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4117 N. Newhall Street Milwaukee, WI 53211 (305) 304-6707 [email protected]

Nicki Roman, saxophonist www.nickiroman.com www.fuegoquartet.com

Education

Eastman School of Music / Rochester, New York 2018 Doctor of Musical Arts, Performance and Literature Minor: Pedagogy Certificate in College Music Teaching Performer’s Certificate

University of Illinois / Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 2015 Master of Music, Saxophone Performance and Literature

University of North Florida / Jacksonville, Florida 2013 Bachelor of Music, Saxophone Performance

Collegiate Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor of Saxophone, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • Teach applied saxophone August 2019-present • Area coordinator for woodwind chamber music • Coach chamber music • Director of the UWM Saxophone Ensemble • Teach MUS680, Careers in Music & Entrepreneurship

Visiting Assistant Professor of Saxophone & Jazz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee • Teach applied classical and jazz saxophone August 2018-May 2019 • Coach chamber music • Director of Jazz Ensembles and Combos • Director of the UWM Saxophone Ensemble • Teach woodwind methods

Instructor of Saxophone, University of Rochester August 2015-May 2016 • Saxophone instructor to students at the University of Rochester River-Campus

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• Coordinate and evaluate annual juries • Organize lesson schedules and recitals

Assistant Director, Eastman Saxophone Project (ESP) August 2017-present • Assist in running rehearsals • Serve as staff arranger for the ensemble. • Organized two full-length recitals while director was on sabbatical, 2017-2018

Saxophone Teaching Assistant, Eastman School of Music August 2015-June 2018 • Saxophone quartet coach to undergraduate saxophone majors. • Helped organize, teach, and maintain the saxophone studio while professor was on sab- batical, 2017-2018 • Act as a liaison between Chien-Kwan Lin and the Eastman saxophone studio.

Saxophone Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois August 2014-May 2015 • Designed saxophone methods courses • Taught undergraduate saxophonists within the saxophone studio • Coached chamber ensembles • Provided administrative support for the Illinois saxophone studio

Additional Teaching Experience (Summer Institutes and Community Schools)

Great Plains Saxophone Institute and Workshop June 2019-present • Teaching faculty for both the Great Plains Institute (GPSI) and the Great Plains Work- shop (GPSW) • Teach group lessons, masterclasses, technique classes, and perform in faculty recitals • Faculty include esteemed professors from the United States and abroad. • Workshop participants perform and receive instruction in saxophone quartets, saxophone ensemble, and solo saxophone repertoire.

Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Summer Institute July 2020 • 10-day intensive program for high school students considering studying music in college • Participants work side by side with members of the Fuego Quartet

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra January 2019-present • Saxophone quartet coach for the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Program

Teaching Faculty, Eastman Community Music School August 2015-June 2018 • Maintain an active saxophone studio that has tripled in size since taking over the posi- tion

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• Help coordinate saxophone studio recitals within the school

Faculty, Eastman Summer Saxophone Institute 2016-present • Taught daily saxophone lessons and masterclasses • Designed and presented lectures • Coached chamber music

Ensemble Director, New Horizons Saxophone Ensemble August 2016-July 2017 • Conducted and directed weekly rehearsals with ensemble • Designed yearly programs that were presented at the Eastman School of Music

Faculty, Young Saxophonist’s Institute (YSI) June 2017 • Taught daily saxophone lessons and masterclasses • Designed and presented lectures • Coached chamber music

Instructor of Saxophone, Illinois Summer Youth Music Camps July 2015 • Taught daily saxophone lessons and masterclasses • Designed and presented lectures • Coached chamber music • Served as the advanced ensemble's woodwind sectionals instructor

Performance Experience (masterclasses/recitals)

Solo Masterclass October 2020 Muncie, IN • Masterclass for the saxophone studio at Ball State University Recital/Masterclass February 2020 Minnesota • Masterclass and recital for students at the University of Minnesota Recital/Masterclass November 2019 Evanston, IL • Masterclass and recital for students at Northwestern University Recital/Masterclass November 2019 Stevens Point, Wisconsin • Masterclass and recital for students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Points. UW-Milwaukee Faculty Recital October 2019 Milwaukee, WI

