Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Recitals, Lectures and Master Classes
2023 Alfredo de St. Malo International Music Festival, Panama
• Helton-Thomas Duo Recital, Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, Panama City
• Helton-Thomas Duo Recital, Teatro Anita Villalaz, Panama City
• Helton-Thomas Duo Recital, Boquete Chamber Music Series, Boquete, Panama
• Conductor of the Festival Saxophone Ensemble, Teatro Balboa, Panama City
• Festival Faculty Chamber Music with Strings, Teatro Balboa, Panama City
2023 International Mendoza SaxFest, Mendoza, Argentina
• Recital: Music for saxophone and cello by Gordon Jacob, Edison Denisov, Paul Richards
• Two Master Classes
2022 International Mendoza SaxFest, Mendoza, Argentina
• Concerto Performance: Bat out of Hell by Paul Richards
• Two Master Classes
2022 Recital and Master Class Tour of Argentina, “Piazzolla at 100”
• Piazzolla Conservatory, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Biblioteca Roffo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Cordoba Conservatory, Cordoba, Argentina
• Auditorio Juan Victoria, San Juan, Argentina
• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
2022 Tucuman International Saxophone Festival, Tucuman, Argentina
• Concerto with the Tucuman Festival Orchestra, Boutry - Divertimento
• Recital: Music for saxophone and cello
• Two Master Classes
2021 International Mendoza SaxFest, Mendoza, Argentina
• Recital: Music by Piet Swerts, Astor Piazzolla
• Two Master Classes
• Radio and Television interviews and performances
2020 Panama Cello Festival, Panama City, Panama
• Recital: Helton-Thomas Duo performing music by American and Latin-American composers
2019 Recital and Master Class Tour of Canada
• Kingston, ON, Canada Queen's University
• Sackville, NB, Canada Mount Allison University
• Wolfville, NS, Canada Acadia University
2019 Recital and Master Class Tour and Composer Residency in South Africa
• Potchefstroom, South Africa North-West University
• Johannesburg, South Africa University of the Witwatersrand
2019 Recital and Master Class USA Tour
• Pittsburgh, PA North American Saxophone Alliance Regional Conference
• Hazleton, PA University of Pennsylvania--Hazleton
• Selinsgrove, PA Susquehanna University
• Mansfield, PA Mansfield University
• Keynote Recital Performance
• Master Classes
• Lecture: "Improving Saxophone Altissimo"
• Live radio interview and performance
• Live television interview and performance
• Sponsor
2018 Concert and Master Class tour of South America
• Universidad Nacional de las Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Mendoza Saxophone Day, Mendoza, Argentina
• Nave Cultural, Mendoza, Argentina
• Saxophone Café (clinic) , Mendoza, Argentina
• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
• Nave Universitaria, Mendoza, Argentina
• "Buenos Dias Argentina" broadcast, Canal 7, Mendoza, Argentina
• Conservatorio Ibague, Ibague, Colombia
• Town Hall Square, Ibague, Colombia
• Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
2016 Concert and Master Class tour of Europe
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire, London, England
• Royal College of Music, London, England
• Southampton University, Southampton, England
• Athens Conservatory, Athens, Greece
• Filatra School of Music, Filatra, Greece
2015 Concert and Master Class tour of South America
• Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
• Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia, Brazil
• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
• Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
• Fresno Community Center, Fresno, Colombia
• Universidad de Tolima, Tolima, Colombia
• Ibague Municipal Library, Ibague, Colombia
2015 University of Florida Faculty Recital
2014 Concert and Master Class USA Tour
• Guest Recital and Master Class, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Guest Recital and Master Classes, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico
• Guest Recital and Master Classes, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico
• Guest Recital and Master Classes, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
2014 University of Florida Faculty Chamber Music Series Concert
2014 Concert and Master Class tour of Australia and China
• Sydney Conservatorium, Sydney, Australia
• Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, Australia
• Australian Saxophone Retreat, Seacroft, Great Ocean Road, Australia
• Australia Melbourne College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia
• China Conservatory, Beijing, China
2014 University of Florida Faculty Chamber Music Series Concert
2014 Concert and Master Class tour of Australia and China
• Sydney Conservatorium, Sydney, Australia
• Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane, Australia
• Australian Saxophone Retreat, Seacroft, Great Ocean Road, Australia
• Australia Melbourne College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia
