News
Fall 2023
I am very excited to return to Lawrence University (my alma mater) to serve as the new Instructor of Saxophone.
July 2023
Faculty at Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy at Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
July 2023
Tenor Saxophonist with Grant Park Orchestra, Christopher Bell, conductor. Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.
April 2023
Alto saxophonist with Lyric Opera Orchestra and Joffrey Ballet, Scott Speck, conductor. The Little Mermaid by Lera Auerbach.
January 2023
Duo Residency with Julian Velasco. Featuring music by Joseph Michaels, Yaz Lancaster, Kate Soper, Cassie Wieland, Nina Shehkar and a world premiere by Elliott Lupp. We will also teach a masterclass with the students of the Lawrence University Saxophone Studio.
November 2022
Concerto soloist with UW - Eau Claire Wind Symphony, John Stewart, conductor; Jacob Grewe, tuba. Consortium premiere of Alpenglow by Stacy Garrop.
October 2022
Alto Saxophonist with Lyric Opera Orchestra, Enrique Mazzola, conductor, soloists Reneé Fleming and Rod Gilfry.
July 2022
I am thrilled to join the faculty at UW-Eau Claire as Lecturer of Music, where I will teach applied saxophone and chamber music
Luminarts Classical Winds Fellowship
I am honored to be named the recipient of the 2022 Luminarts Classical Winds Fellowship and look forward to getting to know this wonderful organization and the support for future performance, recording, and educational activities.
October 2021
This month I am delighted to join the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Musical Director Scott Speck in ten performances of Maurice Ravel’s seminal Bolero for Joffrey Ballet’s season opener “Home” at the Lyric Opera House. Choreography by Yoshihisa Arai.
July 2021
I am thrilled to join Ensemble Dal Niente and conductor Michael Lewanski for a recording of Jeff Parker’s “Water on Glass” for thirteen instruments for release in 2022.
August 2021
I am happy to announce that I will be joining the faculty of the Merit School of Music as Saxophone Instructor for the Merit Music in Communities program. I will begin teaching beginning and intermediate saxophone students this fall!
June 2021
I will perform my second doctoral recital at Northwestern University on June 7 for a LIVE audience in Galvin Hall. The program features premieres by Elijah Daniel Smith, Reena Esmail, and Helena Tulve. I will be joined by Neil Krzeski and Nathan Canfield on piano, and saxophonists Julian Velasco, Jordan Lulloff, and David Schreck.
May 2021
Fuse Quartet records three new works composed for the group in 2020-21 written by Elijah Daniel Smith, Elliott Lupp, and Jasmine Thomasian.
April 2021
I will join Ensemble Dal Niente for a video recording session of Attempts at Exhausting a Place by Aaron Einbond, for five instruments in Gannon Concert Hall, DePaul University.