Loeffert-Fukushima Saxophone-Flute Duo
 from USA Jeffrey Loeffert is the Assistant Professor Saxophone at Oklahoma State University. Loeffert graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northwestern University with a BM double major in Saxophone Performance and Jazz Studies. A Beebe Scholar, Loeffert studied in Paris at the CRR - Cergy-Pontoise where he received the Medalle d'Or Unanimité and the CRR - Boulogne-Billancourt where he received the diploma Cycle d'Orientation Professionnel. Loeffert completed graduate studies at Michigan State University as the recipient of a University Distinguished Fellowship. He received a MM degree in Performance, a MM degree in Music Theory Pedagogy, and a DMA degree in Performance from MSU. Mary Fukushima has established herself as a leading performer of contemporary music. Her 2006 Carnegie Hall Debut was praised as a "powerhouse performance" by critics from New York Concert Review. Mary also serves as an executive faculty member for the Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy during the summer months. Mary is currently Lecturer of Flute at Pittsburg State University (Kansas). She holds degrees from the University of Kansas (DMA), Manhattan School of Music (MM), and Long Island University (BFA). Her major teachers include David Fedele, Linda Chesis, Bradley Garner, Sheridon Stokes, and David Shostac. |
Exact Change - David RakowskiDavid Rakowski studied at New England Conservatory, Princeton, and Tanglewood, with Robert Ceely, John Heiss, Milton Babbitt, Paul Lansky, Peter Westergaard, and Luciano Berio. After a year teaching at Stanford, Rakowski taught at Columbia University for six years, before his lengthy and current tenure at Brandeis University.
Untitled - Ken UenoWinner of the 2006-2007 Rome Prize and the 2010-2011 Berlin Prize, Ken Ueno, is a composer, vocalist, improviser, and cross-disciplinary artist. His music coalesces diverse influences into a democratic sonic landscape. Ken is currently an Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
Untitled - Takuma ItohTakuma Itoh spent his early childhood in Japan before moving to Northern California. He attended Cornell University (D.M.A.), University of Michigan (M.M.) and Rice University (B.M.), and has studied with composers Steven Stucky, Roberto Sierra, Kevin Ernste, William Bolcom, Bright Sheng, Shih-Hui Chen, Anthony Brandt, Pierre Jalbert, and Karim Al-Zand. |
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