• China Conservatory, Beijing, China
2014 Dunnellon Community Concert Series, Dunnellon, Florida
2013 Recital and Master Class Tour of China
• China Conservatory, Beijing, China
• Tianjin Conservatory, Tianjin, China
2013 Guest Artist Recital and Master Class, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
2013 Guest Artist Recital and Master Class, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
2013 Chamber Recital, First Presbyterian Church Concert Series, Gainesville, Florida.
The Helton-Thomas Duo with Kevin Sharpe, piano
2013 University of Florida Faculty Chamber Music Series Concert
2012 Recital and Master Class Tour of Asia
• Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China
• China Conservatory, Beijing, China
• China Conservatory, Beijing, China
• Sichuan Conservatory, Chengdu, China
• Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
2012 Guest Artist Recital and Master Class, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
2012 Helton-Thomas Duo Recital, Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, Orange Park, Florida 2012 Guest Artist Recital and Master Class, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
2012 Guest Recital, First Presbyterian Church Concert Series, Gainesville, Florida.
The Helton-Thomas Duo with Kevin Sharpe, piano
2012 Faculty Recital, University of Florida. With Kevin Sharpe, piano.
2011 Helton-Thomas Duo Recital, University of Florida
2011 University of Florida Faculty Chamber Music Series Concert
2011 Recital and Master Class Tour of China
• Shanghai Conservatory, Shanghai, China
• Hangzhou Center for Music and Art, Hangzhou, China
• Tianjin Conservatory, Tianjin, China
• Beijing Academy of the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
2011 Guest Recital, Dunnellon Presbyterian Church Concert Series, Dunnellon, Florida
2010 Guest Recital, Marian County Chamber Music Society, Ocala, Florida
2010 Guest Recital, Dunnellon Community Concert Series, Dunnellon, Florida
2010 Recital and Master Class Tour of Canada
• University of British Colombia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
• University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
• University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
• Shanghai Conservatory, Shanghai, China (five-day residency)
• Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Recital and Master Class Tour of Pennsylvania
• Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Penn State University, Hazelton Campus
• Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
• Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pennsylvania
2009 Guest Recital, Dunnellon Community Concert Series, Dunnellon, Florida
• Selmer Showroom, Paris, France
• Reid Hall, Paris, France
• Conservatoire de Rayonnement Régional, Bordeaux, France
• Conservatoire de Rayonnement Régional, Marseille, France
• Conservatoire de Rayonnement Régional, Aix-en-Provence, France
2007 Guest Artist Recital, Forbidden City National Concert Hall, Beijing, China
2007 Guest Master Classes, International Saxophone Masters Summer Camp, Beijing, China
2007 Guest Master Class, Conservatoire National de Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France
2007 Guest Artist Concert, Conservatoire Communale d’Alfortville, Alfortville, France
2001-2009 Conductor, University of Florida New Music Ensemble Concerts
2000–2011 Faculty Recitals, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
2006 Guest Recital and Master Class, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2006 Guest Recital and Master Class, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
2004 Host Recital, University of Florida International Master Classes, Gainesville, Florida
2004 Recital and Master Class Tour of Canada
• University of British Colombia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
• University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
2003 Guest Recital and Master Class, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
2003 Guest Recital and Master Class, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina
2003 Guest Recital and Master Class, Trinity College of Music, London, England
2003 Guest Recital and Master Class, Royal College of Music, London, England
2003 Guest Artist Recital, Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris, France
2003 Guest Artist Recital, US Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, Washington, DC
• Conservatoire de Courbevoie, Courbevoie, France
• L’Eglise Saint Phillipe du Roule, Paris, France
• Eglise Luthérienne Saint Marcel, Paris, France
• Conservatoire Frédéric Chopin, Paris, France
• L’Eglise Saint Michel des Batignolles, Paris, France
• Temple d’Enghien, Enghien, France
2001 Lecture-Recital: Jonathan Elliott’s Odd Preludes. St. Anne’s School, Brooklyn Heights, New York
2000 Guest Master Class, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
2000 Guest Artist Recital with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet
Visiting Artist Concert Series, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
