NASA 2020 Biennial Conference Presenter — Matthew Koester

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Name:

Matthew Koester

Website:

Presentation Date:

Sunday, March 8, 2020 3:00 PM

Presentation Venue:

Organ Hall

Presentation Title:

The University of Michigan Saxophone Ensemble

Type of Presentation:

Large Saxophone Ensemble Performance

Proposal Duration:

Bio:

Matthew Koester is a Michigan based saxophonist praised for his "commitment to stellar sound and control" by La Tribune in Quebec. Recent engagements have included appearances with the New World Symphony and the premiere of an opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer William Bolcom. Additionally, he is featured on the Naxos label recording of Gershwin’s American in Paris critical edition.

Koester has collaborated with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings alongside members of the Detroit Symphony, and the Michigan Chamber Players with University of Michigan faculty members. As an active competitor, he has been awarded prizes at the Prix Orford Musique and the MTNA National Competition. In 2018, Koester was the first resident saxophonist at historically acclaimed Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA.

Koester holds degrees from the University of New Mexico and the University of Michigan, and serves on faculty at Siena Heights University in Adrian, MI.

Other Performers / Participants

Name	Instrument	Bio
Salvador Flores	Soprano Saxophone	Salvador Flores is a junior saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with . . .
Walt Puyear	Soprano Saxophone	Walt Puyear is a master's student at the University of Michigan studying with Dr. Timothy McAllister . . .
Jordan Savage	Alto Saxophone	Jordan Savage is a saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with Dr. Timot . . .
Brian Kachur	Alto Saxophone	Brian Kachur is a saxophonist from New Jersey currently studying with Dr. Timothy McAllister at the . . .
Andrew Hasher	Alto Saxophone	Praised for his “liquid tone” and “smooth and expressive” playing (Classical Voice of North Carolina . . .
Alex King	Alto Saxophone	Alex King is a senior saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with Dr. Ti . . .
Hannah Hickman	Tenor Saxophone	Hannah Hickman is a master's student at the University of Michigan studying with Dr. Timothy Mc . . .
Philip Kleutgens	Tenor Saxophone	Hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, saxophonist Philip Kleutgens attends the prestigious University of M . . .
Alex Gurchinoff	Tenor Saxophone	Alex Gurchinoff is a junior saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with . . .
Mitchell Luttermoser	Baritone Saxophone	Mitchell Luttermoser is a senior saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying . . .
Jason Frazier	Baritone Saxophone	Jason Frazieris a sophomore saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying . . .
Jeremy Howell	Bass Saxophone	Jeremy Howell is a master's student at the University of Michigan studying with Dr. Timothy McAllist . . .
Megan Chow	Tenor Saxophone	Megan Chow is a freshman saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with Dr. . . .
Roberto Campa	Alto Saxophone	Roberto Campa is a freshman saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with . . .
Haruka Taguchi	Alto Saxophone	Haruka Taguchi is a freshman saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with . . .
Justin Brown	Soprano Saxophone	Justin Brown is a sophomore saxophone performance major at the University of Michigan studying with . . .
Matthew Koester	Soprano Saxophone	Matthew Koester is a Michigan based saxophonist praised for his "commitment to stellar sound and con . . .

Pieces to Be Performed

Title	Composer	Duration
Free Fantasia on “O Zion, Haste” and “How Firm a Foundation”	William Bolcom, arr. Matthew Browne	9
Scintillation	Roshanne Etezady	3
Miniature Robot Dance	Jeremy Howell	4