Escapades with Benedict Wind Ensemble
Escapades by John Williams with the Benedict College Wind Ensemble
Escapades by John Williams with the Benedict College Wind Ensemble
Faculty Recital at Benedict College
Performance of works by Steven Banks, Blake Tyson, and a premiere by Tyler Taylor
Presenting 3 Sessions
Using Samples as and Educational Tool: Student Perspectives and Curriculum Implementation of Splice in the Classroom (Sponsored by Splice)
From Learning to Earning, a Pathway to Career Success for Underrepresented Creators (with Joey Hilton and Patrick Rutledge)
Industry Trends and Technologies Shaping the Future of Music and Creative Education (Sponsored by Ableton and Native Instruments)
Presenting a session on Experimental Learning practices in music education
Presentation on the inclusion of AI and VR technologies with experiential learning opportunities within music industry curricula. This presentation focuses heavily on the Benedict College Tiger Tempo Showcase and its Performance Technology element
Live Event sponsored by BC Music Group. Featuring content creators of Benedict College performing world premiere collaborations with composer Nathan Felix
Performance of works by Watson, Matheau, Karukas, Laurello, Silverman, and More…
An eclectic set of pieces that showcase a variety classic and modern works within the saxophone cannon. Works from Biedenbender, Decruck, Tyson, and more…
World Premieres of Works by Jenni Watson and Sophie Matheau
Performance of Breaking by Blake Tyson
Presentor at the HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference in Houston,TX
Performance of Andy Scott’s And all is Still…
Alissa Castro-Evans, piano
Performance of Claude T. Smith’s Fantasia with the Benedict College Wind Ensemble.
Location: Second Nazareth Baptist Church
H. Wade Johnson, Director of Bands
Performance of Baljinder Sekhons, Gradient 2.0, with the Benedict College Percussion Ensemble
Alissa Castro-Evans, Director
Location: Henry Ponder Fine Arts Theatre
Event Manager and Lead Engineer for the Inaugural Tiger Tempo Showcase. The Tiger Tempo Showcase is an event that showcases the creators on the campus of Benedict College by offering creators and musicians the chance to collaborate and perform small sets of original content for a campus wide audience and boost their brands.
Performance of of works by Baljinder Sekhon and Drew Baker
Performance of Robert Honstein’s, Echolocate
Masterclass, Lessons, and Lectures with members of the saxophone and percussion studios. Recital of new works by Karukas, Honstein, Laurello, and More
Masterclass with members of the saxophone and percussion studios. Recital of new works by Karukas, Honstein, Laurello, and More
Final DMA dissertation recital. World Premiere performance of works by Baljinder Sekhon II, David Kirkland Garner, Michael Calamas, and Russell Wharton
Performance of David Biedenbenders, Walking on the Ceiling, on the Benedict College Spring Faculty Showcase.
Performance of works by Robert Honstein, Andy Akiho, and Stephen Karukas
Full Recital of newly commissioned and transcribed works for saxophone and percussion. Works by Andy Akiho, Nathan Daughtrey, Robert Honstein, Viet Cuong, and Stephen Karukas
Recital of contemporary works and Masterclass
Recital of Works by Hamelin, Biedenbender, Piazzolla, Palmer, Sekhon, and Pierce