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Selected performances, residencies, masterclasses, and collaborative projects.
6/21–6/29: Ukiah, CA
One Heart Institute Saxophonist Retreat
Faculty residency and performance activity
6/14–6/18: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Summer Camp
Teaching faculty; chamber coaching and masterclasses
5/16: Houston, TX
Houston Underground Competition + Vendor Event (LSU + Eastman)
LSU recruitment event
4/11–4/18: Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Ireland
Sonorities Festival — SARC: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music
Hutchins/Wheeler Duo
Two world premieres
4/9: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Saxophone Studio Spring Showcase
3/21–3/25: Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
New Music + Technology Festival
The Cube: Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
Four world premieres
3/12–3/15: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
Featured masterclass artist
Medusa Saxophone Quartet performance
Performance with ~Nois
2/27–2/28: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Single Reed Day with Medusa Saxophone Quartet
Performances, masterclasses, and student engagement
2/23–2/25: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Saxophone Studio Guest Artist Residency: Arno Bornkamp + Trio Abril
1/31: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Audition Day #2
1/28–1/31: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Saxophone Studio Guest Artist Residency: ~Nois
1/24: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Audition Day #1
1/23: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Faculty Woodwind Chamber Recital
1/22: Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin)
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12/5: Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA
Guest Artist Masterclass + Recital
Hosted by Paula Van Goes
11/16: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Saxophone Studio Fall Showcase
2PM, SOM 115
11/14: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Graduate School Faculty Fellow Career Development Luncheon
LSU Student Union
10/30-11/2: Chicago, IL
Guest Artist Recital with ~Nois Saxophone Quartet at Merit School of Music and Constellation
Premiering Jeff Scott Quintet, Rapture Abyss
10/9: Texas Southern University, Houston, TX
Guest Artist Masterclass + Recital
10/5: Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
Duo Concerto Performance with Virginia Tech Wind Symphony
Hutchins-Wheeler Duo
Kakia Gkoudina Composition
10/1: Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech New Music and Technology Festival
The Cube: Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
Hutchins-Wheeler Duo
9/25-9/28: Crane School of Music, Potsdam, NY
Guest Artist, Crane School of Music Woodwind Summit
Recital + Masterclass
9/18: Baton Rouge, LA
Soloist, Pictures at an Exhibition
Baton Rouge Symphony
8/29-8/31: Dallas College, Dallas, TX
Guest Teacher + Artist, Dallas College Saxophone Day
Hosted by Roy Allen Jr.
8/10: Baton Rouge, LA
First United Methodist Church
Medusa Saxophone Quartet Performance
8/4: Baton Rouge, LA
East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library
Medusa Saxophone Quartet Performance
6/18: Barrio Quinta Camacho, Bogotá, Colombia
Recital, Matik Matik with 113 composers collective
6/15-6/23: Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia
CMS International Conference 2025
Presentation and Performance, Ghost Trance Music, Anthony Braxton
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá
5/4: Baton Rouge, LA
Guest Performance
First United Methodist Church, Saxophone + Organ, 4 PM
4/5-4/8: Yakima, WA
Concerto Performance with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra,
Escapades
3/20: Virtual
Southwest District Alumni Association, Featured Speaker (Zoom), 7 PM Central
3/10: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Andrew Parker's Recital, Recital Hall
3/1-3/2: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA
New England Saxophone Symposium Guest Artist
2/14-2/16: Chicago, IL
Album Recording with ~Nois Saxophone Quartet
2/11: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Woodwind Faculty Chamber Recital
2/7: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Stately Oaks, LSU School of Music
2/1: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU AUDITION DAY
1/25: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU AUDITION DAY #1
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11/26: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Karpathia Performance
Soloist | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
Ensemble | LSU Wind Ensemble
Director of Bands | Damon Talley
Composer | Tolga Özdemir
11/18-20: University of Houston, Houston, TX
Elisa Hall Celebration
Featured Guest | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
10/17-19: University of Minnesota, Minnesota, MN
University of Minnesota Voting Rights Collage Concert
Narrator & Presenter | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
09/07-11/09: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Medusa Saxophone Quartet Residency & Tour
Members | Medusa Saxophone Quartet
