(with pianist Ewa Ruszala in Poland)
Sample Appearances - Activities
February 2012 ~ Guest Artist Professor, Villeneuve-le-Roi Conservatoire, Paris, France
February 2012 ~ Guest Artist Professor, Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départmental d'Aulnay-sous-Bois, Paris, France
February 2012 ~ Guest Artist Professor, Lemmensinstituut, Leuven, Belgium
February 2012 ~ Hogeschool Gent Conservatorium, Gent, Belgium
February 2012 ~ Master Classes: Brussells, Belgium (Detail TBA)
February 2011 ~ Arizona MusicFest Orchestra Winter Festival (Prokofiev)
2011-2012 Season ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Orchestral Saxophonist, multiple concert series throughout season (works by Gershwin, Bernstein, Mussorgsky-Ravel, Rachmaninoff, others) - detail provided upon e-mail request
October 20, 2011 ~ Arizona State University Louise Lincoln Kerr Cultural Center, Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with Ascendo3
October 19, 2011 ~ Central United Methodist Church (Phoenix, AZ), Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with Ascendo3
October 18, 2011 ~ Skirm Auditorium, Friendship Village of Tempe, Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with Ascendo3
October 6, 2011 ~ KBAQ Classical Radio Interview Recording with radio host Jane Hilton, KBAQ Production Studios, Tempe, AZ
September 8 - 11, 2011 ~ Jurist, 6th Concurso de Interpretación (Saxophone), Conservatorio de las Rosas, Morelia, Mexico
September 7 - 11, 2011 ~ Guest Artist Master Classes, Conservatorio de las Rosas, Morelia, Mexico
May 26, 27, 28, 2011 ~ Phoenix Symphony Pops Orchestra, Symphony Hall
May 3, 4, 2011 ~ Guest Artist Professor, Kansas State University
May 4, 2011 ~ Kansas State University, Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet solo ensemble performance with KSU Wind Ensemble, Frank Tracz, Director (Roger Boutry's "Eclats d'Azur" for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble)
March 31, 2011 ~ Valparaiso University, Guest Artist Professor Colloquium/Master Class Presentation
March 31, 2011 ~ Valparaiso University, Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with JWSQ
March 30, 2011 ~ VanderCook College of Music (Chicago), Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with JWSQ
February 25, 2011 ~ Arizona MusicFest Orchestra (Mussorgsky-Ravel "Bolero")
February 4, 5, 2011 ~ Alpharetta High School, Alpharetta, GA: Guest Artist Master Classes-Clinics
November 26, 27, 28, 2010 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, orchestral saxophonist
November 1 - 13, 2010 ~ Sole American Jurist, 5th Concours International Adolphe Sax, Dinant, Belgium
October 7, 8, 9, 2010 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra (Prokofiev, "Romeo and Juliet")
September 29, 2010 ~ Chapman Conservatory of Music (CA), Guest Artist Professor
September 28, 2010 ~ Chapman Conservatory of Music (CA), Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with JWSQ
September 26, 2010 ~ Tempe Center for the Arts (AZ), Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with JWSQ
September 25, 2010 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra (Ravel, "Bolero")
September 24, 2010 ~ Arizona State University Louise Lincoln Kerr Cultural Center, Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with JWSQ
September 23, 2010 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra (Ravel "Bolero")
September 22, 2010 ~ Glendale Community College (AZ), Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert with JWSQ
May 6, 7, 8, 2010 ~ Phoenix Symphony Pops Orchestra
May 1, 2010 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (A. Copeland, "The City")
April 29, 2010 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ (A. Copeland, "The City")