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• Faculty recital at UW-Milwaukee. Featuring works by Robert, Saint-Saëns, Grieg, Bol- com, and Balter. Featuring Casey Dierlam-Tse (piano) UW-Milwaukee Faculty Recital April 2019 Milwaukee, WI • Faculty recital at UW-Milwaukee. Featuring works by Creston, Milhaud, Mantovani, Muczynski, and Lauba. Featuring UWM faculty Peggy Otwell (piano) and Greg Flint (horn). Recital/Masterclass June 2018/July 2019 Brevard Summer Music Festival • Masterclass and performance for college and high school saxophone participants. Recital/Masterclass Tour March 2018 SUNY Potsdam • Masterclass and recital for students at SUNY Potsdam. Recital/Masterclass Tour March 2017 New York/Florida • Masterclass and recital tour for students at Mansfield University, Nazareth College and University of North Florida. Recital/Masterclass Tour January 2016 Florida • Masterclass and recital tour for students at the University of North Flor- ida, University of South Florida, Vero Beach High School and Key West High School.

Chamber Mineral Point Chamber Music Festival June 2020 Mineral Point, WI • Guest artist recital with the Fuego Quartet • Educational outreach presentation for participants of the festival Chamber Music Milwaukee March 2020 Milwaukee, WI • Recital with Romex Duo at UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts Cirque du Soleil December 2019 Oshkosh, WI • Baritone saxophonist in Cirque du Soleil’s Wishes Chamber Music Milwaukee November 2018 Milwaukee, WI • Performance of Notturno for alto saxophone and percussion by William Heinrichs (UWM composition faculty). A collaboration with Dr. Alex Wier, professor of percus- sion at UW-Milwaukee. Guest Artist Recital September 2018 Eastman School of Music • Guest artist recital with the Fuego Quartet at the Eastman School of Music

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Recital/Masterclass Tour (Fuego Quartet) January 2019 Southeast • Masterclass and recital tour for students at the Florida State University, University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Augusta University, University of North Florida, Evans Middle School and surrounding high school programs. Recital/Masterclass Tour (Fuego Quartet) March 2018 Southeast • Masterclass and recital tour for students at the University of North Florida, Sebastian River High School, and surrounding Vero Beach music programs. Recital/Masterclass Tour (Fuego Quartet) October 23-31, 2018 Midwest • Recital tour for students at the University of Illinois and Michigan State University. Recital/Masterclass Tour (Fuego Quartet) Spring 2017 New York/Maryland • Masterclass and recital tour for students at Frostburg State, Nazareth College and the Eastman Community Music School. Fischoff Gold Medal Tour (Fuego Quartet) October 23-31, 2018 Midwest • A collection of concerts and community outreach events in conjunction with the Fischoff Chamber Music Association. Masterclasses and workshops at Waubonsie Valley High School, LaSalle Intermediate Academy, Notre Dame Center for Arts & Cul ture, Culver Academies, Upton Middle School, Discovery Middle School and John Young Middle School Eastman Saxophone Project (ESP) China Tour July 2016 China • Performance highlights include the Asia-Pacific Band Directors Association Conference, the Shanghai Saxophone Summer Camp, in Beijing and various performances in cities around Shanghai.

Performance Experience (conferences/competitions)

Solo North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference March 2020 Tempe, AZ • Featured soloist for NASA Winner’s Recital, world-premiere of Kevin Day’s "Unquiet Waters” • Solo recital, premiere of Bernstein’s Sonata for Clarinet and Kieffer’s “Floating Bones” • Romex Duo Recital, premieres by UW-Milwaukee composition faculty Milwaukee Saxophone Festival February 2019 Milwaukee, WI • Featured performing artist and host • Lecture presented on proper warm-up techniques Wisconsin Saxophone Summit

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OshKosh, WI February 2019 • Solo performance in the "Wisconsin Feature" recital Wisconsin State Music Educators Association Conference October 2018 Madison, WI • Performance with the WI College and University Faculty Woodwind Ensemble, and the faculty saxophone ensemble • Represented UW-Milwaukee department faculty during exhibition hour World Saxophone Congress Zagreb, Croatia July 2018 • Lecture and performance of Bruno Mantovani’s Bug North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference March 2018 Cincinnati, OH • Solo performance at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, NASA Nation- al Solo Competition Winner’s Recital Music Teacher’s National Association Conference March 2015 Las Vegas, NV • Solo performance at the Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. as a finalist in the National Young Artist’s MTNA Competition. Kate Neal Kinley Memorial International Competition March 2015 Urbana, IL • Solo performance in the Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Final round. North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference March 2014 Urbana, IL • Solo performance in the Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Final round of the NASA National Solo Competition. European University of Saxophone July 2014 Gap, France • Variety of solo and chamber performances in masterclass and concert settings. NASA Region VI Conference 2013, 2011 Florida • 2013: Featured soloist in evening concert • 2011: Masterclass performance and chamber music performance

