Saturday, March 14, 2026  •  7:30 p.m.

North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA)
Biennial Conference

CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE CONCERT

Mershon Auditorium | Columbus, OH

"For You, For Me, For the Saxophone"

Guest Artists

• Carrie Koffman, professor of saxophone, The Hartt School of Music, Dance and Theater
• Lauren Meccia, assistant professor of Jazz Studies, University of South Carolina
• Shawn Wallace, professor of jazz saxophone, The Ohio State University
• Arizona State University Saxophone Ensemble
• Cerus Quartet
• Medusa Saxophone Quartet
• The Ohio State University Saxophone Ensemble

PROGRAM

Transcendence (2025)

Devanii (b. 2003)

I.   Celestis
II.  Divinitus
III. Insania
IV.  Vero

Arizona State University Saxophone Ensemble
Johnathan Lee, soprano
Micah Cheng, soprano
Wesley Taylor, alto
Maggie Camp, alto
Dan Dauber, tenor
Nathan Valencia, tenor
Jerick Meagher, baritone
GianCarlo Lay, baritone

Dear Lord

John Coltrane

Shawn Wallace, saxophone
Tony Hagood, piano

Year of the Horse

Wenbin Lyu (b. 1994)

III. Sleipnir

Cerus Quartet
Roberto Campa, soprano saxophone
Laura Ramsay, alto saxophone
Kyle Kato, tenor saxophone
Samuel Dishon, baritone saxophone

Hush

Gilda Lyons (b. 1975)

Carrie Koffman, saxophone

She is a Shapeshifter

Courtney Long (b. 1986)

III.
IV.

The Medusa Variations

Eric Lyon (b. 1962)

Medusa Saxophone Quartet
Brianna Buck, soprano saxophone
Kendra Wheeler, alto saxophone
Alexis Seah-Fritz, tenor saxophone
Jessica McCready, baritone saxophone

Pomaria (2025)

Craig Butterfield (b. 1975)

Lauren Meccia, saxophone

Color Theory 2025

World Premiere

Evan Williams (b. 1988)

Soundpainting Improvisation

The Ohio State University Saxophone Ensemble
Cooper Greenlees, soprano
Fisher Horaney, soprano
Prateek Bhandari, soprano
Gabe Gasper, soprano
Ziheng Huang, alto
Hannah Goshima, alto
Alyssa Hartman, alto
Max Henderson, alto
Lucinda Dunne, alto
Nic Robbins, tenor
Nathan Rykowski, tenor
Holly Barger, tenor
Sammy Smith, tenor
Charlie Peterson, tenor
Kyle Buchwalter, baritone
Grant Higgins, baritone
Hudson Muller, baritone
Michael Rene Torres, conductor