March 25 - 27, 2010 ~ Society of Composers, Inc. Convention (SCI), Kansas State University, various solo performances
March 24 - 28, 2010 ~ Kansas State University, Guest Artist Master Classes
November 14, 2009 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (John Adams "Nixon In China")
November 13, 2009 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (John Adams, "Nixon In China")
November 12, 2009 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (John Adams, "Nixon In China")
October 22, 2009 ~ Baylor University, Guest Artist Concert, with pianist Dr. Vincent de Vries, saxophonist Dr. Michael Jacobson, and cellist Gary Hardie (Lyceum Series)
October 22, 2009 ~ Baylor University, Guest Artist Master Class
September 29, 2009 ~ Kansas State University, Guest Artist Concert, with Dr. Anna Marie Wytko (saxophonist, KSU faculty) and Dr. Timothy Lovelace (pianist, University of Minnesota faculty), in conjunction with the Kansas State University "Saxophone Extravaganza"
September 28, 2009 ~ Kansas State University, Guest Professor Residency Master Classes
September 26, 2009 ~ University of Minnesota, Guest Artist Concert
August, 2009 ~ Completion of five articles for publication in the second edition of the New Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd ed. (Oxford University Press)
July, 2009 ~ Completion of recording-production of a new compact disc, Passions Large & Small, on the ACA Digital Recording label, with pianist Walter Cosand and flutist Elizabeth Buck, including works by Jacques Ibert, William Albright, Mikel Kuehn, Alfred Desenclos, and Brent Weaver (ACA CM20092) - Discography Page
June, 2009 ~ Completion of production of a new compact disc, Recital Music for Saxophone, on the ACA Digital Recording label, including works by Karel Husa, Leslie Bassett, Ryo Noda, Tommy Joe Anderson, and Hermann Reutter (ACA CM20109) - see Discography Page
October 3, 2008 ~ University of North Carolina-Greensboro: Guest Artist Master Class
October 4, 2008 ~ University of North Carolina-Greensboro: Guest Interview Panelist with Professors Eugene Rousseau and Steve Mauk
November 2, 2008 ~ Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Concert Series, Shoreville, MN: Guest Artist Solo Concert, in collaboration with pianist Cameron Hofmann and saxophonist Jeffrey Anthony
November 4 - 6, 2008 ~ University of Minnesota, Visiting Professor
November 5, 2008 - Macalester College, St. Paul, MN: Guest Artist Chamber Music Master Class
November 6, 2008 ~ St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN: Guest Artist Master Class
November 13 - 15, 2008 ~ Oxford County Music Programs, England: Guest Artist Residency Master Classes and Performances, in collaboration with Charles Lloyd
November 16, 2008 ~ Radley College, Oxfordshire, England: Guest Artist Master Class
November 16, 2008 ~ Radley College, Oxfordshire, England: Guest Artist Concert
November 20, 2008 ~ Conservatoire Royal de Liege, Belgium: Guest Artist Master Class
November 20, 2008 ~ Conservatoire Royal de Liege, Belgium: Guest Artist Solo Concert
November 21, 2008 ~ Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium: Guest Artist Solo Concert
November 28, 2008 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Mussorgsky-Ravel "Pictures At An Exhibition")
November 29, 2008 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Mussorgsky-Ravel "Pictures At An Exhibition")
November 30, 2008 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Prescott, AZ (Mussorgsky-Ravel "Pictures At An Exhibition")
December 2008 ~ completion of soon to be released new solo CD, including the works of Albright, Weaver, Ibert, Kuehn and Desenclos.
