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UO Saxophone studio in concert – livestream from Beall Hall March 7 at 7pm and March 8 at 7pm. Watch here.

Sunday March 7, 7pm, Beall hall

Deux Mouvements / Andre Waignein

Nick Graham, alto saxophone

Nathalie Fortin, piano

from Sonata in A major / César Franck arr. Paul Wehage

IV.allegretto poco mosso

Braxton McMullen-Adair, alto saxophone

Nathalie Fortin, piano

Iberian Sketches / Ralph Martino

Josh Butler, tenor saxophone

Nathalie Fortin, piano

Lessons of the Sky / Rodney Rogers

Chris Boyd, soprano saxophone

Nathalie Fortin, piano

Trio / Jean-Michel Damase

I. Allegro moderato

II. Andante

III. Allegro viv

Kirsten Hewes, soprano saxophone

Nathan Hughes, baritone saxophone

Nathalie Fortin, piano

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Monday March 8, 7pm, Beall hall

Suite für Violine und Saxophon oder Viola (1926) / Adolf Busch (1891-1952).
I. Praeludium
II. Sarabande
III. Gavotte
IV. Gigue

Gabrielle Dietrich, violin
Hayden Harper, alto saxophone

Fantasia (1983) / Claude T. Smith

Alex Kivett, alto saxophone

Eduardo Moreira, piano

From Escapades / John Williams

3. Joy Ride

Abigail Wilson, alto saxophone

Eduardo Moreira, piano

But Beautiful / Jimmy Van Heusen

Bessie’s Blues / John Coltrane

Sam Prentice, alto saxophone

Robert Bohall, piano

Alexandre Pabst, bass

Andrew Yates, drums

Have You Met Ms. Jones / Richard Rodgers

What Is This Thing Called Love / Cole Porter

Nathan Koga, alto saxophone

Max Cullen, tenor saxophone

Robert Bohall, piano

Alexandre Pabst, bass

Andrew Yates, drums

Andante et Scherzetto / Pierre Lantier

from String Quartet / Maurice Ravel

1. Allegro moderato, tre doux

Nick Graham, soprano saxophone

Chris Boyd, alto saxophone

Michael Smith, tenor saxophone

Nathan Hughes, baritone saxophone

The Akropolis Wind Quintet will be giving a concert in Beall Hall November 13 at 3pm. Saxophonist Matt Landry will be giving a master class the same day! Let me know what YOU want to play at the master class.

Listen to the Akropolis Wind Quintet here.

Formed by American saxophonists Noa Even and Phil Pierick in 2009, Ogni Suono is committed to expanding and promoting new music for saxophone duo. The duo will be giving a master class May 24th 2017 in the afternoon, and will perform a concert at 7:30pm in Aasen-Hull Hall. To learn more about this duo click here.

On April 8 UO saxophonist Brad Green performed Ibert’s Concertino da camera beautifully, and won the 2015 UO Concerto/Aria Competition. Brad will perform the Ibert with the UO Orchestra during the 2015-2016 school year. Bravo!

This year we will prepare two excerpts from the band literature and a sonata. For your audition, prepare the following three pieces:

1. Colonial Song by Percy Grainger. Note style (vibrato) and dynamic markings (loud to very loud). There is an outstanding recording on YouTube with the President’s Own Marine Band. Even though this is originally scored for soprano saxophone, perform it in your audition on the alto saxophone.

1. Dionysiaques, Opus 62 by Florent Schmitt. Note dynamics (soft to very loud), articulation, and tempo. There is an outstanding recording on YouTube with Eugene Corporon and Cincinnati Wind Symphony.

1. “III. Con Moto” from Sonata by John Cheetham. Outstanding recording: Kenneth Tse, “An American Exhibition” (buy the album! Do not rely on YouTube for this one).

Paper copies of the sheet music are outside saxo studio, and with Alli Bach at the undergrad office. I will be sending you midi accompaniment and practice tracks for Cheetham via Dropbox shortly. You will be performing Cheetham with a collaborative pianist at your audition.

Questions? Concerns? Suggestions for high A fingerings?  – email me!

Practice hard and see you in September,

Idit