Performances

– December 3, 2011 –
Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green State University
Shadows and Dawning
Zach Hinson, soprano saxophone; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– November 17, 2011 –
University of British Columbia, School of Music. Vancouver, British Columbia
Visions in Metaphor
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– October 26, 2011 –
University of British Columbia, School of Music. Vancouver, British Columbia
Raining Glass
Puget Sound Piano Trio; Maria Sampen, violin; David Requiro, cello; Duana Hulbert, piano

– October 18, 2011 –
West Virginia University
Notturno
Nina Assimakopoulis, flute; Michael Ibrahim, alto saxophone; Carol Beall, piano

– October 14, 2011 –
32nd New Music Festival, Kobacker Hall, Bowling Green State University
Fantasmi
John Sampen and Elisa Kana, alto saxophones

– October 12, 2011 –
Buckman Performing Arts Center, University of Tennessee. Memphis, TN
Lacrimosa
Walter Hoehn, alto saxophone

– October 12, 2011 –
MacPhail Center for the Arts, Antonello Hall. Minneapolis, MN
Raining Glass
Puget Sound Piano Trio; Maria Sampen, violin; David Requiro, cello; Duana Hulbert, piano

– October 8, 2011 –
Alverno College, Chapel of Mary Immaculate. Milwaukee, WI
Memorie di luoghi . . .
Maria Sampen, violin; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– October 6, 2011 –
Pacific Lutheran University, Lagerquist Concert Hall. Tacoma, WA
Renewing the Myth
Erik Steighner, alto saxophone; Karen Ganz, piano

– October 4, 2011 –
Wittenberg University, Department of Music, Krieg Hall. Springfield, Ohio
Song of Praise 1st Movement
Jessica McCormack, soprano; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– October 4, 2011 –
Wittenberg University, Department of Music, Krieg Hall. Springfield, Ohio
Renewing the Myth
John Sampen, alto saxophone; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– October 4, 2011 –
Wittenberg University, Department of Music, Krieg Hall. Springfield, Ohio
Notturno
John Sampen, alto saxophone; Richard York, clarinet; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– October 4, 2011 –
Wittenberg University, Department of Music, Krieg Hall. Springfield, Ohio
For Luciano . . .
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– October 4, 2011 –
Wittenberg University, Department of Music, Krieg Hall. Springfield, Ohio
Kantada
John Sampen, alto saxophone; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– October 4, 2011 –
Wittenberg University, Department of Music, Krieg Hall. Springfield, Ohio
River Song
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– October 4, 2011 –
Wittenberg University, Department of Music, Krieg Hall. Springfield, Ohio
Lacrimosa
John Sampen, alto saxophone; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– September 29, 2011 –
University of Michigan, Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium
Trope
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– September 28, 2011 –
Grand Balley State University, Cook-DeWitt Center
Trope
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– September 25, 2011 –
University of Pudget Sound. Jacobsen Series. Schneebeck Concert Hall.
Raining Glass
Puget Sound Piano Trio; Maria Sampen, violin; David Requiro, cello; Duana Hulbert, piano

– September 22, 2011 –
Hochstein School of Music and Dance. Rochester, NY
Renewing the Myth
Mark Kraszewski, alto saxophone; Willie LaFavor, piano

– September 22, 2011 –
SUNY Fredonia, Rosch Recital Hall
La Folia II: Lacuna
Robert Satterlee, piano

– September 21, 2011 –
Interlochen Arts Academy, Dendrinos Chapel/Recital Hall
Trope
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– September 19, 2011 –
Depauw University School of Music, Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts, Thompson Recital Hall
Trope
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– September 18, 2011 –
Albion College, Goodrich Chapel
Trope
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– September 14, 2011 –
Bryan Recital Hall. Bowling Green State University, Ohio.
Trope
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– September 9, 2011 –
Bowling Green State University Convocation. Kobacker Hall.
Renewing the Myth
Noa Even, alto saxophone; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– July 30, 2011 –
Singapore Saxophone Symposium. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Singapore.
Renewing the Myth
Noa Even, alto saxophone; I-An Chen, piano

– July 29, 2011 –
Singapore Saxophone Symposium. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Singapore.
Fantasmi
Ogni Suono Saxophone Duo with Amigo Saxophone Quartet

– July 27, 2011 –
Annex Gallery, Central Market. Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
Fantasmi
Ogni Suono Saxophone Duo with Amigo Saxophone Quartet

– July 24, 2011 –
Songhkla Rajabhat University. Songhkla, Thailand.
Fantasmi
Ogni Suono Saxophone Duo with Amigo Saxophone Quartet

