2023 Performance and teaching Schedule
31 December | Asheville Symphony Orchestra | Asheville, NC
“Queens of Soul” NYE pops concert
6 December | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
WCU Saxophone Studio: student capstone performance: Jillian O’Beirne.
27 November | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
WCU Saxophone Studio: student capstone performance: Michael Houtzer
25-28 October | College Music Society National Conference | Miami, FL
Presentation: “Modeling Collaborative Musicianship and Fostering Repertoire Diversity through Commissioning”
25 October | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
WCU Saxophone Studio: Guest Artist Recital - The Palmetto Quartet
21 October | Asheville Symphony Orchestra | Asheville, NC
ASO Masterworks 2 “The Great Gate”
18 October | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC
Guest artist recital and masterclass at ASU
14 October | Bear Lake Preserve | Savannah, NC
Fundraising concert with WCU School of Music faculty and students
10 October | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
Fall faculty recital with Leonidas Lagrimas, piano
1 October | Asheville Symphony Orchestra | Asheville, NC
“Star Wars Celebration” concert with Beer City Comic Con
29 August | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
School of Music Faculty Showcase Concert
20 May | Asheville Symphony Orchestra | Asheville, NC
ASO Masterworks 7: “Bela Fleck & Americana”
6 May | Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra | Hendersonville, NC
HSO Masterworks 3
30 April | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
WCU Saxophone Studio: chamber ensembles concert
28 April | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
Regional premiere of Rachel Lanik Whelan’s Street Hawker concerto with the WCU Symphonic Band, Jack Eaddy, conductor
18 April | Oakland University | Rochester, MI
Premiere of Benjamin Dean Taylor’s Aurum Tetra concerto (version for wind band) with the Assembly Quartet and the Oakland Wind Orchestra, Gregory Cunningham, conductor
30 March - 2 April | North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference | Hattiesburg, MS
Performances with the Assembly Quartet
24 Feb | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
WCU Saxophone Studio: student chamber performances for Imani Winds
24 January | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC
School of Music Faculty Showcase Concert
20-21 January | Michigan Music Conference | Grand Rapids, MI
Presentation with the Assembly Quartet: “The Pedagogy Project: Building Repertoire for Emerging Saxophone Quartets”
13-14 January | International Saxophone Symposium | Fairfax, VA
Presentation with the Assembly Quartet: “The Pedagogy Project: Building Repertoire for Emerging Saxophone Quartets”