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Bay Area (California) Concerts
I've noticed a growing number of SOTW members from California so I will begin posting a list of upcoming events and concerts specifically for the Bay Area, California. Links with venue and ticket information will be provided when possible.
Fri, Sept 30, 8 pm and Sat, Oct 1, 8 pm: Zellerbach Hall A
Mark Morris Dance Group Celebrating Twenty-Five Years
Darius Milhaud's La Création du Monde which will showcase the ballet set to the score. (You will see La Création du Monde performed many times by Orchestra alone but seeing the two together is a rare occurrence.) Jim Dukey will be the saxophonist in this piece.
Sunday, Oct. 16, 3:00 pm: San Jose State Concert Hall
Premiere Saxophone Quartet
Works by Lucie Robert, Charles Ruggiero, Jean River, Aaron Copland, Jon Scoville
Thursday, Oct. 20, 12:30 pm: San Jose State Concert Hall
Otis Murphy Recital to be followed by a master class in the evening
Sunday, Nov. 20, 2:00 pm: Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco Youth Orchestra
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Corigliano Tournaments
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances (I'll be playing the solo)


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Great thread! I'll be sure to post sax events as I get them as well.

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Thanks for the posting, Rick. Is the Otis Murphy masterclass on Oct. 20th open to the public?

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Ya, I'm pretty sure it is. Things like this are usually open to the public.

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Just an update on the master class. It will be from 7pm-9pm in room 150 of the music building. If everything goes as planned I should be playing the Desenclos.

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Just received word today of some new performances.
November 21, 2005
Berkeley New Music Project
Premiere Saxophone Quartet performing new works by UCB graduate composers
University of California, Berkeley Hertz Hall
College Avenue and Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA
8:00pm
Information: tickets (510) 642-9988, or send email:
Directions and parking info:
December 2, 2005
San José State University Wind Ensemble directed by Dr. Edward C. Harris
Dale Wolford - Guest Soloist on Libby Larsen's Holy Roller
School of Music & Dance - Concert Hall
San José State University
7:30pm
Call for further info (408) 924-4673
Directions:

December 8, 2005
CSU-Stanislaus Wind Ensemble directed by Stuart Sims
Dale Wolford - Guest Soloist on Libby Larsen's Holy Roller
Bernell and Flora Snider Music Recital Hall
CSU-Stanislaus
801 W. Monte Vista Ave.
Turlock, CA
7:30pm
For further info: Email:
Call (209) 667-3959
Edit: By the way, Dale Wolford is sax professor at both of these schools.

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November 30, 2005, 8 pm
Sax Quartets of CSUS and UC Davis
Sac State, Capistrano Hall 151
December 6, 2005, 12:05 pm:
Darius Milhaud's La Creation du monde
UC Davis Main Theater
Free
(not the ballet, just the music)

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I've been running into alot of these so might as well post them up now berfore I forget them all.

Upcoming concerts by The Premiere Saxophone Quartet:
January 29, 2006

* PSQ performing works of Lucie Robert, Graham Fitkin, Jean Rivier and others
* California State University, Stanislaus
Bernell and Flora Snider Music Recital Hall
Turlock, CA
3:00pm
Additional info: (209) 667-3421
February 7, 2006
* PSQ performing works of Lucie Robert, & Graham Fitkin
* San Jose State University
School of Music & Dance - Concert Hall
San Jose, CA
12:30pm
Information: for tickets (408) 924-4673
February 15-18, 2006 (Not in the bay area)
* North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Convention
* Performing works of Lucie Robert, & Graham Fitkin
* University of Iowa
* School of Music
Iowa City, Iowa
Time TBA
March 4, 2006
* Santa Cruz New Music Works
* Performing Jon Scoville's "Sr. Miro's Saxophone Suite"
* First Congregational Church
* 900 High Street
* Santa Cruz , CA
7pm
Information: for tickets (831) 425-3526
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Upcoming concerts by William Trimble:
March 26, 2006
Winchester Orchestra of San Jose
D'Indy: Choral Varie
Gershwin: Medley from Porgy and Bess
(Alternate Link)
Sunday April 9, 7 p.m.
MOSTLY MOLLICONE
Barbara Day Turner, conductor
Erie Mills and Maria Spacagna, sopranos
Brian Staufenbiel, tenor
Henry Mollicone, piano
William Trimble, saxophone
Anthony Quartuccio, accordion
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Upcoming concerts by C.R. KASPRZYK
February 23, 8:00 pm
CCRMA Strickly Ballroom Concert Series
Kasprzyk, guest soloist
Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
-Quintet, Per Bloland
alto saxophone and interactive electronics
-Ixor, Giacinto Scelsi
solo soprano saxophone
-Improvisation
-new work, Bruno T. Ruviaro
soprano saxophone, prepared piano, and interactive electronics
--intermission--
-Sonata in a minor, C.P.E. Bach
solo soprano saxophone
-4'33", John Cage
tacet for any instrument or group of instruments
-Improvisation
-Billie, Jacob ter Veldhuis
alto saxophone and ghettoblaster