2000 Guest Artist Recital with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet
Middle Keys Concert Association, Inc., Marathon, Florida
2000 Guest Artist Recital with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet
South Florida Center for the Arts, Key Largo, Florida
1999 Guest Artist Recital with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet
Premiere Performances Concert Series, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri
1999 Guest Master Class, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
1999 Guest Recital and Master Classes, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
1999 Guest Recital and Master Class, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
1999 Guest Artist Recital with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet
Cultural Arts Concert Series, William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
1993–1999 Faculty Recitals, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1998 Master Class and Guest Teaching, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
1998 Guest Artist Recital with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet
Salem Performing Arts Series, New Brighton, Minnesota
1997 Concert Tour of Taiwan, with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet
• Taichung City Concert Series, Taichung, Taiwan
• Kaohsiung Regional Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• Tainan Regional Cultural Center, Tainan, Taiwan
• Changhua Senior High School, Changhua, Taiwan
• Taichung Regional Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
• National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
• Hualien Regional Cultural Center, Hualien, Taiwan
• Taoyuan Regional Cultural Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
• Taichung City Cultural Center, Taichung, Taiwan
Recitals, Lectures and Master Classes | Conferences and Meetings
Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Conferences and Meetings
Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Conferences and Meetings
2023 International Conference for Saxophone Pedagogy and Performance, Online conference
• Recital: Helton-Thomas Duo with Mariano Manzanelli. Music by Astor Piazzolla
• Conference Host
2023 43rd International U.S. Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Washington, DC
• Recital with the Helton-Thomas Duo, Music by Libby Larson, Edison Denisov
2022 International Conference for Saxophone Pedagogy and Performance, Online conference
• Lecture: Learn Better: Applying Research on Learning and the Brain to Music Study
• Two-Minute Tech Tip: Mechanical Tweaks for Top Performance
• Conference Host
2021 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium, online
Sponsored by Duke University, Princeton University, The University of Michigan, Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania
• Lecture Recital: "Realtime Online Musical Collaboration: Emerging Technologies for Teaching Music in the Pandemic and Beyond" presented with Jasmin Arakawa, piano
2021 Region 9 Conference, Eastern Canada Regional Conference, online
• Lecture Recital: "Realtime Online Musical Collaboration: Emerging Technologies for Teaching Music in the Pandemic and Beyond"
2021 Region 6 Conference, Southeastern Regional Conference, online
• Lecture Recital: "Realtime Online Musical Collaboration: Emerging Technologies for Teaching Music in the Pandemic and Beyond"
2021 International Conference for Saxophone Pedagogy and Performance, Online conference
• Lecture Recital: Real-time Online Musical Collaboration: In the pandemic and beyond. Music by Fauré and Herdzin
2020 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Tempe, Arizona
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Cello
• Book Presentation: "Fred Hemke: In his own words"
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Cello
• Book Presentation: "Fred Hemke: In his own words"
• Moderator: Fred Hemke Memorial
2018 Music and Aesthetics Symposium, Gainesville, Florida
• Recital: Helton-Thomas Duo, music by Engebreston, Larson, Richards, Denisov
• Moderator, Panels on music performance, perception, and creation
2018 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Saxophone Master Class
• Lecture/Demonstration: New Tricks for Old Dogs: Practice Techniques for Speedy Note Learning
2016 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Lubbock, Texas
• Music for saxophone and electronics
2015 50th National Conference of the Society of Composers, Inc., Gainesville Florida
• Performing music of Don Freund, Thomas Dempster, Alejandro Rutty
2015 17th World Saxophone Congress, Strasbourg, France
• Recital: Florida Chamber Saxophonists
2015 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Piano
2014 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Urbana, Illinois
• Music for Saxophone and Cello
2013 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Orlando, Florida
• Recital: Music for Saxophone, Cello, and Piano
• University of Florida All-Saxophone Festival Orchestra, Jonathan Helton, conductor