Chamber Women in Music Conference March 2020 Muncie, IN • LIMITLESS COLLECTIVE will perform and present workshops and masterclasses dur- ing this conference at Ball State University Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival February 2020 • Romex Duo recital, premieres by UW-Milwaukee composition faculty

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42nd International Saxophone Symposium January 2020 Fairfax, VA • Fuego Quartet gives the world premiere of Ben Robinchaux’s “Open/Close” National Association of Wind, Brass and Percussion Instructors Conference Cedar Falls, IN October 2019 • Performance with the Limitless Collective

International Double Reed Society Conference July 2019 Tampa, FL • World premiere of CANE: Concerto for Bassoon with Reed Quintet • Presented by the Limitless Collective, an artistic collective of female musicians aimed at revolutionizing the dynamic between audience and creator LIMITLESS Collective Residency March 2019 Ithaca, NY • Presentations and lectures as a part of the “International Women’s Day” Women in Chamber Music Festival • Evening recital North American Saxophone Alliance Region 5 Conference March 2019 Indianapolis, IN • Saxophone/Percussion duo recital with Dr. Alex Wier. Regional premieres by Marc Mel- lits and William C. Heinrichs World Saxophone Congress Zagreb, Croatia July 2018 • World premiere of Clay Mettens’ new work for saxophone quartet. • World premiere of several works as a member of the International Tenor Saxophone Col- lective North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference March 2018 Cincinatti, OH • World premiere of Clay Mettens’ new work for saxophone quartet. 40th International Saxophone Symposium January 2018 Fairfax, VA • Fuego Quartet gives a recital featuring the works of William Albright and Ida Gotkovsky. Music Teacher’s National Association Conference March 2017 Baltimore, MD • Fuego Quartet performs and receives second prize in the MTNA Chamber Music Com- petition Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition May 2017 South Bend, IN • Fuego Quartet performs and receives 1st prize in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competi- tion Senior Winds division Plowman Chamber Music Competition April 2017 Columbia, MO

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• Fuego Quartet performs and receives 1st prize in the Plowman Chamber Music Compe- tition wind division Avaloch Chamber Institute Boscawen, NH July 2016 • Residency program with the [Switch~ Ensemble]. Honors Chamber Recital, Eastman School of Music December 2015 Rochester, NY • Performance of Gabriel Pierne’s Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire with the Fuego Saxophone Quartet as winners of the Honors Chamber Recital Competition. Beckman Institue Concert Series 2013, 2014 Urbana, IL • Performance at the “Tuesday’s at 12:20” Concert Series for faculty, students and community members in the surrounding areas. Illinois Modern Ensemble Tour March 2015 Chicago, IL • Selected as the saxophonist to perform with the Illinois Modern Ensemble at the “there is no repetition” New Music Festival in Chicago, IL.

Performance Experience (clinics/outreach/recruitment)

Solo Oak Creek High School August 2019 Oak Creek, WI • Clinic and performance • On staff for marching band season Eastman Community Music School May 2019 Rochester, NY • Clinic and performance for the Eastman Community Music School saxophone studio Arrowhead High School March 2019 Milwaukee, WI • Solo and chamber music clinician in preparation for solo and ensemble assessment • individual/small group coaching for the program’s advanced ensembles • Clinic with the jazz ensemble • Q&A with the music theory class Milwaukee Honor Band Festival November 2018 Milwaukee, WI • Saxophone masterclass at the Milwaukee Honor Band Festival Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble Fall 2018 & Spring 2019 Milwaukee, WI • Clinic and performance for the Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble saxophone section

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Rufus King High School September 2018 Milwaukee, WI • Clinic and performance for the Rufus King High School intermediate and advanced bands Eastman Community Music School November 2015 Rochester, NY • Clinic and performance for the Eastman Community Music School saxophone studio

