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Join us in Petree Hall for an evening of exciting music, including a world premier of “La Chancla” for saxophone ensemble + percussion, an innovative performance of “Colonial Song” with voices, and performances by three fabulous saxophone quartets!OCU Saxophone Ensemble & Quartets Studio Recital “Americanisms”
Dr. Joshua Heaney, director
11/06/2026 – 7:30pm – Petree Hall
Performed in Collaboration with the OCU Percussion Studio
Variations on America (1891) Charles Ives (1874-1954)
arr. Paul Cohen
Colonial Song (1911) Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961)
arr. Garry Bricault
Lailah Johnson, soprano soloist
Presley Harrington, tenor soloist
Difference of Opinion (1965) Robert Roden (1918-1977)
arr. Harry Gee
Solace in the Wind (2020) Kevin Day (b. 1996)
La Chancla (2024/2026) – WP Daniel Llinás (b. 1980)
~ intermission ~
Elegy: A Cry from Beyond the Grave (2015) Carlos Simon (b. 1986)
Comets (2004) Jun Nagao (b. 1964)
Cyrillic Quartet
Connor Cyrus, soprano saxophone
Arturo Alvarez, alto saxophone
Braden Stephen, tenor saxophone
Daniela Piña, baritone saxophone
Three Improvisations (1978) Phil Woods (1932-2015)
II. Broadly – Freely
Double Vision Quartet
Lauren Vaca, soprano saxophone
Amelia Rose Sheppard, alto saxophone
Joseph Cassady, tenor saxophone
Alesha Pennock, baritone saxophone
Mountain Roads (1997) David Maslanka (1942-2017)
I. Overture
II. Chorale: Wo soll ich fliechen
IV. Chorale
V. Aria
VI. Finale
Comet Quartet
Nicholas Dorazil, soprano saxophone
Matthias Tyler, alto saxophone
Haley Smith, tenor saxophone
Blake Kline, baritone saxophone
WP indicates world premiere performance
Fall 2027 OCU Saxophone Ensemble Roster
Soprano Saxophones
Connor Cyrus
Riley Payton
Braden Stephen
Alto Saxophones
Arturo Alvarez
Kenidy Hutchins
Joseph Quick
Hannah Pierson
Alesha Pennock
Cuauhtemoc Ramirez
Amelia Rose Sheppard
Matthias Tyler
Tenor Saxophones
Joseph Cassady
Haley Smith
Lauren Vaca
Baritone & Bass Saxophones
Nicholas Dorazil
Aidan Hedgespeth
Blake Kline
Daniela Piña
Double Bass
Ariana Stoker
Percussion
Erick Benavides
William Bottka
Kendrick Brown
Devin Grabowski
Carmen Lopez
William Welden
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2501 North Blackwelder Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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