Open House Performance: Quartet Blue

Quartet Blue performing the Quartet by Glazunov in the lobby of the School of Music on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary Open House weekend. Dec. 1, 2017.

LtoR: Michelle M., Todd M., Kartsen B. & Matt F.

University of Victoria Quartet Blue: Convocation and Cathedral Performances

This past Reading Break, and into the following week, Quartet Blue (also known as The Sobremesa Quartet), comprised of M. Melnicky, M. Fichter, T. Morgan and K. Brewka, performed at the Annual Fall Convocation for graduating students.

The Quartet also gave a  performance, including Movement I from Quartet Op. 109 by A. Glazunov, at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria (click on images below), as part of the Musical Open House for St Cecilia's Day.

October 2017 in Saxophone

The UVic Saxophone Class enjoys the musical contributions of our outstanding partners in performance, the pianists of the School of Music.

Thank you — pianists — for your enthusiasm and talent that so enriches our Class and every performance!

Joy

Kayla - 3rd Yr.

Skye - 4th Yr. (September Master Class)

Todd - 2nd Yr.

Syssilia - 2nd Yr

Master Class Performance Practice & Criticism

Quartet Red - Tuesday Music Oct. 31st
Connor, Jay, Michael & Skye

Baylie - 1st Yr.

Michelle - 3rd Yr.

Emily

First Performance Class 2017 September

© UVic Saxophone Studio 2017

Welcome students!

The Class was treated to confident first performances by Skye and Connor presenting Maslanka (d. Aug. 6, 2017) and Smith respectively.

Skye gave a fitting tribute to David Maslanka, both by her thoughtful eulogy and by her emotional performance.

Thank you, both, for an excellent start to the new year!

Looking ahead to September 2017: Course Outline, Ensemble Audition, etc.

Dear incoming students, i.e., the Class of 2017 - 2018, a message regarding updated files: check out the Course Outline Page in the left column of the blog or click on the link below to take you there.

http://uvicsaxophone.blogspot.ca/p/2017-2018-course-outline-and-syllabus.html

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For visitors who are not current students, feel free to draw on the ideas found in the Outline/Syllabus. Do not re-publish any part of the Course Outline, nor distribute it, nor charge a fee for any part of the Course Outline. Thank you. — The Management.

All auditionees were acceptable. However, due to restraints on class size, we were not able to accept more than two students for this year.

To all who auditioned, accepted or not - well done! To those who were not excepted, please feel free to contact the Instructor directly if you will be re-auditioning next year. Do not give up on your dreams!

Any student intending to auditioning at UVic would be advised to take a few lessons with the Instructor well before their audition date. Contact the Instructor through the School of Music Faculty & Staff main web page.

Lessons can be done in person or live-stream/Skype.

— P.S. We welcome Baylie and Tessa to the Class!

Julia Nolan Master Class, UVic March 24, 2017.

The UVic Saxophone Studio was honoured to host a well attended master class with distinguished saxophonist Dr. Julia Nolan.

Dr. Nolan is well known among Canadian and, in particular, West Coast saxophonists. She has established an international reputation for musical excellence and expressive performances.

Dr. Nolan's visit included a performance with the University of Victoria Wind Symphony under the baton of Dr. Gerry King.

The master class included solo and ensemble adjudication of two quartets and three soloists. A brief performance was given by the Vancouver Island Saxophone Ensemble (VISE) under the baton of Wendell Clanton (Instructor, UVic).

Performances featured T. Morgan (Sonata/Muczynski), M. Melnicky (Divertimento/Boutry), M. Fichter (Escapades/Williams), Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire (1934: Pierné) for Quartet (Stairs-Morgan-Reid-Brewka), Andante from Andante et Scherzo (Bozza) performed by Quartet Eriksen-Melnicky-Vielguth-Fichter, and Nessun Dorma (Puccini) performed by VISE.

Solo performances were ably assisted by UVic School of Music pianists J. Keeler, M. Chow, and V. Lee.

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L-R: Clanton, Melnicky, Eriksen, Morgan, Nolan, Reid, Brewka
Cramaro, Stairs, Beaton and Izon.
Missing: Fichter, Vielguth, and alumni Nicholl and Jasieniuk.

The Year in Review: part one. Scenes from Semester Two (Jan.-March 2017)

Quartet Quinsam | Queen of Sheba

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Camas Quartet (Winner, 2016 Victoria Performing Arts Festival)
La Muerte del Ángel/Piazzolla

University of Victoria School of Music Friday and Tuesday student concerts are open to the public. Admission is free; donations are welcome.

UVic Saxophones with The Civic Orchestra of Victoria, March 18th.

Under the direction of Maestro Yariv Aloni, four University of Victoria Saxophonists performed this afternoon the London Suite by Eric Coates with the The Civic Orchestra of Victoria.

Connor Stairs (Yr 3), Todd Morgan (Yr 1), Jesse Reid (Yr 1) and Matthew Fichter (Yr 2) gave a confident and expressive performance of the three movement Suite at the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre.

1. Covent Gardens (Tarantelle)
2. Westminster (Meditation)
3. Knightsbridge (March)

LtoR: C. Stairs, M. Fichter, Maestro Aloni, J. Reid & T. Morgan

Congratulations to the quartet!

March 2017 Ensemble Concert Collage

Congratulations to all saxophone students on the occasion of your individual and collaborative achievements this past weekend. Well done! ❤

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A special note of thanks to Lutheran Church of the Cross for being gracious hosts and for making available a building with such excellent acoustical properties.

2017 Ensemble Recital March 12th, Sunday

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Saxophone Class Recital 2017

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