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San Francisco based saxophonist Eric Barreto has a performance career that has taken him to music festivals, universities, and concert halls around the country. As a former member of the Mana Quartet, some of Eric’s performance engagements include the Downtown Chamber Series (Phoenix, AZ), the Spectrum Series (NYC), Ethos Chamber Music Society (Fredonia, NY), the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival (Vail, CO), and Festival of New American Music (Sacramento, CA). He’s also been a co-soloist with the Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra and the National Music Festival Orchestra, and worked with the Jacksonville Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, and the Florida State University Symphony Orchestra, and featured numerous times on NPR’s Performance Today.
As an educator, Eric has worked with students from all over the world. Some of his most notable residencies include Northern Arizona University, Florida State University, SUNY Fredonia, and Sacramento State University. He’s also a co-founder of the Mana Saxophone Institute, a saxophone intensive for students around the world that focuses on chamber music performance, saxophone pedagogy, and overall health and wellness for musicians. Eric holds a B.M in Music Performance and an M.A. in Arts Administration from Florida State University.
Seychelle Dunn-Corbin is a saxophonist best known for her inclusivity in programming, performance, and education. As an alum of Morgan State University, a Historical Black College; Seychelle began looking to diversify the realm of western classical styles and considers herself an advocate and socially conscious artist.
As a first-generation graduate of a four-year college and beyond, education has been and continues to be at the forefront of Seychelle’s lifelong pursuit of knowledge. After completing her studies and earning both a B.A. and M.A. degree in music, Seychelle furthered her education at Longy School of Music of Bard College and is currently a third-year doctoral candidate at Boston University.
She is a founding member of the Area 9 Quartet which has commissioned and premiered new works for saxophone quartet in Boston and New York City, in addition to co-founding North Star Duo – a unique duo of Flute(s) and Saxophone(s) that commissions & performs works by composers of color; and facilitates a bi-annual Women’s Equity Project in Boston, Ma. Additionally, Seychelle serves as faculty at Bunker Hill Community College and Salem State University, teaching a wide array of courses in music history, teaching artistry, piano, and saxophone.
Seychelle currently studies with Kenneth Radnofsky and has previously studied with composers Dr. James Lee III and Dr. Nkeiru Okoye; saxophonists Tim Green, Brian Sacawa, and Cory Kaspryzk; and pianists /organists Dr. Stephanie Bruning and Dr. Samuel Springer. She is a proud member of the Omega Eta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc; serving the South Shore needs through various community engagement activities.
For more, visit: www.seychelledcorbin.com
Described as having an “effective sense of phrasing and dynamic sensitivity” (Florida Classical Review), saxophonist Dannel Espinoza is an award-winning soloist and chamber musician who has been lauded as one of the outstanding young artists in his field. He is currently the Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Espinoza has been a featured musician with the Miami City Ballet, the Miami Symphony Orchestra, with the community building new music initiative, Zimmerman’s Cafe in Lake Worth, FL and as a soloist at the 2016 CBDNA conference. As a competitive soloist Dr. Espinoza was awarded second prize at the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition, and was winner of the Arizona Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition (2006 and 2007), Tucson Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (second place 2006), and was named the winner of the Southwest Region for the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition (2007).
Dr. Espinoza is a founding member, and soprano saxophonist, of the award-winning saxophone quartet Project Fusion, an ensemble that has been praised for “elevating the saxophone to its rightful throne.”(LA Splash Magazine) In 2013, Project Fusion became the first saxophone quartet to be awarded the Grand Prize and Audience Choice Award at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition. In that same year they were also awarded 1st place at the Music Teacher National Association Chamber Music Competition and Gold Medal at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Project Fusion has also won top prizes at the Arriaga Chamber Music Competition (2012) as well as the Coleman-Saunderson award at the Coleman International Chamber Ensemble Competition (2012). Now Astral Artists Laureates, Project Fusion presents performances, workshops, and clinics throughout the US and abroad to students and audiences of all kinds. Dr. Espinoza is a D’Addario Performing Artist and has performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
Possessing “all the colors of the orchestra” (Heidelberg Zeitung) and “...agility like a singer in the high register” (Badische Zeitung), Thomas Giles has gained notoriety as a specialist in daredevil repertoire, often the first to present revival performances of works long regarded as unplayable. In a tour-de-force debut at Carnegie Hall, Giles was called a “splendid performer with…wonderful life and spirit” by Pulitzer Prize Winner Charles Wuorinen, and “at once sensitive, nuanced, brash, and daring; all depending on the demands of the music,” by composer David Ludwig of the Curtis Institute. He has been acclaimed in DownBeat Magazine, broadcasted nation-wide on NPR’s Performance Today, and heard in concert halls across the United States and Europe.
