$10 Admission
Join us for an unforgettable evening on April 27th as the University of Arizona Wind Ensemble takes the stage with an array of special guests! Composer-in-residence Kevin Day, alongside the Rincon-University High School Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Jeff Marchant and Dan Phillips. Highlighting the evening will be the exhilarating performance of Mr. Day’s concerto for alto saxophone, “Unquiet Waters,” featuring the exceptional talents of Dr. Eddie Goodman, renowned saxophone professor at UA. Don’t miss this extraordinary showcase of musical talent and collaboration!
The University of Arizona Wind Ensemble & Chamber Winds
Chad Nicholson, director
Dennis Senkbeil, graduate conductor
Octet in F Major [unfinished], D. 72 – Franz Schubert
UA Chamber Winds
Fanfare for Brass and Percussion – Armando Luis Ramirez
Dennis Senkbeil, conductor
Sunflower Studies: Symphony for Wind Ensemble – Nicole Piunno
Cosmic Cliffs – Peter Meechan
Unquiet Waters – Kevin Day
Eddie Goodman, saxophone
Saxophonist Edward Goodman is a versatile performer, improviser, and educator comfortable in a wide array of musical idioms.
He has received numerous awards of regional and national acclaim, including first prize in the North American Saxophone Alliance National Classical Solo Competition, 1st prize of the Society of Musical Arts Competition, winner of Michigan State University’s Concerto Competition, and winner of University of Michigan’s Concerto Competition. Goodman’s debut album with pianist Liz Ames, Liminal, has been considered “diabolically brilliant…superbly performed by two very special performers” (Fanfare Magazine), and whose interpretations are “to become standard (The Saxophonist).”
Goodman serves as Soprano Chair, and is a co-founder of the internationally recognized saxophone sextet, The Moanin’ Frogs. They earned notoriety as winners of the Senior Winds Division of the 2018 M-Prize Competition. The ensemble enjoys having an educational and performance profile, performing for concert series, as concerto soloists, and for educational programs throughout the US and abroad. A few such performances include appearances at: The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; Strasbourg, France; concerto soloists with the United States Air Force Band of the West; and Western International Band Clinic. Other chamber ensembles Edward has performed with include the internationally acclaimed PRISM Saxophone Quartet and the award winning Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet.
As an accomplished orchestral performer, Goodman regularly has been invited to serve as principal saxophonist of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and has been invited to perform in the wind sections of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Music Academy of the West Orchestra, the New World Symphony, the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Goodman has been invited as a guest artist and clinician at several colleges across the country as well as internationally, including: University of Cincinnati Conservatory; Texas A&M Commerce University; University of Nevada Las Vegas; New Mexico State University; University of Oklahoma; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and Conservatoire à rayonnement départemental d’Aulnay sous Bois, France. Goodman has served on the faculty of the internationally renowned Interlochen Center of the Arts Saxophone Institute along with PRISM Saxophone Quartet, and has served on the faculty for Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan.
Dr. Goodman currently serves as the Associate Professor of Saxophone at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree and Master of Music Degrees in saxophone performance and improvisation from the University of Michigan, and Bachelor of Music degrees in saxophone performance and music education from Michigan State University. Edward trianed under Donald Sinta, Timothy McAllister, Andrew Biship, Joseph Lulloff and Diego Rivera.
Edward Goodman endorses Conn-Selmer, D’Addario Woodwinds, and Key Leaves products.
More:
www.saxophone.music.arizona.edu
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