I am excited to organize and be on the faculty for the Woodwind and Brass Workshop at Coastal Carolina Community College, Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 8AM until 3PM. The workshop is for rising freshmen through graduating seniors. Students will learn fundamental approaches to woodwind and brass performance through topics such as proper body [...]
Looking forward to performing Rick Hirsch's Václav's Dream. My colleagues are performing some really interesting works too. Come on out! https://www.coastalcarolina.edu/news/music-and-children-music-faculty-concert/
This short lecture recital will highlight the accomplishments of early twentieth-century classical saxophone pioneers Cecil Leeson, Marcel Mule, and Sigurd Rasher. I will perform classical saxophone standards by Paul Creston, Henri Eccles, and Jeanine Rueff, and will be accompanied by Dr. James Schmidt, piano. The recital is 12 noon Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in [...]
My faculty saxophone recital at Coastal Carolina Community College is being streamed live Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3 p.m. EDT. Check it out!
I am happy to be presenting a saxophone recital at the University of North Carolina Pembroke. The recital will be in the Moore Hall Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on April 7, 2017 and will feature Improvisation I by Noda, Song Book by Maslanka, and Sonata, Op. 19 by Creston. Admission is free. I am [...]
I will be presenting a faculty saxophone recital at Coastal Carolina Community College on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Bodenhamer Auditiorium. The program consists of Ryo Noda's Improvisation I, David Maslanka's Song Book for Alto Saxophone and Marimba, and Paul Creston's Sonata, Op. 19 for Alto Saxophone and Piano. I [...]
I am excited to present a recital of my music, including three premieres, on Tuesday, July 29, 7:30PM as part of the Blodgett Recital Series at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. I've been fortunate to work with great musicians, including Joseph Van Hassel, Bill Waterman, Luis Fernandez, Suren Petrosyan, Lois Geertz, and Marissa Olin. [...]
I've completed one week of my two-week artist residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. The daily studio time to work on a few projects has been wonderful, and the area is more beautiful than pictures can convey. Being in touch with the natural environment, including a too close for comfort bear sighting, [...]
I will be premiering a new work by Daniel Harrison on the 2nd Annual CCM Composers Rev, 8pm June 8, 2014 in the back room of Northside Tavern. Ghost suit(e) is in three movements and is scored for alto saxophone, electric guitar, two percussionists, and piano. It is a great piece, and I'm looking [...]
I have been invited to participate as a composer and performer for the 2014 soundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange, which will be held in the Italian Alps in July. I have enjoyed working on a new work for Emilio Rutllant, flute and Karlyn Mason, percussion. I look forward to performing alto saxophone on new [...]
