,” and “Nightcap.”

thomas lileyThomas Liley has appeared throughout the United

States and in Canada, China, Europe, and Southeast Asia in solo and chamber music performances. Works have been written for him by Claude Baker, James Barnes, David DeBoor Canfield, William Davis and Frederick Fox. He is co-author of “The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone,” author of “Eugene Rousseau: With Casual Brilliance,” director of schol-arly publications for the North American Saxophone Alliance, and a charter member of the World Saxophone Congress. Liley received his Doctor of Music from Indiana University and is a former mem-ber of the U.S. Navy Band in Washington. He has been a guest professor of saxophone at Indiana University, University of Minnesota, Kansas State University, and the University of Iowa. A Yamaha performing artist, Liley is a professor of music at Joliet Junior College in Illinois. He performs exclusively on E. Rousseau mouthpieces and Rico reeds.

Hart linkerA graduate of the Peabody Institute of the Johns

Hopkins University, Ithaca College, and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, saxophonist Hart Linker is committed to presenting contemporary saxophone music to 21st century listeners both in live performance and over the Internet. Linker’s recent career highlights include solo performances at the 2012 Aeolus International Woodwind Competition in Düsseldorf, Germany, State Botanical Gardens of Georgia, 2012 Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, 2011 Classical Revolution-ATL Concert Series, and Eyedrum Contemporary Art Gallery in Atlanta. In addition, Linker also appeared during the 2011-2012 season as a saxophonist with the Macon Symphony Orchestra and recorded his first solo CD “Minimalism and Saxophone” featuring works by Terry Riley and Philip Glass. For more information, please visit www.hartlinker.com.

Jeffrey LoeffertJeffrey Loeffert is the assistant professor of saxo-

phone at Oklahoma State University. Loeffert gradu-ated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance and jazz studies. A Frank Huntington Beebe Scholar,

Loeffert studied in Paris at the CRR - Cergy-Pontoise where he received the Medalle d’Or à l’Unanimité – Saxophone, and the Medalle d’Or à l’Unanimité – Musque de Chambre. Loeffert also studied at the CRR - Boulogne-Billancourt where he received the diploma Cycle d’Orientation Professionnel. Loeffert completed graduate studies at Michigan State University as the recipient of a University Distinguished Fellowship. He received a M.M. and a DMA in saxophone perfor-mance as well as a M.M. in music theory. Loeffert is a Rico performing artist.

Anders lundegårdAnders Lundegård was born in Växjö, Sweden, and

made his debut as both soloist and broadcast performer at the age of seventeen during a youth artist festival in Stockholm. He earned his undergraduate degree as a student of Christer Johnsson at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, whereupon he received both a Fulbright and a Sweden - America Foundation award to continue his studies abroad. Lundegård completed his master’s, certificate of performance and doctoral degrees at Northwestern University, studying under the renowned saxophonist Frederick Hemke.

matthew mcClureMatthew McClure is the saxophone teacher and

assistant director of bands in the department of music at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also coaches numerous cham-ber groups in the department, including the innovative “Town and Gown” saxophone quartet, which pairs his saxophone students with life-long performers of music from the community. McClure earned his mas-ter’s degree in conducting and undergraduate degree in music education from University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He began his career in Russell County, Kentucky, teaching middle and high school bands. He studied conducting with Gary Sousa and studied saxophone with Jay Romines, Paul Haar and Steven Stusek. He has performed as the winner of numer-ous concerto competitions and at the North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference.

the moanin’ FrogsThe Moanin’ Frogs Saxophone Sextet performs liter-

ature from the 1910s and ‘20s during “The Saxophone Craze” era, a time when the popularity of the saxo-

phone greatly increased. Their repertoire focuses on fox trots, rags, character pieces, and waltzes, all genres that reflect this time period. More than your standard performance group, the Frogs provide historical infor-mation on the period and a slick comedy routine in line with the acting of the time. The Moanin’ Frogs also performs popular and classical repertoire. All members of the Moanin’ Frogs are current students in the University of Michigan’s saxophone studio.

