Artist Series presents:
South Sound Saxophone Ensemble
Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 5:30 pm Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center
Pacific Lutheran University School of Arts and Communication / Department of Music present
Artist Series:
South Sound Saxophone Ensemble
Sunday, October 11, 2015, at 5:30 pm Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Center
Welcome to Lagerquist Concert Hall. Please disable the audible signal on all watches, pagers and cellular phones for the duration of the concert. Use of cameras, recording equipment and all digital devices is not permitted in the concert hall.
PROGRAM
Stabat Mater Dolorosa from Stabat Mater ...... Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736), arr. Johnston
Der Freischütz Suite ...... Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826), arr. Steighner I. Leid II. Cavatine III. Volkslied IV. Jägerchor
St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2...... Gustav Holst (1874-1934), arr. Larocque I. Jig II. Ostinato III. Intermezzo IV. Finale “The Dargason” INTERMISSION
Serenade in D Minor, op. 44...... Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), arr. Yukumoto I. Moderato, quasi marcia II. Minuetto III. Andante con moto IV. Finale
South Sound Saxophone Ensemble Tim Chalberg, Jamie Rottle, soprano saxophones Julie Allison, Megumi Azekawa, Sheryl Clark, Noah Kime, alto saxophones Chris Arent, Nick Barene, Roy Dilley, Didi Lawson, Fran Lukas, Bill Turnidge, tenor saxophones David Decker, Ed Lewis, Catherine Roe, baritone saxophones Kevin Hall, bass saxophone Erik Steighner, conductor About the Conductor
Erik Steighner has performed with ensembles including the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Federal Way Symphony, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the San Antonio Symphony, the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, the Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet, and the Alloy Saxophone Quartet. Steighner has served on the faculty of Texas State University and is currently a lecturer at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash., where his course load has included Saxophone, Chamber Music, Introduction to Music, Ear Training, and Music Theory.
Steighner has premiered dozens of solo and chamber works and is featured on CD releases from labels including Albany Records, Alea Publishing, Mark Custom, Naxos, Reference Recordings, and Vienna Modern Masters. His latest album is Made in Tacoma: New Chamber Music for Saxophone, and he is a recent winner of the Frances Walton Competition in Seattle. Steighner holds bachelor’s degrees in music and English from the University of Puget Sound and master’s and doctoral degrees in saxophone performance from The University of Texas at Austin.
2015-2016 Artist Series: Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russell Music Building Pacific Lutheran University
Stavanger Cathedral Choir, Sunday, October 4, 2015, 5:30 pm City of Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 8 pm IWO Flute Quartet, Friday, October 9, 2015, 8 pm South Sound Saxophone Ensemble, Sunday, October 11, 2015, 5:30 pm Violin & Piano Recital featuring Maria Sampen and Oksana Ezhokina, Saturday, November 14, 2015, 3 pm The Best of Early Music Concert, Sunday, November 15, 2015, 3 pm Nordic Choir, Thursday, January 14, 2016, 7 pm Erik Steighner, Saxophone Recital, Friday, February 12, 2016, 8 pm Raymond DeLeon, Guest Trumpeter, Saturday, February 13, 2016, 3 pm Anna Hersey, Soprano, Thursday, February 18, 2016, 8 pm Bryan Hall, Violinist, Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 8 pm Guitar Faculty Concert, Saturday, February 27, 2016, 5 pm Cameron Bennett, Pianist, and Friends, Sunday, February 28, 2016, 3 pm Early Music Concert, Sunday, April 24, 2016, 3 pm Jennifer Rhyne, Flute, and Catherine Case, Harp, Saturday, April 30, 2016, 5:30 pm