Chamber Kettle Moraine & West Aurora High School August 2019 • Recruitment tour with Romex Duo (Dr. Alex Wier, percussion and Dr. Nicki Roman, saxophone) • Clinic and performance for Kettle Moraine and West Aurora High School Bands • Sponsored by Vandoren USA and Innovative Percussion Muskego High School June 2019 • Recruitment tour with Romex Duo (Dr. Alex Wier, percussion and Dr. Nicki Roman, saxophone) • Clinic and performance for the Muskego High School Band Program • Sponsored by Vandoren USA and Innovative Percussion Bradford High School June 2019 • Recruitment tour with Romex Duo (Dr. Alex Wier, percussion and Dr. Nicki Roman, saxophone) • Clinic and performance for the Bradford High School Band Program • Sponsored by Vandoren USA and Innovative Percussion Franklin High School May 2019 • Recruitment tour with Romex Duo (Dr. Alex Wier, percussion and Dr. Nicki Roman, saxophone) • Clinic and performance for the Franklin High School Band Program • Sponsored by Vandoren USA and Innovative Percussion Indian Trail High School May 2019 • Recruitment tour with Romex Duo (Dr. Alex Wier, percussion and Dr. Nicki Roman, saxophone) • Clinic and performance for the Indian Trail High School Band Program • Sponsored by Vandoren USA and Innovative Percussion Oak Creek High School May 2019 • Recruitment tour with Romex Duo (Dr. Alex Wier, percussion and Dr. Nicki Roman, saxophone) • Clinic and performance for the Oak Creek High School Band Program • Sponsored by Vandoren USA and Innovative Percussion Shorewood High School April 2019 • Recruitment tour with Romex Duo (Dr. Alex Wier, percussion and Dr. Nicki Roman, saxophone) • Clinic and performance for the Shorewood High School Band Program

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• Sponsored by Vandoren USA and Innovative Percussion

Performance Experience (concerto soloist)

Solo University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Wind Ensemble September 2019 • World premiere of Kamaran Ince’s Concerto for saxophone, trumpet and wind ensemble • Kevin Hartman and Nicki Roman, soloists • Grand Opening of Jan Serr Studio, UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble at UW-Milwaukee October 2019 • Performance of Claude T Smith’s Fantasia University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Wind Ensemble Fall 2018/Spring 2019 • 3 Performances of Frank Ticheli’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone • Fall concert, Milwaukee Honor Band Festival, and their spring tour Eastman Symphony Orchestra April 2017 • Performance of Jacques Ibert’s Concertino da camera in Eastman Theater’s Kodak Hall Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra February 2012 • Two Performances of Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra in Niceville, FL. University of North Florida (UNF) Orchestra March 2012 • Performance of Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto for alto saxophone and string orchestra as winner of the UNF Concerto Competition.

Chamber Eastman Wind Ensemble September 2018 • Performance of Michael Colgrass’ Urban Requiem with the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the Fuego Quartet University of Illinois Wind Symphony March 2015 Nashville, TN • Performance of Michael Colgrass’ Urban Requiem with the Alaric Saxophone Quartet and the Illinois Wind Symphony as part of the CBDNA National Convention in Nashville, TN

*current member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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Honors and Awards

Competitions Solo • North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) National Solo Competition, first prize 2018 • North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) National Solo Competition, second prize 2014 • Music Teacher’s National Association (MTNA) National Young Artist Solo Competition, second prize, 2015 • Kate Neal Kinley International Solo Competition, 1st prize, 2015 • Pershing’s Own National Collegiate Solo Competition, finalist, 2016 • Eastman School of Music Concerto Competition, winner, 2017 • William C. Byrd Concerto Competition, finalist, 2017 • Northwest Florida Symphony Concerto Competition, first prize, 2012 • University of North Florida (UNF) Concerto Competition, first prize, 2012 • International Saxophone Symposium and Competition, semi-finalist, 2014 • Brevard Summer Music Festival, accepted, 2011/2012 • UNF Outstanding Musician of the Year, winner, 2010-2013 Chamber • Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Senior Winds, Gold Medal, 2017 • Plowman Chamber Music Competition Winds, first prize, 2017 • MTNA Young Artist National Chamber Competition, second prize, 2017 • MTNA Young Artist Chamber Competition, East Central Division, third prize, 2015 • Eastman Honors Chamber Recital Competition, first prize, 2016 • U.S Army Band Solo and Ensemble Competition, first prize, 2016 • Coleman Chamber Music Competition, finalist, 2015 • NASA Quartet Competition, semi-finalist, 2016, 2014

Awards • Teaching Assistantship Prize Winner, Eastman School of Music, 2018 • Performer’s Certificate, Eastman School of Music, 2017 • John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music, 2017 • A.A Harding Band Award, 2015 • East Florida Medallion Award, 2009-2013 • John Philip Sousa Award, 2009

Scholarships • George E. MacNaab Scholarship, 2015-2016 • UNF Blue and Silver Scholarship, 2009-2013 • Lazzara Family Scholarship, 2011-2012