2012 16th World Saxophone Congress, St. Andrews, Scotland
• Recital: Florida Chamber Saxophonists
• Recital: Onyx Saxophone Quartet
2012 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Tempe, Arizona
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Cello
• Master Class Presentation
2011 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Jacksonville, Florida
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Cello
• Master Class Presentation
• University of Florida All-Saxophone Festival Orchestra, Jonathan Helton, conductor
2010 33rd International U.S. Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Washington, DC
2010 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Athens, Georgia
2009 15th World Saxophone Congress, Bangkok, Thailand
2009 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Columbus, Georgia
2008 International Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
2008 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Columbia, South Carolina
2007 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 8 Conference, University Park, Pennsylvania
2007 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 5 Conference, Chicago, Illinois
2007 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Hammond, Louisiana
2006 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Iowa City, Iowa
2005 World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) 12th International Conference, Singapore
2004 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference
2003 13th World Saxophone Congress, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2003 College Music Society Annual Conference, Miami, Florida
2003 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Gainesville, Florida
2002 Society of Composers, Incorporated (SCI) Regional Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona
2001 Society of Composers, Incorporated (SCI) Regional Conference, Gainesville, Florida
2001 Society of Composers, Incorporated (SCI) Regional Conference, Gainesville, Florida
2001 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2000 12th World Saxophone Congress, Montreal, Canada
2000 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Tucson, Arizona
1999 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 5 Conference, Terre Haute, Indiana
1998 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Evanston, Illinois
1997 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 5 Conference, Youngstown, Ohio
1996 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, Gainesville, Florida
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of Sherwood Shaffer
1995 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, Chicago, Illinois
Recitals, Lectures and Master Classes | Conferences and Meetings
Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Concerto Performances
2012 University of Florida Wind Symphony
Richards –Bat Out of Hell
2010 U. S. Navy Band, Washington, DC
2010 University of Georgia Symphonic Band, Athens, GA
2010 University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
2009 Mahidol University Symphonic Band, Bangkok, Thailand
2009 University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
2008 Gainesville Community Band
2007 University of Florida Symphonic Band
2005 University of Florida Wind Symphony
2002 University of Florida Wind Symphony
2001 University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
2000 World Saxophone Congress Wind Ensemble
Montreal, Canada. Michel Simard, conductor
Dahl–Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra
1996 Harper Symphony Orchestra, Palatine, Illinois, Frank Winkler, conductor
1996 Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble
1995 Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
1987 U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command Band
1987 The New Philharmonia of Riverside
1980 Winston-Salem Symphony
Recitals, Lectures and Master Classes | Conferences and Meetings
Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Orchestral Performances
2014-2016 The Gainesville Orchestra, Gainesville, Florida
2007-2008 Central Florida Symphony Orchestra, Ocala, Florida
2006, 2008 Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville, Florida
2001–2003 Savannah Symphony Orchestra, Savannah, Georgia
2001 Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Charleston, South Carolina
1996–2000 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1996, 1998 Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1997, 1998 Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Illinois
1997, 1998 Symphony II, Chicago, Illinois, Conductor: Larry Rachleff
1995, 1996, 1998 Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra, Lake Forest, Illinois
1991, 1997 U. S. Coast Guard Band, Chicago, Illinois, Conductor: Lewis J. Buckley
1996 Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Merrillville, Indiana
1989, 1991 Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Conductor: Michael Morgan