– July 17, 2011 –
Interlochen Arts Camp, Kresge Aud
Into Light
Interlochen Philharmonic, Octavio MasArocoas

– July 10, 2011 –
3rd Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition. Bangkok, Thailand.
Renewing the Myth
Noa Even, alto saxophone; I-An Chen, piano

– July 10, 2011 –
3rd Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition. Bangkok, Thailand.
Renewing the Myth
Pin-Hua, alto saxophone; I-An Chen, piano

– June 30, 2011 –
Three Rivers Saxophone Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA
Visions in Metaphor
Joseph Murphy, alto saxophone

– June 17, 2011 –
Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival, Chism Recital Hall
Memorie de luoghi . . .
Maria Sampen, violin; Xak Bjerken, piano

– June 16, 2011 –
Conservatorio S. Maria degli Angeli. Florence, Italy
Trope
BG Saxes (Brown, Cummins, Frakes, Hinson, Kana, Kopcienski, Lang, Sevel, Sampen)

– June 16, 2011 –
Conservatorio S. Maria degli Angeli. Florence, Italy
Fantasmi
John Sampen and Elisa Kana, alto saxophones

– June 8, 2011 –
Church of the Ascension, NYC
How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
Voices of Ascension, Dennis Keene. Mark Kruczek, organ

– May 26, 2011 –
Northwestern University, Regenstein Recital Hall
Renewing the Myth
Elizabeth Ridsdel, alto saxophone; Sharon Peterson, piano

– May 21, 2011 –
Paris, France
Lacrimosa
Joel Diegert, alto saxophone; Mariam Vardzelashvili, piano

– May 20, 2011 –
University of Illinois, Smith Hall
Drifting Over a Red Place
Nathan Mandel, soprano saxophone

– April 23, 2011 –
Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Renewing the Myth
Noa Even, alto saxophone; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– April 17, 2011 –
McKendree University, Lebanon, IL
Drifting Over a Red Place
Nathan Mandel, soprano saxophone

– April 15, 2011 –
DMA Recital, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Memorie de luoghi . . .
Ioana Galu, violin; Solungga Fang-Tzu Lio, piano

– April 15, 2011 –
38th International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition, Amsterdam. Conservatory of Amsterdam: Theatre Hall.
Lacrimosa
Joel Diegert, alto saxophone; Mariam Vardzelashvili, piano

– April 8, 2011 –
Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio
Memorie de luoghi . . .
Ioana Galu, violin; Solungga Fang-Tzu Lio, piano

– April 3, 2011 –
University of Iowa, University Capitol Centre Recital Hall
La Folia II: Lacuna
Robert Satterlee, piano

– April 2, 2011 –
Coe College, Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium
La Folia II: Lacuna
Robert Satterlee, piano

– March 23, 2011 –
Portes Ouvertes aux Nouveaux Talents. Foundation des Etats-Unis, Paris, France. Grand Salon.
Lacrimosa
Joel Diegert, alto saxophone; Mariam Vardzelashvili, piano

– March 23, 2011 –
DMA Recital, Arizona State, Organ Hall
Lacrimosa
Patrick Murphy, alto saxophone; Liz Ames, piano

– March 20, 2011 –
Kerry Town Concert Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
La Folia II: Lacuna
Robert Satterlee, piano

– March 19, 2011 –
University of Western Ontario; London, Ontario
Trope
James Fusik, alto saxophone

– February 27, 2011 –
Valdosta State University, Whitehead Auditorium, Valdosta, Georgia
Trope
Joren Cain, alto saxophone; Maila Gutierrez Springfield, piano

– February 25, 2011 –

NASA Region 5 Conference, Northeastern University, Chicago
Fantasmi
John Sampen and Noa Even, alto saxophones

– February 23, 2011 –
Memorial Junior High, South Euclid, OH
Essay for Saxophone and Band
Memorial Jr. High Band, Barry Hartz, dir. John Sampen, alto saxophone;

– February 18, 2011 –
Schaver Music Recital Hall, Wayne State University
Trope
John Sampen, alto saxophone

– February 9, 2011 –
Faculty Recital, Bryan Recital Hall; Bowling Green State University
Notturno
Kevin Schempf, clarinet; John Sampen, alto saxophone; Marilyn Shrude, piano

– January 6, 2011 –
Daly Jazz, Missoula, MT
Continuum (Postscript ’97)
Brooke Ferris, alto saxophone; Christopher Hahn, piano