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Grants • New Music USA Grant, Fuego Quartet & Clay Mettens, 2020 • National Endowment for the Arts Grant, Limitless Collective, 2019 • UW-Milwaukee, Arts and Humanities Research Travel Award, 2019 • UW-Milwaukee, Villas Research Grant, UW-Milwaukee, 2018, 2019 • Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship, 2015-2016 • Eastman Professional Development Committee Grant, 2017, 2016 • Illinois School of Music Travel Grant, 2015 • Illinois State Music Teacher’s Association Travel Grant, 2015 • Florida State Music Teacher’s Association Travel Grant, 2012 • Transformational Learning Opportunities Grant, UNF, 2012

Judging

Madison Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition February 2020 • Judge for the 2020 Final Forte Competition Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Spring 2020 • Woodwind adjudicator Music Teacher’s National Association Chamber Competition January 2020 • Judge for the 2020 MTNA National Chamber Competition North American Saxophone Alliance Solo Competition Fall 2019 • One of three judges for the NASA Solo Competition preliminary taped round

Discography

Migration April 2019 • Fuego Quartet’s debut album. Featuring works by William Albright, David Clay Mettens and David Maslanka. In contract with PARMA Recordings.

Premieres

Solo “Floating Bones” by Olivia Kieffer 2020 • Head consortium leader • To be premiered at the 2020 NASA Biennial Conference “As brightness is smeared into memory” by Jeff Herriott 2018 • Part of a commissioning project lead by Dr. Drew Whitting

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“Escape” by Marc Mellits 2018 • Member of international consortium. Premiered at the Eastman School of Music, Kil- bourn Hall.

“Hudhud" by Dennis Reyes 2018 • Written for alto saxophone and electronics. To be premiered in Spring 2018. “Gone…" by Michael Taylor 2011 • Written for saxophone and mallet percussion and premiered at the NASA Re- gion VI Conference in Jacksonville. Work is also featured on Michael Bovenzi's CD entitled American Eclectic.

Chamber “Open/Close” by Ben Robinchaux 2020 • Fuego Quartet gives the world premiere of Ben Robinchaux’s “Open/Close” at the In- ternational Saxophone Symposium “Symphonic Characters” by Andrew Boss 2020 • Part of a commissioning project with 10 saxophone ensembles • Andrew Boss, composer • UW-Milwaukee performance in Spring 2020 “CANE: Concerto for Bassoon with Reed Quintet” by J. Brandon 2019 • Written for the LIMITLESS Collective, premiered at the International Double Reed So- ciety Conference “Quantum Shift” by Mischa Zupko 2018 • Part of a commissioning project with Fuego Quartet “Breaking Point” by Tedd King Smith 2018 • Part of a commissioning project with Fuego Quartet “Ornithology S” by Clay Mettens 2018 • Written for Fuego Quartet to be premiered at the 2018 NASA Biennial Conference and the World Saxophone Congress in Croatia. “Rendezvous” 2017 • Part of a commissioning project with composer Baljinder Sekhon. Piece will be premiered with the Eastman Saxophone Project. “Sirens” 2017 • Composition recital at the Eastman School of Music. Written by Harrison Clarke and performed by the Fuego Quartet. “Centennial Fanfare” 2016 • Written for the Eastman Saxophone Project (ESP) and premiered at the 100th Anniversary of the Eastman Institute for Oral Health. “Unreal Promenades” by Graham Lynch 2015 • Written for the Eastman Saxophone Project (ESP) and was premiered in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. “Water Lettuce” by M.O. Abbot 2014

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• Composed for the Crux4tet and premiered at the New Music Concert in Smith Recital Hall, Urbana, IL. "Quadrilogy" by Curtis T. Smith 2012 • Written for the Four Quarters Saxophone Quartet and premiered at the BMC Composer's Concert, Brevard, NC. "Miniatures" by Benjamin Brody 2011 • Written for the Infinity Saxophone Quartet and premiered at the BMC Com poser's Concert in Brevard, NC.