Joseph murphyJoseph Murphy is the saxophone professor at

Mansfield University. He received the Bachelor of music education from Bowling Green State University, and the Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees from Northwestern University. He received a Fulbright Award for study with Jean-Marie Londeix in Bordeaux, France where he received a Premier Prix. He has premiered over 40 new works and is a clinician for Selmer and Rico.

navy Band Saxophone QuartetThe Navy Band Saxophone Quartet features mem-

bers of the Navy Band Concert/Ceremonial Band saxophone section and is a featured chamber group in prestigious venues such as the White House Visitors Center and in educational outreach to local schools as a part of the Navy Band’s Music in the Schools series. The group plays music in many different styles ranging from standard concert saxophone quartet literature to contemporary and jazz, tailoring its musical selections to a wide range of audiences. The group’s members have studied at some of the most prestigious schools for saxophone with renowned teachers including Fred Hemke, Otis Murphy, John Sampen and Donald Sinta.

Jonathan nicholAward-winning saxophonist Jonathan Nichol is

the assistant professor of saxophone at Grand Valley State University. He holds a DMA (2010) and a M.M. (2007) from Michigan State University and a BME from Central Michigan University (2005, summa cum laude). Nichol’s primary teachers have been John Nichol, Joseph Lulloff, Rob Smith, Diego Rivera and Rodney Whitaker. He was a recipient of the prestigious Michigan State University distinguished fellowship. He was a Presser Scholar (CMU, 2004) and was the

winner of the Central Michigan University concerto competition and two-time winner of the Michigan State University concerto competition. Nichol has per-formed as soloist with the Alma Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Valley State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Nichol has performed with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Harry James Orchestra, Gene Krupa Orchestra, the Four Tops, the Fifth Dimension, Lansing Symphony Big Band, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Machine and the Nichol Trio.

north Carolina Saxophone ensembleThe North Carolina Saxophone Ensemble is an all

volunteer, non-profit ensemble whose membership includes both professional and advanced amateur play-ers. Their repertoire includes transcriptions of orches-tral and woodwind works, traditional songs, jazz, rags, marches and pieces written specifically for the large saxophone ensemble.

musician 1st Class doug o’ConnorMusician 1st Class Doug O’Connor performs

with the U.S. Naval Academy Band and holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Maryland, and Master and Doctor of Music from the Eastman School of Music. Recently he served as associate lecturer of saxophone at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. His teachers include Dale Underwood, Timothy Roberts, Chien-Kwan Lin and Ramon Ricker. O’Connor has won prizes in numerous solo and cham-ber music competitions. He has given premieres by composers including Christian Lauba and Baljinder Sekhon, has performed as a soloist with symphonies and jazz ensembles world-wide, and was a founding member of the Red Line Saxophone Quartet as well as the emerging reed quintet REED5.

pelegon Saxophone QuartetThe Pelegon Saxophone Quartet formed in 2012

and is made up of graduate students of Kenneth Tse at the University of Iowa. Jessica Voigt completed her undergraduate degrees in music performance at the Victorian College of the Arts, and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia under the direction of Michael Lichnovsky and Barry Cockcroft. James Skretta is an

avid chamber musician and supporter of new music. He serves as adjunct instructor at Central College in Iowa. Elena Pederson completed her undergraduate degree at Stephen F. Austin State University where she studied with Nathan Nabb. Andrew Allen completed his undergraduate degree at Luther College with Harry Hindson and his master’s degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with Paul Haar. Pelegon has been selected as West Central Divisional finalists in the MTNA chamber music competition, worked with the JACK string quartet and performed at the University of Iowa’s saxophone studio recital.

project FusionProject Fusion is a budding chamber ensemble

dedicated to advancing the artistic possibilities of col-laboration in chamber music-making. Formed in 2011, Project Fusion has quickly gained national acclaim after winning top prizes consecutively in the 2012 North American Saxophone Alliance quartet competi-tion, the 2012 Coleman chamber music competition, and the 2012 J.C. Arriaga chamber music competi-tion. Individually, the members of Project Fusion have excelled in the nation’s top solo competitions and their cumulative accolades include winning prizes or par-ticipating as finalists in the MTNA young artist solo competition, the Vandoren emerging artist competition, and the North American Saxophone Alliance young artist competition.

