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)