January 2, 2009 ~ Friendship Village of Tempe, AZ: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
January 6, 2009 ~ Viewpoint Resort, AZ: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
January 7, 2009 ~ Central United Methodist Church, Phoenix, AZ: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
January 17 ~ Friendship Village of Tempe, AZ: guest artist with the ArtSax Duo of Poland (Dariusz Samol, saxophone and Ewa Ruszala, piano)
February 15, 2009 ~ Louise Lincoln Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, AZ: Featured Guest Artist, Kerr Cultural Center Benefit Concert "Passions Large and Small" - With Very Special Musical Guests (www.asukerr.com)
February 18, 2009 ~ Elmhurst College, Chicago, IL: Guest Artist Concert and Master Class
February 19, 2009 ~ Joliet College, Joliet, IL: Guest Artist Professor
February 21, 2009 ~ Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI: Guest Artist Master Class
February 21, 2009 ~ Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI: Guest Artist Solo Concert
February 22, 2009 ~ Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI: Guest Artist Soloist with University-Community Band and Orchestra
February 24, 2009 ~ HL Richards High School, Chicago, IL: Guest Artist Clinician
February 25, 2009 ~ HL Richards High School, Chicago, IL: Guest Artist Soloist with High School Concert Band
February 26, 2009 ~ University of Wisconsin-Madison: Guest Artist Master Class and Concert
February 28, 2009 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Tempe Center of the Arts, Tempe, AZ (music by Leonard Bernstein)
March 13, 2009 ~ Chapman Conservatory of Music, Orange, CA: Guest Artist Master Class
March 14, 2009 ~ Chapman Conservatory of Music, Orange, CA: Guest Artist Solo Concert
March 2009 (detail TBA) ~ Conservatoire de Darius Milhaud, Paris, France: Guest Artist Residency and Solo Concert (featuring the world premier of a new work by French composer Anthony Girard)
March 27, 2009 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, South Mountain College, Phoenix, AZ (music by Leonard Bernstein)
April 2, 2009 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Sergei Rachmaninov "Symphonic Dances")
April 3, 2009 @ 11 AM ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Sergei Rachmaninov "Symphonic Dances)
April 3 @ 8 PM ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Sergei Rachmaninov 'Symphonic Dances")
January 8, 2008 ~ La Hacienda Resort, AZ: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
February 10, 2008 ~ University of Nevada at Las Vegas: Guest Artist Professor, UNLV "Saxophone Day"
February 21, 2008 ~ Friendship Village of Tempe, AZ: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
February 22, 2008 ~ Musicfest Festival Orchestra, Scottsdale, AZ
February 23, 2008 ~ Santa Cruz Valley Arts Association, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
February 24, 2008 ~ Louise Lincoln Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, AZ: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet, special guests TBA (www.asukerr.com)
February 26, 2008 ~ North Central University, Minneapolis, MN: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
February 27, 2008 ~ University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet, with special guest artist Eugene Rousseau
March 18, 2008 ~ Conservatoire Municipal de Quatorzieme Arrondissement de Paris, Paris, France: Guest Artist Solo Recital and Master Classes
March 20 2008 ~ Conservatoire de Musique de Mons, Belgium: Guest Artist Master Class and Lecture-Performance
March 21, 2008 ~ Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Brussels, Belgium: Guest Artist Master Class and Lecture-Performance
March 24 – 28, 2008 ~ Muzikamp (National Music Camp), Brussels, Belgium: Guest Artist Professor of Saxophone
March 31, 2008 ~ Selmer Paris Performance Hall, Paris, France: Guest Artist Solo Concert (sponsored by Selmer Paris)
April 3, 2008 ~ Fort Lewis College, CO: Guest Artist Master Class
April 4, 2008 ~ Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO: Guest Artist Soloist, Fort Lewis College Concert Band
April 15, 2008 ~ Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ: Guest Artist Soloist, Tempe Wind Ensemble
April 16 – 22, 2008 ~ University of Minnesota: Guest Professor Residency