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Hailed as a “World class performer!” and “An extraordinary talent!” Michael Hernandez has been heard in concert halls throughout Germany, Switzerland, Poland, France, Holland, Austria, Italy, the UK, Canada, and the United States. He has also been broadcasted several times nationwide on NPR’s Performance Today. Recently Hernandez has appeared with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, The San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Echo Chamber Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony Guild, The National Music Festival Orchestra, The Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra, The Santa Cruz Symphony, The San Jose State University Orchestra, New Century Chamber Orchestra, and The Monterey Symphony
As founding soprano saxophonist of the critically acclaimed Mana Quartet, Michael has been invited to hold residencies at dozens of music festivals and universities including Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Hot Springs Music Festival, National Music Festival, Music in the Mountains, The Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, The Festival of New American Music, Ethos New Music Festival, and the Oklahoma State Contemporary Music Festival.
Hernandez is a Key Leaves endorsing artist, as well as a D’Addario Performing Artist, and plays exclusively on Reserve Classic Reeds; he performs on an historical saxophone built to the acoustical specifications of the instrument’s inventor, Adolphe Sax. Michael’s primary teachers include Dr. Wildy Zumwalt, Dr. Ronald Caravan, Professor Patrick Meighan and Carina Raschér. Michael currently serves on the faculty of San Jose State University, and is Principal Saxophonist of the Santa Cruz Symphony.
Ryan Mantell is a New Jersey based saxophonist and teacher. He has taught instrumental music in New Jersey at all levels K-12, and maintains a private studio of saxophone students as well. He is an active performer in New Jersey and New York, playing saxophone regularly for the Ridgewood Concert Band and the Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra. Ryan is the founder and director of the North Jersey Youth Saxophone Ensemble, an initiative to bring a unique chamber music experience to high school age saxophone students in Northern New Jersey. Ryan received the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree with Performance Honors from Syracuse University, and is presently pursuing a Master’s degree in saxophone performance at Rutgers University.
Sarah Marchitelli co-founded the Decho Ensemble in 2011 with Jacob Swanson and, in 2018, joined the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra. An active chamber musician, Sarah has performed throughout North America and Europe. She serves on faculty at the State University of New York at Fredonia (Music Education/Music History) and teaches woodwinds for Infinity Visual and Performing Arts in Jamestown, New York.
Sarah holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Her teachers have included saxophonists Dr. Wildy Zumwalt, Christopher Oldfield, Carina Raschèr, and Harry White.
San Francisco Bay Area-based alto saxophonist Michael Mortarotti enjoys an active performing career that has taken him throughout the United States, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. As alto saxophonist of the Mana Quartet, Michael has been featured on numerous festival and recital programs, including the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Music on the Edge Concert Series, and as a concerto soloist with the National Music Festival Orchestra, Lubbock Symphony, Echo Chamber Orchestra and the Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra.
A recipient of the Alice Coleman Grand Prize at the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, he has earned a place among past winners such as pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, contemporary chamber ensemble eighth blackbird, and the Tokyo String Quartet. His composer collaborations have led to the premiere of over 30 new works in recent years while allowing him creative partnerships with outstanding performers like the Calder String Quartet and Brazilian guitarist Camilo Carrara. These collaborations can be heard on the NAXOS label and on NPR’s Performance Today.
A D’Addario Woodwinds Performing Artist, Michael performs exclusively on D’Addario Reserve Classic Reeds. For more, please visit: https://michaelmortarotti.com
Recognized in 2016 as the 3rd place Finalist for the American Prize in Instrumental Performance, Sean Mix has previously been named a semifinalist in the Londeix International Saxophone Competition (Bangkok, 2014) and the Dilson Florencio International Competition (Brasilia, 2015). Other recent highlights include a recital at the 17th World Saxophone Congress in Strasbourg, France, and regular appearances throughout the United States.