*Current 2020 Composer Commission Projects: Baljinder Sekhon (percussion quartet/saxophone quartet), consortium leader William Heinrichs (saxophone/multi-percussion duo) 2020 NASA Biennial Phillip Sink (saxophone/multi-percussion duo) 2020 NASA Biennial

Arrangements

Leonard Bernstein’s “Sonata for Clarinet” • Official arrangement published by Boosey and Hawkes/Hal Leonard (Spring 2020) Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No.5 IV. Adagietto” • Arrangement done for the Eastman Saxophone Project Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” • Arrangement done for the Eastman Saxophone Project Flory Jagoda’s “Ocho Kandelikas” • Arrangement done for the Rochester’s New Horizons Saxophone Ensemble Bruno Mantovani’s “Bug” • Arrangement and transcription for alto saxophone Edvard Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65 • Arrangement for soprano saxophone and piano J.S Bach’s Sonata no.1 in G minor I. Adagio • Arrangement and transcription for alto saxophone

Documents/Articles

Hal Leonard Corporation 2020 • 2019-2020 project with Hal Leonard Corporation. Series of method books and compila- tions of saxophone repertoire for further study The Saxophonist Magazine July 2019 • Interview and response for the “What’s In My Case” Series The Saxophonist Magazine May 2019 • Article and CD review of Iridium Quartet’s album Skylines

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The Saxophonist Magazine March 2019 • Article and CD review of The Saxophone Music of David Maslanka by Nick May A Performer’s Guide to Bruno Mantovani’s Bug 2018 • In conjunction with a doctoral lecture recital, this document provides an in depth theoretical analysis and my process of transcribing it from clarinet to alto saxophone. Duke Ellington’s “Madness in Great Ones” 2017 • An in depth analysis of Duke Ellington’s Madness in Great Ones. Including historical background, compositional techniques and comparison in recordings.

Administrative/Leadership Experience

Committee on the Status of Women, NASA August 2018-present • Committee member • Communications and marketing manager • Mentor for the Women’s Mentoring Program • Provide direction, guidance, resources, and connections for aspiring female saxophonists in the field LIMITLESS Collective December 2018-present • Member of the executive board and saxophonist in the group • LIMITLESS Collective is an artistic collective of female musicians of the highest caliber aimed at revolutionizing the dynamic between audience and creator. Highlighting the works of emerging composers, of women, people of color, non-binary, and LGBTQ friends, LIMITLESS Collective redefines collaboration. The artistic collective works in an educational paradigm with emerging performers and composers to learn to interact, to intercede, invest, promote, and perform Milwaukee Saxophone Festival February 2019 Milwaukee, WI • Conference host, organizer and guest artist • 2 days of guest artists featuring Daniel Kientzy, Fred Hemke, and the Fuego Quartet Jazz Fest at UW-Milwaukee February 2019 • Conference host, organizer and guest artist • Day event open to middle and high school jazz programs • Clinics and performances Ad Hoc Music, Marketing/Communications June 2016-August 2017 Rochester, NY • Manage all media sources for the group and help create promotional material for events. Musical Equipment Department, University of Illinois August 2013-May 2014 Urbana, IL • Assisted in the distribution of equipment to faculty, staff and students in the school of music.

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Interlochen Arts Camp, Staff June 2013-August 2013 Interlochen, MI • Provided safety for the students and served as a role model in attitude, behavior, and actions. • Participated in the development and implementation of activities for campers within di- vision • Delivered age-appropriate cabin night activities each week. Interlochen Arts Camp, Copy Assistant June 2013-August 2013 Interlochen, MI • Collected information, copied and printed programs for a variety of different concerts. Brevard Music Center, Resident Assistant June 2012-August 2012 Brevard, NC • Supervised student living quarters and provide guidance to younger students • Enforced campus policies. UNF Music Technology/MIDI Lab, Lab Assistant August 2011-May 2012 Jacksonville, FL • Provided and monitored access to the computer music lab within the school of music. • Assisted students in their completion of various assignments using Finale, Sibelius, Pro Tools and Logic

Endorsements

Vandoren Performing Artist (Fuego Quartet) 2019 Conn-Selmer Endorsing Artist 2018

Professional Memberships

North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) 2009-present Music Teacher’s National Association 2019-present Chamber Music America 2017- present College Music Society 2014-present National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors 2018-present Wisconsin Music Educator’s Association 2018-present Mu Phi Epsilon 2010-present

Primary Teachers/Additional Studies

Saxophone Chien-Kwan Lin, Eastman School of Music 2015-present Vincent David, Eastman School of Music Spring 2018

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Debra Richtmeyer, University of Illinois 2013-2015 Dale Underwood, University of Miami 2006-2009 Joseph Lulloff, BMC Summer Festival Summer 2011, Summer 2012 Michael Bovenzi, UNF 2009-2013

Jazz Saxophone Bunky Green, UNF 2009-2012

Conducting Gordon Brock 2011-2012

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