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Paul Nolen has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, and jazz artist throughout the United States, Canada, and the UK. As a soloist, he recently performed and recorded David Maslanka's Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble with the Illinois State University Wind Symphony, to be released soon on Albany Records. He has also performed with diverse groups such as the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Peoria Symphony, Mexico City's ONIX Ensamble, and appeared numerous times as soloist with the ISU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Bands.

During the summers of 2008 and 2009, Paul was named Artist-in-Residence, performing and teaching at the Aberystwyth International Music Festival in Wales, UK. He has given numerous masterclasses and lectures, including recent classes at the Brevard Music Festival in North Carolina, the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and East Carolina University. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Illinois State University.

Paul received both the Doctor of Musical Arts and Masters of Music degrees in performance from the College of Music at Michigan State University, and the BM from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. His teachers and mentors have included Joseph Lulloff, Tim Timmons, Gary Foster, Hal Melia, and Jackie Lamar.

Book of the Dead: Concerto for Alto Saxophone, Winds and Percussion - Roy D. Magnuson

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