QuadrAtomiC Saxophone QuartetQuadrATOMIC Saxophone Quartet brings a refresh-

ing sound and attitude to the world of chamber music through their passion for presenting music to new audiences. After forming at Duquesne University in 2009, the group gained recognition for their perfor-mances including earning the Coleman-Saunderson Prize for Woodwinds or Brass at the 2010 Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in Pasadena, Calif. QuadrATOMIC has made it their mission to provide exciting and engaging programs for audiences of all ages in traditional and unconventional concert venues. In 2012, the group was featured at the Johns Hopkins commencement ceremony, Stony Brook University’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek, N.Y., and the Red Hook Public Library in Red Hook, N.Y. Members

Scott Litroff, soprano saxophone, Sean Dynan, alto saxophone, Colette Hall, tenor saxophone, and Devin Di Mauro, baritone saxophone, each comprise one-fourth of the voice that is QuadrATOMIC Saxophone Quartet.

Qualia trioSpawning from the Qualia Saxophone Quartet, the

Qualia Trio was formed for the promotion of saxo-phone chamber music, outside of the SATB quartet genre, as well as a competing ensemble for the 2012-2013 season. The ensemble aims to promote both new works as well as older works, borrowing from reper-toire of other chamber groups and instruments, explor-ing different timbres and styles of the saxophone. The ensemble consists of Taiki Azuma and Kyle Mechmet on saxophones, collaborating with Darko Varga on piano.

red Clay Saxophone QuartetThe Red Clay Saxophone Quartet was formed in

2003 when the fates conspired to bring four inter-nationally recognized saxophonists (Susan Fancher, Robert Faub, Steven Stusek and Mark Engebretson) together in Greensboro, N.C. The RCSQ takes its name from the area’s luscious red soil. The quartet presents a varied repertoire from classical to jazz to new music to tango, featuring music by composers such as Ben Johnston, György Ligeti, Chick Corea, Perry Goldstein, Francis Poulenc, Alejandro Rutty, Ben Boone, Steve Reich, Mark Engebretson, Martin Bresnick, Burton Beerman and Gavin Bryars. Red Clay offers a variety of concert programs, including Sax Appeal, French Connections, Composers of the Carolinas, Never Too Tango and Tikvah.

retired Senior Chief musician timothy roberts

American saxophonist retired Senior Chief Musician Timothy Roberts is currently associate professor of saxophone at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Va. He recently retired as principal saxophonist and national tour soloist with the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, where he was also coordinator of the Navy Band’s International Saxophone Symposium. As one of the Navy Band’s premier concert soloists, Roberts performed for hundreds of thousands of people

throughout 48 states and around the world from 1987-2011. The Washington Post described his Kennedy Center performance of Jacques Ibert’s “Concertino da Camera” with the National Symphony Orchestra as “simply stunning.” Roberts has performed as concerto soloist featured at the World Saxophone Congress (2000, 2009 and 2012) and was recently invited to per-form at the International Clarinet/Saxophone Festival and the Australian National Band Championship. He recently held masterclasses at the Paris National Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music. More information and examples of his unique performance style can be found at www.timothy-roberts.com.