1979–1981 Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte, North Carolina
1981 Winston-Salem Symphony, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Recitals, Lectures and Master Classes | Conferences and Meetings
Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Conferences Hosted
2010 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
2008 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artist: Jean-Michel Goury, Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE
2007 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
2006 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
2005 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
2004 Host, Founder, University of Florida International Master Class Series
2003 Host, Founder, Florida Intercollegiate Saxophone Quartet Festival
2003 Host, North American Saxophone Alliance Regional Conference
1998 Host, North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference
• Saxophone Master Class
• Lecture/Demonstration: New Tricks for Old Dogs: Practice Techniques for Speedy Note Learning
2016 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Lubbock, Texas
• Music for saxophone and electronics
2015 50th National Conference of the Society of Composers, Inc., Gainesville Florida
• Performing music of Don Freund, Thomas Dempster, Alejandro Rutty
2015 17th World Saxophone Congress, Strasbourg, France
• Recital: Florida Chamber Saxophonists
2015 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Piano
2014 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Urbana, Illinois
• Music for Saxophone and Cello
2013 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Orlando, Florida
• Recital: Music for Saxophone, Cello, and Piano
• University of Florida All-Saxophone Festival Orchestra, Jonathan Helton, conductor
• Recital: Florida Chamber Saxophonists
• Recital: Onyx Saxophone Quartet
2012 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Tempe, Arizona
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Cello
• Master Class Presentation
2011 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Jacksonville, Florida
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Cello
• Master Class Presentation
• University of Florida All-Saxophone Festival Orchestra, Jonathan Helton, conductor
2010 33rd International U.S. Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Washington, DC
• Concerto: Richards-Bat Out of Hell. North American Premiere. United States Navy Band,
LtCdr Richard H. Bailey, conductor
LtCdr Richard H. Bailey, conductor
• Lecture-Demonstration: “SmartMusic for Saxophone”
2010 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Athens, Georgia
• Concerto: Richards–Bat Out of Hell. University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, David Gompper, conductor
• Recital: Music for Saxophone and Cello by Dorothy Chang and Jonathan Elliott
• Master Class Presentation
2009 15th World Saxophone Congress, Bangkok, Thailand
• Concerto: Richards-Bat Out of Hell. World Premiere. Mahidol Wind Symphony, Christopher Hughes, conductor
• One of seven worldwide chosen to present a Master Class
2009 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Columbus, Georgia
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of Edison Denisov and Jonathan Elliott
• Master Class Presentation
2008 International Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, Illinois
• Clinic Presentation on Improving the Saxophone Tone
2008 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Columbia, South Carolina
• Featured Recital. Music for saxophone, viola and piano
2007 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 8 Conference, University Park, Pennsylvania
• Master Class Presentation
• Lecture: “SmartMusic Technology for Performance”
2007 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 5 Conference, Chicago, Illinois
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of Edison Denisov
• Lecture: “SmartMusic Technology for Performance”
2007 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Hammond, Louisiana
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of Edison Denisov and Paul Zonn
• Lecture: “SmartMusic Technology for Performance”
2006 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Iowa City, Iowa
• Concerto: Yannay–Rhapsody for saxophone and wind ensemble World premiere. University of Iowa Center for New Music Wind Ensemble, David Gompper, conductor
2005 World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) 12th International Conference, Singapore
• Featured Concerto Soloist: Libby Larsen – Holy Roller. University of Florida Wind Symphony, Matthew Sexton, conductor
2004 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference
Greensboro, North Carolina
• Featured Evening Recital. Music for saxophone and cello by Edison Denisov
• Master Class Presentation
2003 13th World Saxophone Congress, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Recital: Music by Edison Denisov and Mark Engebretson
• Master Class Presentation: One of four chosen worldwide to present a master class.