Equally in demand as a chamber musician and ensemble player, Sean appears frequently with groups throughout the Northeast including Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Monadnock Music, Atlantic Symphony, Glens Falls Symphony, Matti Kovler Ensemble, New Thread Saxophone Quartet, Area 9 Quartet, and Chagall Performance Art Collaborative.
An enthusiastic interpreter of new music, Sean has collaborated with composers including Thomas Oboe Lee, David Amram, Ken Ueno, Alex Mincek, Gunther Schuller, Christian Lauba, and many more. These partnerships have resulted in several commissions and numerous premieres of new works.
Sean studied at Boston University, the New England Conservatory of Music, and the University of Southern California. He is a member of the music faculty at the Wellesley Public Schools, where he enjoys working with young saxophone and clarinet students.
Sean is an Endorsing Artist for Conn-Selmer, Inc. and Selmer Paris saxophones.
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Saxophonist and conductor Andrew R. Steinberg has been recognized for his “beautiful tone” as well as his “astute and refined leadership” throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. As a concertizing soloist and the Music Director of the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra, Dr. Steinberg has sought to perform needlessly neglected works from the repertoire alongside music by today’s composers. An advocate of music that challenges popular conceptions of the saxophone, his performances focus on works that highlight the “Sound-of-Sax” in ways never heard before, particularly in terms of timbre and aesthetic approach.
In addition to performance activities, Dr. Steinberg’s passion for the rich history of the saxophone has resulted in lectures at venues including Boston University, New England Conservatory, Brookline Adult & Community Education, as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The scope of his research has focused on topics such as The Life of Adolphe Sax, The Saxophone in the Weimar Republic, Historically Informed Performance Practice of the Saxophone Repertoire, as well as The “Rascherian” Approach.
Andrew R. Steinberg serves as Artist-Faculty at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, and is Founder and Music Director of the Megalopolis Saxophone Orchestra.
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Hailed as a "soloist with impeccable taste," and praised by audiences and composers for his "gorgeous, lyrical tone, spectacular technique, and heartfelt musicality ..." for presenting "the soprano saxophone at the height of its beauty," Jacob Swanson has performed throughout North America and Europe on concert series, television, and radio. Swanson performs regularly as member of the Decho Ensemble which he cofounded in 2011 with long-time collaborator Sarah Marchitelli. His first disc "Invisible Cities" (2016) was critically acclaimed by clevelandclassical.com and made the publications top-ten recordings of that year. Swanson released "wired." in 2017 featured all original compositions for soprano saxophone and electronic media.
Swanson performs on Buescher saxophones ca. 1930's and is a Vandoren Artist Clinician.
For more, please visit: www.jacobswanson.com
Wildy Zumwalt, is an active performer, teacher and scholar of the saxophone with engagements in the US and Europe. He has been a featured soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Western New York Chamber Orchestra, Erie Chamber Orchestra, the Southern Tier Symphony, as well as numerous university and community bands in the US. He has presented recitals and masterclasses at the University of Hartford--Hartt School of Music, Utrecht Konservatorium, Florida State University, Szczecin International Saxophone Institute, Ithaca College, Darmstadt Akademie für Tonkunst, and The University of Southern Mississippi among others. Zumwalt plays regularly with the Chautauqua Symphony and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and has appeared with the Knoxville Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Flagstaff Symphony, and the Naples (FL) Philharmonic. Additionally, he has been featured in numerous radio broadcasts including National Public Radio’s Performance Today.
Dr. Zumwalt is Professor of Saxophone at the State University of New York in Fredonia, where he has taught for the past 20 years. A noted scholar on early saxophone repertoire, Zumwalt’s research has led to the re-discovery and publication of works by Hans Brehme, and Hugo Kaun. Zumwalt is currently writing a biography on the classical saxophone pioneer, Sigurd M. Rascher, whose Archive is held at the Reed Library at SUNY Fredonia. Zumwalt’s teachers include Don Lefevre, Donald Sinta, and Patrick Meighan, as well as an unforgettable week in 1987 with Sigurd Rascher.