Kaitlyn SakryOriginally from Stafford, Va., Kaitlyn Sakry earned

her bachelor’s degree in music performance with a minor in tourism and events management from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. While there, she studied under Rick Parrell and Jim Carroll. After grad-uating, she completed an internship in the jazz pro-gramming department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Currently, Sakry is pursuing her master’s degree in jazz studies, with an emphasis in pedagogy, as well as a certificate in arts leadership at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. She was one of the presenters at the Music Library Association Annual Meeting in February 2012, on “Jazz Collections and Performance Practice at UNT.”

peter SalvucciPeter Salvucci is a recent graduate of the University

of North Carolina at Greensboro (December 2012), studying with classical saxophonist Steve Stusek and jazz saxophonist Chad Eby. Salvucci holds a bach-elor’s degree in music performance and jazz studies, and has additionally spent over a year conducting fieldwork in Istanbul as a student of Turkish art music. Salvucci’s most recent research trip to Turkey (Summer 2012) was designed to study Turkish music and its performance on Salvucci’s primary instrument, the saxophone. Looking to the future, Peter expects research on the Turkish saxophone to broaden horizons for both “Western” and Turkish musical idioms.

Chief musician Scott SilbertChief Musician Scott Silbert, a multiple woodwind

player and arranger, was born in Philadelphia, and is the chief arranger for the United States Navy Band. He began playing music after his family moved to Orlando and attended Seminole Community College. He worked as a professional musician for nine years at Walt Disney World before joining the Navy Band Commodores in 1991 on baritone saxophone. Chief Silbert has been a featured soloist on national con-cert tours, at the International Association of Jazz Educators Conference, the Saxophone Symposium, the Midwest Clinic, the Detroit-Montreux Jazz Festival, and at numerous concerts. His teachers include Manny Albam, Phil Woods and Jerry Kalber. Silbert has per-formed with/composed for the National Symphony Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Stanley Turrentine, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Hope, Howard University, Red Skelton, Quincey Jones, Andy Williams, Terry Gibbs, Scott Hamilton, Rich Little, the Spinners, the Temptations, the Four Tops, The Les Brown Orchestra, Kathy Tricolli, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Eddie Daniels, Michael Feinstein, Christine Ebersole and many oth-ers.

masahito SugiharaMasahito Sugihara is the assistant professor of

saxophone at Morehead State University. He earned a Doctor of Music and Master of Music from Northwestern University as a student of Frederick Hemke. Sugihara has appeared as recitalist and clinician in Canada, Japan, Norway, Scotland and the United States. He is a member of Amethyst Saxophone Quartet, and has performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Chicago Chamber Musicians, Chicago Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and New York City Ballet. Previously he taught saxophone and chamber music at Northwestern University and Roosevelt University. Sugihara is a Rico artist and performs on Rico Reserve classic reeds.

Shelly tanabeA woodwind repair specialist for the past 21 years,

Shelly Tanabe is the owner of Wind Player Services in New York. Tanabe’s clientele includes a diverse mix of professional musicians from New York as well as across the U.S. and abroad. She trained in woodwind repair and restoration with Denny Lawson, a mentor with whom she worked with for 15 years. As a saxo-phonist, Tanabe earned a bachelor of music in saxo-phone performance from the University of Iowa, per-forming actively until opening Wind Player Services in 2005. Tanabe has presented numerous clinics and workshops for NAPBIRT, NAMIR, colleges and uni-versities, private organizations and manufacturers.

Gunnery Sergeant Steven temmeGunnery Sergeant Steven Temme is assistant prin-

cipal saxophonist in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. He joined the Marine Band in July of 2003 and has appeared as soloist numerous times with the band and chamber orchestra in addi-tion to many chamber music and saxophone quartet performances. He has been a soloist and clinician at Marine field bands in New Orleans; Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; and Okinawa, Japan. Temme’s primary teach-ers were Jean-Yves Fourmeau, Eugene Rousseau, and Michael Hester. Temme is joined by percussion-ist Staff Sgt. John Bisesi, (studied at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory, Boston University and Tanglewood), percussionist Staff Sgt. David Constantine (studied at University of Oregon and Indiana University), and saxophonist Gunnery Sgt.Otis Goodlett, IV (studied at Furman University and Northwestern University).