2003 College Music Society Annual Conference, Miami, Florida
• Featured Lecture-Recital: “Performance of New Music”
2003 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Gainesville, Florida
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of Libby Larsen and Pierre Max Dubois
2003 International U.S. Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Washington, DC
• Recital: Music by Larson, Dubois, Mahler, with Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer, piano
2002 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Denton, Texas
• Concerto: Dahl–Concerto for saxophone and wind orchestra. University of North Texas Wind Ensemble [canceled due to birth of my son]
2002 Society of Composers, Incorporated (SCI) Regional Conference, Flagstaff, Arizona
• Guest Performer: Performed music by Marvin Johnson
2001 Society of Composers, Incorporated (SCI) Regional Conference, Gainesville, Florida
• Guest Performer: Performed music by Marvin Johnson, Michael Timpson
2001 Society of Composers, Incorporated (SCI) Regional Conference, Gainesville, Florida
• Guest Conductor, Conducting the University of Florida New Music Ensemble. Conducted and coached music by Garcia, Wiemann, Demos, Torke
2001 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 6 Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Featured Full-Length Recital: Music of Fauré, Elliott, Shaffer, Engebretson
2000 12th World Saxophone Congress, Montreal, Canada
• Concerto: World Saxophone Congress Wind Ensemble, Michel Simard, conductor. Dahl–Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra
• Recital: Music by Charles Stolte and Jonathan Elliott (world premiere)
2000 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Tucson, Arizona
• Featured Recital. Music by Astor Piazzolla and Mark Engebretson
1999 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 5 Conference, Terre Haute, Indiana
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of John Anthony Lennon
1998 North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference, Evanston, Illinois
• Concerto: Martinon–Concerto for saxophone quartet, with the Chicago Saxophone Quartet. North American Saxophone Alliance Festival Orchestra, Stephen Alltop, conductor
• Featured Evening Recital. Music for saxophone and piano by Jonathan Elliott
• Featured Recital. Music for saxophone, horn and piano by Charles Stolte. World premiere
1997 North American Saxophone Alliance Region 5 Conference, Youngstown, Ohio
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of Paul Martin Zonn
1996 North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, Gainesville, Florida
• Featured Evening Recital: Music of Sherwood Shaffer
1995 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, Chicago, Illinois
• Concerto: Dahl–Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra. Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Stephen Peterson, conductor
1994 Great Lakes Chapter Meeting of the College Music Society, Chicago, Illinois
• Lecture Recital: “New Music for Saxophone.”
Recitals, Lectures and Master Classes | Conferences and Meetings
Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Concerto Performances
2022 Mendoza University Professional Orchestra
Richards – Bat Out of Hell
2022 Tucuman Festival Orchestra
Boutry – Divertimento
2017 Chicago Arts Orchestra
Kawarsky–Fastidious Notes2012 University of Florida Wind Symphony
Richards –Bat Out of Hell
Richards –Bat Out of Hell
2010 University of Georgia Symphonic Band, Athens, GA
Richards –Bat Out of Hell
2010 University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
Philip Glass-Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra
2009 Mahidol University Symphonic Band, Bangkok, Thailand
Richards –Bat Out of Hell
2009 University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
Glazunov–Concerto, op. 109 for saxophone and orchestra
2008 Gainesville Community Band
Kawarsky– Fastidious Notes
2007 University of Florida Symphonic Band
Kawarsky– Fastidious Notes
2005 University of Florida Wind Symphony
Larsen–Holy Roller
2002 University of Florida Wind Symphony
Dahl–Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra
2001 University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
Glazunov–Concerto, op. 109 for saxophone and orchestra
2000 World Saxophone Congress Wind Ensemble
Montreal, Canada. Michel Simard, conductor
Dahl–Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra
1996 Harper Symphony Orchestra, Palatine, Illinois, Frank Winkler, conductor
Glazunov–Concerto, op. 109 for saxophone and orchestra
1996 Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble
Evanston, Illinois. Michael Burritt, conductor
Parker–Sketches
1995 Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Evanston, Illinois. John P. Paynter, conductor
Dahl–Concerto for alto saxophone and wind orchestra
1987 U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command Band
Roxboro, North Carolina. Lowell Graham, conductor