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What a treat, the Italian Saxophone Quartet on a west coast tour! Definitely the best Italian saxophonists and some of my favorite players.
Jan. 18, 8:00pm
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Federico Mondelci, Marco Gerboni, Mario Marzi, Massimo Mazzoni
Old First Concerts - San Francisco, CA
Jan. 12-14
SF Symphony playing Pictures at an Exhibition
Saxophonist: David Henderson
Feb. 25, 8:00pm
Berkeley Saxophone Quartet
Art Brockmeyer, Jamison Smeltz, Annelise Zamula, Hal Richards
Old First Concerts - San Francisco, CA


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Saxophone Masterclass/Recital March 29th
California State University, STANISLAUS PRESENTS SAXOPHONIST JOSEPH LULLOFF
The California State University, Stanislaus, Department of Music will be presenting featured guest artist, Saxophonist Joe Lulloff in recital on Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Mr. Lulloff recently performed as a soloist on tour with the Cleveland Orchestra to rave reviews. He will be accompanied by pianist Victoria Lington.

In addition, Mr. Lulloff will be presenting a masterclass. Anyone interested may attend this free event which will be held in the Music Department, room M-4 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Saxophonists in particular are invited to attend as auditors to see this talented musician share his ideas about music and the saxophone. Mr. Lulloff is currently an instructor of Saxophone at Eastern Michigan University.

The concert begins at 7:30 pm in the Bernell and Flora Snider Recital Hall on the California State University, Stanislaus campus at 801 W. Monte Vista Avenue in Turlock. Tickets are available at the door for $8 general admission and $6 students and seniors. Proceeds benefit the Music Department Student Scholarship Fund.

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Sounds like fun! I saw Lulloff with the Cleveland Orchestra when he did the Dahl. Rick, do you have an idea of what he's playing?

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Thank you very much for your post about Professor Lulloff, Rick. I appreciate your efforts to keep California SOTW members informed of classical saxophone events in the area. I'm really looking forward to the recital.
By the way, I heard you play an excerpt from the Desenclos "Prelude..." at a masterclass in San Jose with Dr. Otis Murphy. You blew me away with your tone quality and artistry.

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Originally Posted by jazfyrski By the way, I heard you play an excerpt from the Desenclos "Prelude..." at a masterclass in San Jose with Dr. Otis Murphy. You blew me away with your tone quality and artistry. Thank you for your kind words. I really had a great time and I think professor Murphy had some good things to say about everyone’s playing that day.
Originally Posted by j44breaker Rick, do you have an idea of what he's playing? I have no idea what he will be playing but if you really want to know, I could ask Dr. Lington, who also accompanies me from time to time.

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Prof. Lulloff was here at the University of North Texas to give a recital last week. The program was:
Two Preludes (Chang)
On again off again (Freund)
Sonate (Denisov)
Night Songs and Flights of Fancy (Ruggiero)
Prelude, Cadence, et Finale (Desenclos)
It might be different sice he will have a different accompianist (it was Jun Okada). BTW- he teaches at Michigan State University, not Eastern.
Joey

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The San Jose State School of Music and Dance will be presenting the Premiere Saxophone Quartet in concert on Sunday, May 7, 2006. The program will include music by Françaix, Russell Peck, Judith Lang Zaimont, Loretta K. Notareschi and a work for baritone saxophone duo by Sofia Gubaidulina.
The concert begins at 7:30 pm in the Spartan Memorial Chapel on the San Jose State University campus (please note that is isn’t in the Music Dept. Concert Hall!) Tickets are available at the door for $7 general admission and $5 students and seniors.

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Upcoming Concert
I would like to invite you all to my Faculty recital at San Jose State University.
Best regards,
Dale Wolford
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The San José State University
School of Music and Dance
Presents in a Faculty Recital

Saxophonist—Dale Wolford

October 10, 2006

San José State University will feature faculty artist Dale Wolford in recital on Tuesday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the School of Music and Dance Concert Hall with pianist Victoria Lington and baritone saxophonist, Aaron Lington.