Chief musician Joshua thomasChief Musician Joshua Thomas became a mem-

ber of the United States Coast Guard Band in 2000, where he performs in the concert band, saxophone quartet, and as a national and international tour solo-ist. He recently served as a sabbatical replacement at Central Connecticut State University for the saxophone studio. Recent major performances include Michael Colgrass’s “Urban Requiem” for saxophone quartet and band, Piet Swerts’s concerto, “Dance of Uzume,” with both the United States Coast Guard Band and the University of Georgia Symphony Band, Ingolf Dahl’s

“Concerto” with the USCG Band at the 2009 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, and chamber music perfor-mances with the USCG Saxophone Quartet on a tour of Taiwan. Thomas can be heard on several recordings by the USCG Band as a soloist, chamber ensemble member, and with the full band. He is also featured on a release of saxophone music by American composer Neil Thornock on the Parma label.

michael rene torresMichael Rene Torres serves as lecturer of saxophone

and composition at Muskingum University. He is also assistant dean of student life at the Brevard Music Center. In 2010 Torres was awarded first place in The Ohio State University School of Music Concerto Competition and was also selected as the first place winner in the graduate performance competition of the 2009 Penn State University Single Reed Summit. He has earned degrees from The Ohio State University, Northwestern University and Stetson University and is pursuing a second master’s degree in composition at The Ohio State University. Torres has studied saxo-phone with James Bishop, Frederick Hemke, James Hill and Joseph Lulloff. For more information, visit Torres’ website: www.michaelrenetorres.weebly.com

James umbleJames Umble is an internationally recognized

soloist, teacher, chmber musician and clinician. He is professor of music at Youngstown (Ohio) State University. Umble regularly appears with members of the Cleveland Orchestra in his trio of 15 years known as “The Cleveland Duo and James Umble.” He also appears as a guest performer in the wind sec-tion of the Cleveland Orchestra and has performed under numerous conductors including Pierre Boulez, David Zinman, Franz Welser Most and many others. Umble’s book “Jean-Marie Londeix, Master of The Modern Saxophone” is a standard reference text in use worldwide. Umble holds a DMA from the University of Michigan (studying under Donald Sinta), a master’s degree in music performance from Bowling Green State University (studying under John Sampen) and a first prize from the National Conservatory of Bordeaux (with Jean-Marie Londeix). The Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote that “James Umble must be one of the most elegant exponents of his instrument...”

Brian utleyBrian Utley is adjunct associate professor of

saxophone at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music. Previously, he was associate professor of saxophone at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He holds degrees from Louisiana State University and Murray State University. Utley recently performed as a member of the Nashville Symphony in Carnegie Hall and has also been a featured soloist with the Shreveport Symphony. He performs regularly at conferences of numerous orga-nizations and is in demand as a guest recitalist and clinician throughout the country. As an advocate of new music, he has premiered many solo and chamber pieces and is currently involved in a recording project featuring 21st century music by American composers. Eliza Garth is a member of the music faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where she is the director of Piano Fest, an annual summer retreat for pianists that includes workshops, recitals and masterclasses.

Jeffrey VickersOne of this generation’s greatest proponents of

modern music, Jeffrey Vickers is world-renowned for his interpretation of contemporary art music. He has commissioned and premiered music in a variety of set-tings, including collaborations with composers Lemay, Lauba, Gotkovsky, Lennon, Alla, Kerger and Michans. He is an artist/clinician for Selmer Paris Saxophones and Rico Reeds, and a member of the Mid-American

Arts Alliance touring roster. He has performed and given masterclasses in over two dozen states and Europe, including numerous national and international conferences. Vickers completed a Doctor of Music from Indiana University, with minors in music educa-tion and jazz studies. He also obtained his Master of Music at Indiana University with a minor in jazz stud-ies. He completed his Bachelor of Music in education at the University of Mississippi, receiving special rec-ognitions. He is currently assistant professor of music at Southern Arkansas University.

