MY EQUIPMENT

Soprano Saxophone
- Selmer Paris Series III Saxophone
- Selmer Paris Concept Mouthpiece (Brad Behn reface)
- Légère European Cut 3.5 Reed
- Ishimori Pink-Gold-Plated Ligature

Alto Saxophone
- Selmer Paris Series III Saxophone
- Selmer Claude Delangle Mouthpiece
- Légère French Cut 3.25 Reed
- AirMusic Superior Silver-Plated Ligature
- Selmer Spirit 210 Jazz Mouthpiece
- D’Addario Jazz Select 2H Reed
- Rovner Light Ligature

Clarinet
- Selmer Paris Présence Clarinet
- Vandoren B40 Mouthpiece
- Vandoren V12 3.0 Reed
- Vandoren Optimum Black Ligature, Plate #1

View fullsize Our incoming fall 2024 saxophone class is shaping up to be awesome, help us welcome our new stars! First is Jay Jimenez (@_jay_jmz), joining from Texas A&M University-Kingsville School of Music ( to pursue the MM Multiple Woodwinds Performance!
View fullsize Congrats to @devin_woodwinds on a wonderful MM Multiple Woodwinds degree recital! On the saxophone side of things, featuring music by Ryo Noda and Pierre Max Dubois, performed alongside @rebecca_sims_woodwinddoubler. Bravi! . . . #sax #saxo #saxophon
View fullsize Bravo to all of the fabulous performers on last night's saxophone studio recital! Featuring solo performances of Dubois, Heiden, Schulhoff, Le Boeuf, and Noda as well as chamber performances of Dubois and Françaix. . . . #sax #saxo #saxophone
View fullsize Bravo to @joshrwoodwinds on a fantastic MM Multiple Woodwinds recital! On saxophone, featuring works by @shelleyplaysaxy and Frank Martin. . . . #woodwinds #saxophone #sax #saxo #altosax #barisax #saxophonist #saxplayer #piano #classicalsax #jazzsax
View fullsize Enjoy some highlights from our wonderful guest artist recital and masterclass with Dr. John W. Sampen and Mark Bunce! Congrats Sam Pollock, Josh Roberts, and Rebecca Sims on strong performances in today’s class! . . . . #music #musicpro #classi
View fullsize Congrats to Carlos Dela on a fantastic MM Multiple Woodwinds degree recital! On the saxophone side of things, featuring music by Mackey, Muczynski, and Gershwin (ft. Gold Star Quartet). . . . #sax #saxo #saxophone #saxophonist #saxophonequartet #saxq
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View fullsize CALLING ALL SAXOPHONES! Announcing the Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble, directed by Dr. Joshua Heaney @heaneymusic and hosted by Wanda L. Bass School of Music @ocu_music. . We say that the world could always use a little more saxophone! The Oklahoma Saxo
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View fullsize Shoutout to our Gold Star Quartet, who put on a great show for @oklahomacityuniversity’s annual donor gala! “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” never sounded better! . . . #sax #saxo #saxophone #saxplayer #saxofone #jazzsax #jazzs
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View fullsize For our latest saxo-spotlight, meet Megan Howell @megan.c.howell, a 2nd-year MM Multiple Woodwind Performance graduate student! In addition to sax, she studies flute as her primary instrument with Prof. Parthena Owens as well as clarinet with Dr. Lis
View fullsize Thank you to prof. Alexis Seah Hee Cheng @alexiseah94, instructor of saxophone at University of Oklahoma Saxophone Studio @ousaxophones, for visiting campus Friday for a masterclass and mini-performance! Carlos Dela @carlos._.dela performed Muczynski
View fullsize Quartet day in studio! Periodically, we have our chamber ensembles perform for the class to receive feedback from peers and Dr. Heaney (@heaneymusic). Congrats to these two great groups, who performed Thierry Escaich's "Tango Virtuoso," and
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View fullsize Another fantastic member of the saxophone studio is Rebecca Sims (@rebecca_sims_woodwinddoubler)! Rebecca earned her Bachelor's in Music Education with a minor in special education from Eastern Michigan University She spent a year teaching 5th-12th g
View fullsize #NASA2024 dump. Thank you @johnnysalinassax for putting together a lovely @saxalliance biennial conference! I’m kicking myself in hindsight for not getting more photos with friends… #🤦‍♂️ . . . #sax #saxo #saxophone #saxophonist #s
View fullsize Catch me at TWO engagements at the North American Saxophone Alliance @saxalliance conference this week at Oklahoma State University @okstatemusic! . . . #sax #saxo #saxophone #classicalsaxophone #classicalmusic #concert #oklahomamusic #saxophonist #
View fullsize Amazing wife and adorable puppy surprising me with lunch at work… what more could you want on a Friday afternoon? 🥰 #marriedlife #grateful #puppy #puppylove #puppylife #puppiesofinstagram #rescuedog #rescuepuppy #rescuepup
View fullsize WHIRLWIND is the only word I can think is appropriate to describe my first ever @tmeaorg conference! It was so fantastic to represent @ocu_music and @ocusax , recruit new students, reconnect with old friends, and meet new people. Can’t wait to
View fullsize Meet Sunnie, the newest addition to the Heaney household! She’s a bright friendly personality with plenty of face kisses for all, and settling in wonderfully! Thank you so much to @puppyhavenrescue , highly recommended to anyone considering ado
View fullsize OKC-area saxophonists, introducing the Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble, hosted by the Oklahoma City University Saxophone Studio (@ocusax) and Wanda L. Bass School of Music. All saxophonists age 14+ are welcome (HS, collegiate, local amateurs and professi
View fullsize This March, coming to a @saxalliance conference near you! I’m excited to perform Marilyn Shrude’s “Nature’s Bard - Dickinson’s Autumn” in collaboration with the other half of Duo Aurous, Benjamin Nylander @ben_nyla
View fullsize Happy birthday to my amazing wife @kenzieheaney! I’m so happy I get to celebrate another year with you on this Earth, here’s to many more!! #birthdaygirl #happybirthday #birthday #birthdaywishes #wife #life #grateful
View fullsize @newenglandmusiccamp’s Core Session is off to a great start, I love working with the young saxophonists and musicians here! Many multiphonics and mouthpiece crows are being had. Also, thanks to my colleague @cholong_park for inviting to to sh
View fullsize Well that’s a wrap to Hemke Saxophone Institute 2023! I could not ask for a better cohort of participants for my first year serving on faculty. It was wonderful to reconnect with old friends and make new ones; even more special was watching my
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View fullsize My first week of teaching with the Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute has absolutely flown by; so many great sounds! After having been a participant in the program’s nascent years, it has been wonderful to work with FLHSI as a faculty membe
View fullsize Now that the letter is signed, I’m happy to share that I’m joining the team at Oklahoma City University’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music as Saxophone Instructor & Recruitment Coordinator! I’m very excited to embark on this
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View fullsize One week away! I’m so excited to premiere @kennedycomposer’s new alto saxophone concerto, “Ripple,” alongside John Hart (@hartjo07) and the Keene State College Concert Band! Not to mention a whole host of fun residency things