Saxophone Alumni & Future Student Week
Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 9 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 3 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Noel Fine Arts Center - Room 240 - UW-Stevens Point
This event is open to ALL middle school, junior high, and high school saxophonists and their music teachers. We certainly invite all UWSP Saxophone Alums, as well as any student who is interested in UWSP and the saxophone studio.
In addition to all the featured activities, the idea behind this day is to offer UWSP Saxophone Alums a chance to come back “home”! Saxo Alums from UWSP are invited to bring their own students and reconnect with fellow alums and to meet current and future students. We also want to extend a welcoming hand to students who are considering UWSP and saxophone study. This experience is a great way to find out about the strength of our program, what it has to offer for your future, and how UWSP Saxophone Studio lives on as a great tradition in the world of musical training for the 21st century!
UWSP Saxophone Alumni& Future Student(SAFS offer all attendees an learn “all things saxophone”!
Saxophone Alumni & Future Student can be downloaded and printed. (This form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can dowload this free from
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Performers:
Frederick Hemke - Professor of Saxophone - Northwestern Univ
ersity
Frederick Hemke is an internationally recognized adjudicator and master teacher, as
well as active recitalist and guest performer with orchestras and wind ensembles worldwide. He has recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, Stockholm Philharmonic, Eastman Wind Ensemble, and Contemporary Chamber Players, and can be heard on numerous solo albums. Hemke is also editor of music for solo saxophone and ensemble, author of many articles and educational materials, and a consultant to the Selmer and La Voz Corporations, and the Southern Music Company. Among his many honors are listings in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Music, International Who’s Who of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Encyclopédie de la Musique Francois Michel, editor), the Distinguished Service to Music Award from Kappa Kappa Psi, and the Premier Prix du Saxophone from Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Paris, where he tudied with Marcel Mule. His students hold major teaching and performing positions throughout the world.
Ancia Saxophone Quartet
The Ancia Saxophone Quartet was founded in 1990 as an ensemble dedicated to the creation and performance of new works for saxophone quartet as well as the performance of traditional saxophone quartet repertoire.
Based in Minneapolis-Staint Paul, the quartet has performed concerts and presented educational workshops in the United States, Canada, Korea, and Europe. The Ancia Saxophone Quartet has appeared frequently on Minnesota Public Radio.
- Matthew Sintchak – soprano saxophone
- Joan Hutton – alto saxophone
- David Milne – tenor saxophone
- Angela Wyatt – baritone saxophone
David Hastings - Professor of Saxophone & Music Theory - Department of Music - UW-Stevens Point
David Hastings training includes degrees in applied saxophone from Northwestern University with principal studies with Frederick Hemke. Additional study has been with Donald Sinta, Bunky Green, and James Hill.
Mr. Hastings ongoing development as a teacher has included participation as Wisconsin Scholar, numerous grants in support of his growth as a teacher, and recognition as a teacher including the first recipient of the Student Government Award for Outstanding Teaching.
Throughout his performance career, Mr. Hastings has presented concerts in numerous venues ranging from World Saxophone Congresses to High School and College guest- appearances. His work as a jazz musician has included performances with The Mathew Buchman Quartet and the Wisconsin Jazz Orchestra.
SPECIAL for this year’s event will be:
- Dr. Frederick Hemke - Master Class with UWSP saxophone students (February 11th.)
- Concert featuring Frederick Hemke, saxophone and Stephen Alltop, organ (February 11th).
- Ancia saxophone Master Class with UWSP saxophone students (February 13th).
- Concert featuring the Ancia Saxophone Quartet (February 13th).
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to:
- Observe Dr. Frederick Hemke, internationally acclaimed pedagogue and artist in a Master Class setting.
- Hear the great artistry of Frederick Hemke, Stehpen Alltop, and the Ancia Saxophone Quartet in performance!
- Witness the great coaching and teaching by the Ancia Saxophone quartet!
- Interact with other saxophonists including the studio at UWSP!
This event was made possible through the generous support of Heid Music.
Heid Music from Wisconsin Rapids will visit. They will be on hand to offer many horns and mouthpieces to try as well as saxophone music and products to purchase.
Additional sponsors include: The Conn-Selmer Company, Rico Reeds, Van Doren Reeds, UWSP Department of Music and the College of Fine Arts & Communication. Thank you for your help in making SAFSD a success!
About the Department of Music:
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Music has a distinguished history of educating musicians and teachers since the 1940’s. The department currently enrolls over 230 majors and employs a distinguished faculty of 24 full and part-time instructors with extensive credentials from many of the nation’s most highly regarded schools of music. The student and faculty performing groups, which are widely recognized for their artistic excellence, serve as laboratories for the development of professional skills and a full schedule of recitals, concerts, clinics, and other special events is offered each year to serve students, the community, and the surrounding region.
Directions:
Highway 66 from the West:
Follow Highway 66 east (Clark Street) through four traffic lights
Proceed one more block from the Division Street intersection (Business Hwy 51) to Phillips St.
Turn left on Phillips Street
Park in Lot Q, or north end of lot P
Interstate 39 from the East/North/South:
Take the Business Hwy 51 Exit from I-39 (Exit #161)
Follow Business Hwy 51(Division St.) through 3 traffic lights
Turn left on Portage Street
Park in Lot Q, or north end of lot P
Highway 66 from the East:
Follow Highway 66 west (Main Street) through seven traffic lights
Proceed four more blocks from the Michigan Avenue intersection to Phillips Street
Turn right on Phillips Street
Park in Lot Q, or north end of lot P