Zzyzx QuartetThe Zzyzx Quartet has gained high regard after

repeated performances at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, the Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, and the World Saxophone Congress, as well as numerous recit-als, residencies, and guest master classes throughout the globe. Zzyzx’s recent activities include the perfor-mance of David Maslanka’s “Hell’s Gate” during the opening gala concert of the 2012 NASA Conference at Arizona State University and a semi-finalist appear-ance at the 2011 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Osaka, Japan, where Zzyzx appeared as the first American wind group accepted into the competition since its inception. Following the release of their debut recording “Zzyzx Road” in 2010, Zzyzx will release their second CD, “Intersections,” in 2013.

U.S. Navy BandCommanding Officer/LeaderCAPT Brian O. Walden†

Senior Enlisted LeaderMUCM Kevin T. Dines

Concert BandConcert NarratorMUC Courtney R. Williams

PiccoloMUCM Betty R. Myers

FluteMUCS Luellyn K. Dollard*MU1 Haley C. Bangs

OboeMUC Ruth J. Keehner*MU1 Joshua I. Arvizu

English HornMUC Richard F. Reed, Jr.

E-flat ClarinetMUC Jon F. Agazzi

B-flat ClarinetMUCM Michael A. McDonald**MUCS Laura D. GrantierMUCS Lana M. HaleyMUC Melissa D. BishopMUC Tia Perdomo TurnerMU1 David B. AspinwallMU1 Shana E. CatandellaMU1 Daniel D. FrazelleMU1 Adele D. MayneMU1 Jeffrey T. Snavely

Bass ClarinetMUC Cynthia K. Wolverton

Contra Alto ClarinetMU1 William R. Kelly

BassoonMU1 Renee H. DeBoerMU1 Jennifer L. Stokes*

Alto SaxophoneMU1 Adrienne Welker MooreMU1 Jonathan R. Yanik*

Tenor Saxophone MU1 David R. Babich

Baritone SaxophoneMU1 Dana B. Booher

TrumpetMUCS Robert J. Couto*MUC Gunnar R. BruningMUC Stanley H. CurtisMUC Eric M. LopezMU1 Neil S. BrownMU1 Kevin M. Businsky

French HornMUC Eric D. MooreMUC Suzanne N. TiedemanMU1 Jason R. Ayoub*MU1 Farah M. ChishamMU1 Christian H. Johanson

TromboneMUCM James W. Armstrong III••MUCM Jeffrey B. Knutson*•MU1 David J. MillerMU1 Andrew J. Skaggs

Bass TromboneMU1 Michael J. Brown

EuphoniumMU1 Robert M. BehrendMU1 Philip J. EberlyMU1 Bryce A. Edwards*

TubaMUCS Karl M. Hovey*MUC Andrew C. OppenheimMU1 Anthony J. Halloin

TimpaniMU1 John J. Martinich

PercussionMUCS Juan Vazquez*MUC Curt R. DuerMUC Randy A. Johnson MUC Stacy B. LogginsMU1 Christopher J. DeChiara

String BassMU1 Kyle A. Augustine

HarpMUC Emily J. Dickson

PianoMU1 Darrell C. Partin

CommodoresSaxophoneMUCS Philip M. Burlin•MUCS William C. MulliganMUCS Stephen H. Williams▪MUC Luis HernandezMUC Robert A. Holmes‡ TrumpetMU1 Jonathan C. BarnesMU1 Nicholas R. Cooper▪MU1 William H. DunnMU1 Timothy D. Stanley

TromboneMUCS Matthew J. Neff MUC Jamie W. WayMU1 Jennifer J. KrupaMU1 David M. Perkel▪

PianoMU1 Dan LaMaestra

GuitarMUC David G. Malvaso

BassMUC Peter Revell

DrumsMUC John T. Parsons

Audio TechnicianMU1 Brian BowmanMU1 Scott A. Shepherd

Key:••chief-in-charge•unit leader**concertmaster *principal‡ music director† conductor▪ leadCAPT - captainMUCM - master chief musicianMUCS - senior chief musicianMUC - chief musicianMU1 - musician first class

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