Accomplishments
Student Accomplishments
Current and past students and saxophone quartets have performed at Regional, National and World Saxophone Congresses and won numerous prizes and awards including:
International
Fulbright Scholar – Paris, France (Scotty Stepp)
Fulbright Scholar – Netherlands (Connie Frigo)
Fulbright Scholar – Austria (Phil Pierick)
Kate Neal Kinley Fellowship (Evan Clark, Nicki Roman)
Harriet Wooley Fellowship (Phil Pierick, Wilson Poffenberger, Michael Chapa)
Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition (Erik Elmgren)
ISSAC International Saxophone Competition (Evan Clark)
International Music Competition Premio "Citta di Padova" (Joseph Tomasso)
International Edition of "Premio Virtuoso" Competition (Joseph Tomasso)
Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition (Phil Pierick, Noa Even, Kevin Zhao)
Geneva International Saxophone Competition (Scotty Stepp, Jeffrey Collins)
Ville D’Avray/Paris International Saxophone Competition (David Dees)
National
Fischoff Chamber Music Competition – Red Onion Qt, Khroma Qt, Versa Qt
Coleman Chamber Music Competition – Red Onion Qt
NASA National Solo Competition – Kevin Zhao, Gabriel Pique, Nicki Roman
NASA National Quartet Competition – Versa Quartet
North American Saxophone Alliance National Quartet Competition – Versa Qt
Young Arts National Solo Competition – Omar Haney
MTNA National Young Artists Chamber Music Competition – Cerulean Qt
MTNA National Senior Solo Competition – Phil Pierick
MTNA National Young Artists Solo Competition – Tim He
Vandoren Emerging Artist National – Phil Pierick
Frank Huntington Beebe Fund Competition – Phil Pierick
Missouri Symphony Concerto Competition – Phil Pierick
Kingsville Concerto Competition – Rob Rose
Regional/State (Numerous)
MTNA East Central Division Solo Competition
MTNA East Central Division Chamber Music Competition
MTNA Illinois Solo Competition
MTNA Illinois Chamber Music Competition
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Krannert Debut Competition Winner – Wilson Poffenberger
University Fellowship Recipients – Gabriel Piqué, Phil Pierick, Jamal Brown
Presser Scholar Award Winners – Elise Lieb, Phil Pierick
Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners – James Romain, John Currey, Michael Holmes, Kevin Zhao, Collin Wilson, Phil Pierick, Erik Elmgren, Hyungryoul Kim, Wilson Poffenberger
Armstrong Performance Competition Winners– Taimur Sullivan, Phil Pierick
Smith Scholarship Competition Winners – Sage Degand, Elise Lieb, Morgan Lanahan, Nicki Roman, Maddie Vogler
University of North Texas
Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners – David Dees, Karen Finnsson
Current and past students and saxophone quartets have performed at Regional, National and World Saxophone Congresses and won numerous prizes and awards including:
International
Fulbright Scholar – Paris, France (Scotty Stepp)
Fulbright Scholar – Netherlands (Connie Frigo)
Fulbright Scholar – Austria (Phil Pierick)
Kate Neal Kinley Fellowship (Evan Clark, Nicki Roman)
Harriet Wooley Fellowship (Phil Pierick, Wilson Poffenberger, Michael Chapa)
Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition (Erik Elmgren)
ISSAC International Saxophone Competition (Evan Clark)
International Music Competition Premio "Citta di Padova" (Joseph Tomasso)
International Edition of "Premio Virtuoso" Competition (Joseph Tomasso)
Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition (Phil Pierick, Noa Even, Kevin Zhao)
Geneva International Saxophone Competition (Scotty Stepp, Jeffrey Collins)
Ville D’Avray/Paris International Saxophone Competition (David Dees)
National
Fischoff Chamber Music Competition – Red Onion Qt, Khroma Qt, Versa Qt
Coleman Chamber Music Competition – Red Onion Qt
NASA National Solo Competition – Kevin Zhao, Gabriel Pique, Nicki Roman
NASA National Quartet Competition – Versa Quartet
North American Saxophone Alliance National Quartet Competition – Versa Qt
Young Arts National Solo Competition – Omar Haney
MTNA National Young Artists Chamber Music Competition – Cerulean Qt
MTNA National Senior Solo Competition – Phil Pierick
MTNA National Young Artists Solo Competition – Tim He
Vandoren Emerging Artist National – Phil Pierick
Frank Huntington Beebe Fund Competition – Phil Pierick
Missouri Symphony Concerto Competition – Phil Pierick
Kingsville Concerto Competition – Rob Rose
Regional/State (Numerous)
MTNA East Central Division Solo Competition
MTNA East Central Division Chamber Music Competition
MTNA Illinois Solo Competition
MTNA Illinois Chamber Music Competition
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Krannert Debut Competition Winner – Wilson Poffenberger
University Fellowship Recipients – Gabriel Piqué, Phil Pierick, Jamal Brown
Presser Scholar Award Winners – Elise Lieb, Phil Pierick
Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners – James Romain, John Currey, Michael Holmes, Kevin Zhao, Collin Wilson, Phil Pierick, Erik Elmgren, Hyungryoul Kim, Wilson Poffenberger
Armstrong Performance Competition Winners– Taimur Sullivan, Phil Pierick
Smith Scholarship Competition Winners – Sage Degand, Elise Lieb, Morgan Lanahan, Nicki Roman, Maddie Vogler
University of North Texas
Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners – David Dees, Karen Finnsson
