PHOTO GALLERY
I have been fortunate enough that my musical journey has taken me many places and introduced me to countless inspiring people. Check out some special moments!
Performing Glazunov's saxophone concerto with Dr. Matthew Mailman and the OCU Wind Ensemble (2025)
Performing Matthew Kennedy's "Ripple" with the Missouri State University Wind Ensemble as a featured concerto artist for NASA Region IV (2025)
Performing alongside Nicki Roman for OCU Saxophone Day (2024)
Teaching with Irish saxophonist Gerard McChrystal at FLHSI (2024)
Teaching with Paul Bro, Sharon Peterson, Gail Levinsky, Garret Dustin Evans, and Jonathan Helton at FLHSI (2024)
Presenting my research on Luciano Berio's "Sequenza IX" at Snow Pond Center for the Arts (2024)
Performing in the OKC Philharmonic for Bernadette Peters, alongside Jonathan Nichol, Brian Gorrell, Tommy Poole, and Brian Jenner (2024)
Enjoying a NASA Biennial Conference with Nick Zoulek, Bill Street, and John Sampen at Oklahoma State University (2024)
Performing Benjamin Nylander's "Dickinson Songs" alongside the composer himself and Kenzie Heaney for the NASA Biennial Conference at Oklahoma State University (2024)
Shortly after giving a guest recital and masterclass for the University of Kansas saxophone studio (2023)
Shortly after giving a guest recital and masterclass for the University of Oklahoma saxophone studio (2023)
Teaching with Masato Kumoi at FLHSI (2023)
All smiles with collaborative pianist extraordinaire and longtime collaborator of Fred Hemke, Sharon Peterson (2023)
A "Ripple" manuscript excerpt and kind note from Matthew Kennedy (2023)
Premiering Matthew Kennedy's "Ripple" alongside Dr. John Hart and the Keene State College Concert Band (2023)
Moments before premiering Matthew Kennedy's "Ripple" at Keene State College (2023)
Liz Ames, Jan Baker, Ford Fourqurean, and I at the Heidelberg University Single Reed Day (2023)
Photo with saxophone repair master, Bird Wistreich, at Meridian Winds (2022)
Saxophonist Floris Van der Veken and I pose in front of the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland - both of us just happened to be there the same week to conduct research in their collections (2022)
Photo with saxophonist Marcus Weiss after an impromptu meeting and interview in Basel, Switzerland (2022)
An impromptu meeting with saxophonist Don-Paul Kahl in Basel, Switzerland after his performance with Ensemble Bout du Monde (2022)
Performing Matthew Kennedy's "Triceratops" with Garret Dustin Evans and Kirby Leitz at Indiana State University's Annual Contemporary Music Festival (2022)
Performing "b(locked.orders)," an electroacoustic work by Emily Koh, for BG New Music Festival (2022)
Enjoying FLHSI with Noa Even and John Sampen (2022)
A moment from recording Kristen Kuster's "Red Pine" with Rosarium Quartet (2022)
Posing with Rosarium Quartet (Joshua Tuttle, myself, Glimmer Ng, and Violet Meltzer) for the NASA Quartet Competition final round submission (2022)
Shortly after giving a guest recital and masterclass for the Wright State University saxophone studio (2022)
A kind note written to me and John Sampen after premiering Augusta Read Thomas' "Rings of Light" (2021)
Moments after the premiere of "Rings of Light" alongside composer Augusta Read Thomas (2021)
Benjamin Nylander and I (Duo Aurous) getting a picture with John Sampen and Marilyn Shrude after premiering Viet Cuong's "Sanctuary" for BG New Music Festival (2021)
Performing in a masterclass for Arno Bornkamp (2021)
Recording the premiere of Robin McLaughlin's "Lights Will Find You" in Greensboro, NC (2021)
Working with Michael Laurello to record Tie Zhou's "Samsara" for the BG New Music Festival (2020)
Performing Marilyn Shrude's "Quietly Revealed" and Benjamin Nylander's "Last Breath" with Abraxas Quintet for the NASA Biennial Conference at Arizona State University (2020)
Flatlands Quartet's promotional poster for performing in Japan alongside Green Ray Quartet, unfortunately cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic (2019)
Flatlands Quartet's promotional poster for performing in Japan alongside JG Quartet, unfortunately cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic (2019)
Rehearsing "Kekembangan" with composer Evan Ziporyn (2019)
Performing Stockhausen's "Knabenduett" alongside John Sampen in front of a painting by Rothko (2019)
Former students of Fred Hemke (Nathan Nabb, Gail Levinsky, John Sampen, Jim Bishop, Lois Hicks Wozniak, Ron Blake, Susan Fancher, Jack Thorpe, Masahito Sugihara, Aruna Quartet) reunite for a memorial service in his honor at Snow Pond Center for the Arts (2019)
Performing John Williams' "Escapades" with Dr. Eric Hinton and the Susquehanna University's summer High School Wind Ensemble Institute (2018)
John Sampen, Gail Levinsky, Sharon Peterson, Marilyn Shrude, Fred Hemke and I gathering for a FLHSI "faculty meeting" (2018)
Premiering Coleman Rowlett's "Spectral Radiance" alongside Justin Murray and Atlanta Chamber Collective (2018)
Photo with composer Coleman Rowlett, before premiering his concerto "Spectral Radiance" with Atlanta Chamber Collective (2018)
Lugging the saxophones on tour with Chiaro Trio, for a set of music that called for all four horns (2018)
Photo with composer Pete Meechan, after premiering a new version of his "Fragile Oasis" in the Georgia State University Wind Ensemble (2018)
Performing for the Macon Symphony's final concert alongside Monty Cole and a couple of his Mercer University students (2017)
Performing in a masterclass for Carrie Koffman (2017)
Akira Quartet recording Matthew Quayle's "Connect" (2017)
Performing in a masterclass for Claude Delangle (2016)
A favorite photo with Fred Hemke (2016)
My copy of Augusta Read Thomas' "Hemke Concerto: Prisms of Light," autographed by Fred Hemke
Mirasol Quartet and Akira Quartet pose together at FLHSI (2016)
Performing for Nathan Nabb in an orchestral masterclass for the NASA Biennial Conference at Texas Tech University (2016)
Performing in a masterclass for Debra Richtmeyer (2015)
My first photo with Fred Hemke at the inaugural FLHSI (2013)
My first concerto performance, Debussy's "Rapsodie" with Dr. Jennifer Wiley the Susquehanna University Orchestra (2013)
Collaborating with Dr. Jennifer Wiley for my first concerto performance (2013)
A clipping from Gettysburg Times newspaper, caught gigging with my high school saxophone quartet (2010)