The recital will feature a wonderful recent work by French composer Jean-Michel Damase—his “Trio” for soprano and baritone saxophones and piano. This piece recalls the music of Claude Debussy with it’s distinct “neo-impressionistic” style, but is firmly rooted in the 21st century. In celebration of the 100th birthday of American composer, Paul Creston, Dale and Victoria will be performing his “Sonata,” a masterpiece for alto saxophone and piano. Showing how the saxophone can “sing,” Dale will be performing “Six English Folksongs” by Ralph Vaughn-Williams and another masterpiece for saxophone and piano by John Anthony Lennon, “Distances Within Me.”

The program will conclude with a very unique arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Three Preludes,” originally for solo piano, re-arranged for saxophone and piano by Russian arranger Galina Shaposhnikova.

All School of Music and Dance concerts are open to the public in addition to the university community. Free parking is available after 6 PM in the City of San Jose parking structure located at 4th and San Fernando Streets directly across from the new Martin Luther King Library. Closer event parking is $8 and is available in the SJSU 7th Street Parking Garage, located at the corner of 7th Street and San Salvador in downtown San Jose. From I-280, exit at the 7th Street Exit and turn north onto 7th Street. The University and the Parking Garage are three blocks north on 7th Street. The School of Music and Dance is located just beyond the Event Center building, and faces a double row of palm trees. Admission prices are $10 General, $5 Student.

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Welcome and great to see you on the forums professor Wolford! Sounds like a fantastic program.
I would highly recomend anyone that can to go. It's definatley worth it and you will hear some very fine playing.
Rick
Originally Posted by dalesax I would like to invite you all to my Faculty recital at San Jose State University.
Best regards,
Dale Wolford
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The San José State University
School of Music and Dance
Presents in a Faculty Recital

Saxophonist—Dale Wolford

October 10, 2006

San José State University will feature faculty artist Dale Wolford in recital on Tuesday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the School of Music and Dance Concert Hall with pianist Victoria Lington and baritone saxophonist, Aaron Lington.

The recital will feature a wonderful recent work by French composer Jean-Michel Damase—his “Trio” for soprano and baritone saxophones and piano. This piece recalls the music of Claude Debussy with it’s distinct “neo-impressionistic” style, but is firmly rooted in the 21st century. In celebration of the 100th birthday of American composer, Paul Creston, Dale and Victoria will be performing his “Sonata,” a masterpiece for alto saxophone and piano. Showing how the saxophone can “sing,” Dale will be performing “Six English Folksongs” by Ralph Vaughn-Williams and another masterpiece for saxophone and piano by John Anthony Lennon, “Distances Within Me.”

The program will conclude with a very unique arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Three Preludes,” originally for solo piano, re-arranged for saxophone and piano by Russian arranger Galina Shaposhnikova.

All School of Music and Dance concerts are open to the public in addition to the university community. Free parking is available after 6 PM in the City of San Jose parking structure located at 4th and San Fernando Streets directly across from the new Martin Luther King Library. Closer event parking is $8 and is available in the SJSU 7th Street Parking Garage, located at the corner of 7th Street and San Salvador in downtown San Jose. From I-280, exit at the 7th Street Exit and turn north onto 7th Street. The University and the Parking Garage are three blocks north on 7th Street. The School of Music and Dance is located just beyond the Event Center building, and faces a double row of palm trees. Admission prices are $10 General, $5 Student.

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13th annual San Jose Saxophone Christmas
For anyone that is interested, the will be held on December 16th. If you haven't attended this before, this event usually gathers over 200 saxophonists of all ages and abilities and performs two concerts of Christmas music in San Jose; one at Eastridge Mall and another at Christmas in the Park. I, unfortunately, will not be back home in time to do it this year :(. I would highly recommend to come out and participate! Its super fun and we usually get tv coverage from the local news. Plus, you get to meet all the saxophonists from the area and see the many exotic and rare saxophones that some people bring.
Rick

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This is quite some time away but Dr. Tim McAllister will be giving the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra at the Cabrillo Music Festival in Santa Cruz, CA. It will be this August but I don't have any details yet.

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Originally Posted by Rick This is quite some time away but Dr. Tim McAllister will be giving the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra at the Cabrillo Music Festival in Santa Cruz, CA. It will be this August but I don't have any details yet.
The concert is on Friday Aug. 3rd @ 8pm and it will be held at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium as part of the annual Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary music. You can see the program and order your tickets here.