Upcoming Events
Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute
Participation at the Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute, studying with several renowned artists and pedagogues:
Dr. Gail B. Levinsky (Susquehanna University)
Dr. John W. Sampen (Bowling Green State University)
Dr. Paul Bro (Indiana State University)
Dr. Joshua Heaney (Oklahoma City University)
Claude Delangle (recent retiree from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Paris)
Ryo Noda (Professor Emeritus, Osaka University of Arts)
Cortona Sessions for New Music
Participation in the 2025 Cortona Sessions for New Music, held in Ede, Netherlands. As a performance fellow, I will working directly with composition fellows to premiere several new works and explore contemporary music via masterclasses, private lessons, chamber rehearsals, and performances.
Jacob Frost, Commissioning Project
Jacob and I had signed up for a program called New Music Mosaic. This program is fully online, and seeks to connect composers and performers to then work together and publish a small premiered sketch to be added to the full “mosaic.” Due to several personal events I experienced over the year (2024-2025), I had to step back from the event.
Jacob and I seemed to click in terms of vision for the piece, however! Thus, we agreed to expand on the initial idea and create a formal commissioning project. As part of New Music Mosaic, we were given a “theme” to adhere to. We were given “grief,” which was ironic as my mother had recently passed away.
We hope to capture the journey of grief through the solo work, which will be ready at the end of September 2025, entitled “Cresting.”
Premiere date TBD, more to come!
Mateo Wojtczack, Commissioning Project
A good friend of mine from Bowling Green State University, Mateo, and I are currently working together to bring to the world a new concerto written for solo saxophone and string quintet. This concerto will concern cultural diversity and expressing identity through music. The premiere of the work is TBD currently, more to come!