April 26, 2008 ~ Seattle, WA, University Unitarian Church: Guest Artist Solo Recital
April 28 – May 1, 2008 ~ University of Minnesota: Guest Professor Residency
May 24 – 25, 2008 ~ I Zachodniopomorskie Sympozjum Saksofonowe (Saxophone Symposium), Szczecin, Poland: Guest Artist Professor of Saxophone
May 25, 2008 ~ Castle of Szczecin, Poland: Guest Artist Concert with Soundrise Duo and The ArtSax Ensemble
May 26, 2008 ~ I Lubuskie Sympozjum Saksofonowe (Saxophone Symposium), Nowa Sol, Poland: Guest Artist Professor of Saxophone
May 26, 2008 ~ Music School of Nowa Sol, Poland: Guest Artist Concert with Soundrise Duo and The ArtSax Ensemble
May 27 – 28, 2008 ~ I Wielkopolskie Sympozjum Saksofonowe (Saxophone Symposium), Wolsztyn, Poland: Guest Artist Professor of Saxophone
May 28, 2008 ~ Music School of Wolsztyn, Poland: Guest Artist Concert with Soundrise Duo and The ArtSax Ensemble
May 29 – 30, 2008 ~ Kozuchow Saxophone Symposium, Kozuchow, Poland: Guest Artist Professor of Saxophone
May 30, 2008 ~ Castle Kozuchow of Kozuchow, Poland: Guest Artist Concert with Soundrise Duo and The ArtSax Ensemble
June 14, 2008 ~ Guest Artist Benefit Concert with pianist Walter Cosand, sponsored by Geoff Foden, Mesa, AZ
September 19, 2007 ~ North Central University, Minneapolis, MN: Lecture Performance
September 20, 2007 ~ Concordia University, St. Paul, MN: Lecture Performance
September 24 – 28, 2007 ~ University of Minnesota: Guest Professor Residency
September 25, 2007 ~ St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN: Solo Performance/Master Class
September 26, 2007 ~ Macalester College, St. Paul, MN: Solo Performance/Master Class
October 8 – 12, 2007 ~ Conservatorio de las Rosas, Morelia, Mexico: Guest Professor Residency
October 11, 2007 ~ Conservatorio de las Rosas, Morelia, Mexico: Guest Artist Recital
October 25, 2007 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Benjamin Britten "Sinfonia Da Requiem")
October 26, 2007 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Benjamin Britten "Sinfonia Da Requiem")
October 28, 2007 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (Benjamin Britten "Sinfonia Da Requiem")
November 8, 2007 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Sun Dome (various works)
November 9, 2007 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (various works)
November 10, 2007 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (various works)
November 11, 2007 ~ Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall (various works)
November 16, 2007 ~ Washburn University, Topeka, KS: Solo Performance/Master Class
November 20, 2007 ~ Kansas State University: Guest Artist Master Class
November 28, 2007 ~ Willamette University, Salem, OR: Guest Lecture
November 28, 2007 ~ Willamette University, Salem, OR: Guest Artist Master Class
November 28, 2007 ~ Willamette University, Salem, OR: Guest Lecture, "Collaborative Pianists and Guest Artist Interaction"
November 28, 2007 ~ Willamette University, Salem, OR: Guest Soloist, Willamette University Wind Ensemble
November 29, 2007 ~ Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR: Solo Performance/Master Class
November 29, 2007 ~ Willamette University, Salem, OR: Guest Artist Recital
Guest Soloist: Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Szczecinskiej (Debussy, Binge)
Guest Soloist: Orkiestra Camerata Nova (Ibert)
Guest Professor: Koninklijk Conservatorrium Brussel (Muzikamp)
Closing Guest Artist Recital: Rousseau International Master Class, Minneapolis, MN
Guest Artist Master Classes: Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris
Guest Artist Performance: Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris
Guest Artist Master Classes: L'Ecole Nationale de Musique et Danse de Bourges (France)
Guest Artist Performance: L'Ecole Nationale de Musique et Danse de Bourges (France)
Guest Artist: The "Art Ensemble" of Poland
Guest Soloist: Sierra Vista Symphony (AZ), Alexander Glazunov "Concerto"
University of Nevada at Las Vegas: Concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
Arizona State University: Solo Concert
Musicfest Festival Orchestra: Scottsdale, Arizona
Arizona State University: Concert with Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet
Maricopa Event Center: Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
