Classical saxophone
Solo repertoire and classical performance at OCSA have made careful preparation visible: a phrase is revised in small decisions long before it reaches a stage.
Classical · jazz · chamber music
Most of music happens before anyone applauds.
Music has been a defining part of my education: in practice rooms, on stage at OCSA, inside large ensembles, with the Caelum Quartet, and while traveling with other musicians.
Saxophone
Selected notes from performance and practice
Three ways of listening
The same instrument, different responsibilities.
These notes are a first draft. Repertoire, conductors, venues, and dates will be added only after they are confirmed.
Jazz & ensemble
In the Ambassador Jazz Orchestra and Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, listening is an active part of playing—balance, timing, and response happen across the group.
Chamber music
With the Caelum Quartet, the conversation becomes more exposed. Each player has to shape an individual line while continually adjusting to the others.
music / rehearsal
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Practice room / backstage
The less visible half of a performance.
Rehearsal is where an ensemble learns what it can rely on. Entrances become shared, the shape of a piece becomes clearer, and mistakes become useful information instead of final outcomes.
The photographs in this section are meant to show that work—not only the finished concert.
music / jazz
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Selected chapters
Performances, ensembles, and travel.
Ensemble
Ambassador Jazz Orchestra
Jazz performance at OCSA; repertoire and concert details to add.
Ensemble
Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
Large-ensemble performance; season and program details to confirm.
Chamber music
Caelum Quartet
Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition semifinalists.
Solo
California MTNA
Third place, Senior Woodwind Competition; year and repertoire to confirm.
Tour
Costa Rica
A performance tour shaped by concerts, rehearsals, travel, and time with friends.
Selected recordings
A quiet space reserved for sound.
No recording published yet
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Rehearsals / performances / friends / travel
A small music photo essay.
music / costa / rica
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music / jazz
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