Ibert–Concertino da Camera
1987 The New Philharmonia of Riverside
New York, New York. George Rothman, conductor
Ibert–Concertino da Camera
1980 Winston-Salem Symphony
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Peter Perret, conductor
Milhaud–Scaramouche
Recitals, Lectures and Master Classes | Conferences and Meetings
Concertos | Orchestral Performances | Conferences Hosted
Orchestral Performances
2007-2008 Central Florida Symphony Orchestra, Ocala, Florida
2006, 2008 Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville, Florida2001–2003 Savannah Symphony Orchestra, Savannah, Georgia
Concerts with Johnny Mathis, Peter Nero, Debbie Reynolds
2001 Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Charleston, South Carolina
1996–2000 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conductors: Andreas Delfs, Neal Gittleman, Andrews Sills, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Jan Pascal Tortellier, William Eddins
1996, 1998 Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Conductors: Dennis Russell Davies, Sylvain Cambreling
1997, 1998 Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Illinois
Conductors: Hugh Wolff, Peter Bay, Leslie B. Dunner
1997, 1998 Symphony II, Chicago, Illinois, Conductor: Larry Rachleff
1995, 1996, 1998 Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra, Lake Forest, Illinois
Conductors: JoAnne Falletta, Paul Anthony McRae, David Itkin
1991, 1997 U. S. Coast Guard Band, Chicago, Illinois, Conductor: Lewis J. Buckley
1996 Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Merrillville, Indiana
Conductor: Robert Vadnoy
1989, 1991 Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Conductor: Michael Morgan
1979–1981 Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte, North Carolina
Conductor: Leo Driehuys
1981 Winston-Salem Symphony, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Conductor: Peter Perret
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Conferences Hosted
2021-2023 Host, International Conference for Saxophone Pedagogy and Performance, Online conference
Featuring artists from over 15 countries in performances, lectures, and workshops
2020 Host, Southeastern Saxophone Summit
Guest Artist: James Houlik, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
2019 Host, Southeastern Saxophone Summit
Guest Artist: Kyle Horch, London, ENGLAND
2018 Host, Music and Aesthetics Symposium: The Creation, Performance, and Experience of Art in the 21st Century
Guest Artists: Frederick Hemke, Arno Bornkamp, Stacy Garrop, Gregory Wanamaker, Mark Engebretson, Duo Montagnard, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, Timothy Rosenberg, Gerard Spicer
2017 Host, Southeastern Saxophone Summit
Guest Artist: Gerard McChrystal, London, ENGLAND
2016 Host, Southeastern Saxophone Summit
Guest Artist: Lars Mlekusch, Vienna, AUSTRIA
2014 Host, Adolphe Sax Bicentennial Festival
Guest Artists: Michael Duke, Sydney, AUSTRALIA; Julia Nolan, Vancouver CANADAGuest Artist: James Houlik, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
2019 Host, Southeastern Saxophone Summit
Guest Artist: Kyle Horch, London, ENGLAND
Guest Artists: Frederick Hemke, Arno Bornkamp, Stacy Garrop, Gregory Wanamaker, Mark Engebretson, Duo Montagnard, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, Timothy Rosenberg, Gerard Spicer
2017 Host, Southeastern Saxophone Summit
Guest Artist: Gerard McChrystal, London, ENGLAND
Guest Artist: Lars Mlekusch, Vienna, AUSTRIA
2014 Host, Adolphe Sax Bicentennial Festival
2010 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artist: Jean-Michel Goury, Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE
2009 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artist: Frederick Hemke, Northwestern University, USA
2008 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artist: Jean-Michel Goury, Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE
2007 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artists: Jean-Marie Londeix, Conservatoire de Bordeaux, FRANCE
William Street and Roger Admiral, University of Alberta, CANADA
2006 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artist: Arno Bornkamp, Amsterdam Conservatory, THE NETHERLANDS
2005 Host, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artist: Kyle Horch, Royal College of Music, London, ENGLAND
2004 Host, Founder, University of Florida International Master Class Series
Guest Artists: William Street, University of Alberta, CANADA
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, University of Alberta, CANADA
2003 Host, Founder, Florida Intercollegiate Saxophone Quartet Festival
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
2003 Host, North American Saxophone Alliance Regional Conference
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1998 Host, North American Saxophone Alliance International Biennial Conference
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