08/31: LSU Campus, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Woodwind All-State Workshops
Clinician | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
08/02-08: Cincinnati, OH
Medusa Saxophone Quartet Retreat
Members | Medusa Saxophone Quartet
07/15-28: Saarburg International Music Festival, Saarburg, Germany
Performer & Teacher | Kendra Wheeler
05/19: CWU, Ellensburg, WA
CWU Spring Saxophone Studio Recital
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
05/04: Houston Underground Saxophone Competition, Houston, TX
Adjudicator | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
04/19-20: University of Hartford (The Hartt School) Recital and Masterclass, West Hartford, CT
Performer/Clinician | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
03/14-17: High School NASA Saxophone Competition | 2024 NASA Biennial Conference, Stillwater, OK
Adjudicator | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
03/14-17: 2024 NASA Biennial Conference, Stillwater, OK
Performers | Medusa Saxophone Quartet
02/28: CWU, Ellensburg, WA
CWU Winter Saxophone Studio Recital
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
01/27-31: Quartet Residency at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Personnel | New Thread Saxophone Quartet
01/12-13: United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, Fairfax, VA
Performers | Medusa Saxophone Quartet
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12/11: Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (ESML), Lisbon, Portugal
Performance/Masterclass | Hutchins/Wheeler Duo
Performance | Fusion Sax Duo
12/6-12/10: 2023 XIX World Saxophone Congress, Canary Islands, Spain
Performance | Fusion Sax Duo
Performance | Hutchins-Wheeler Duo
11/16: CWU Faculty Recital in collaboration with Dr. Nik Caoile
Performers | Dr. Kendra Wheeler and Dr. Nik Caoile [piano]
Program | Sonata by Lawson Lunde, Candela by Lorenzo Simoni, Talisman of Selma by Tolga Özdemir, & Karpathia by Tolga Özdemir
11/09: CWU Saxophone Studio Recital, Wenatchee, WA
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
11/04: Wenatchee Symphony Orchestra: Escapades
Soloist | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
10/04: CWU New Music Festival, Oxford, United Kingdom
Fuse for alto saxophone and percussion | by Chin Ting Chang
Plunge for alto saxophone, piano, and vibraphone | Zach Gulaboff Davis
Performers | Dr. Kendra Wheeler, Josh Gianola, & Dr. Giyong Ahn
07/18-07/20: 16th Global Studies Conference (online), Kraków, Poland
Presenter | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
07/05-07/07: 18th International Conference on the Arts in Society
Presenter | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
05/19: CWU Saxophone Spring Chamber Music Recital, Capitol Theatre, Yakima, WA
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
05/13: Yakima Symphony Orchestra "Puccini & Pictures"
Performers | YSO members & Dr. Kendra Wheeler
05/01: CWU Celebration of Black History and Culture, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
04/28-04/29: WIAA/WMEA State Solo and Ensemble
Adjudicator | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
04/27: Dr. Kendra Wheeler CWU Faculty Recital
Performers | Dr. Kendra Wheeler [saxophone], Dr. Ross Salvosa [piano], Dr. Jiyoun Chung [piano]
Program | Rhapsody by André Waignein, Concerto in Eb by Alexander Glazunov, Ariaria by Jiyoun Chung, "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child" arr. Florence Price
04/13: CWU String & Saxophone J.S. Bach Recital, Ellensburg, WA
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
Performers | CWU String Studio
03/30-04/02: NASA 2023 Biennial Conference Performance and DEIBA Presentation
Performance | Saxophone Trio with Dr. Kendra Wheeler, Keaton Garrett, & Charles Chadwell
DEIBA Presentation | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
03/28: Dr. Jeffrey Kyle Hutchins visit to CWU & Joint Recital, Virginia Tech
Performers | Dr. Kendra Wheeler & Dr. Kyle Hutchins
03/20-03/23: Guest Artist Visit, CWU SURC
Presenter | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
03/03-03/05: CWU Wind Fest Saxophone Masterclass, Capitol Theatre, Yakima, WA
Clinician | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
02/26: Yakima Symphony Orchestra, West Side Story Retold
Performers | YSO members & Dr. Kendra Wheeler
02/20: CWU Saxophone Studio Recital, AC Davis HS, Yakima, WA
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
02/04: Yakima Valley Solo and Ensemble
Adjudicator | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
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11/28: CWU Saxophone and Composition Collaborative Recital
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
Collaborators | CWU Composition Studio
11/20: Sempre Chamber Music Series, The Seasons Performance Hall, Yakima, WA
Performers | Saxophone, Dr. Kendra Wheeler & String Quartet
11/18: Sempre Chamber Music Series, Princess Theatre, Prosser, WA
Performers | Saxophone, Dr. Kendra Wheeler & String Quartet
11/05: CWU "Understanding Identity to Build Inclusive Communities"
Presenter | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
07/04-07/06: 17th International Conference on the Arts in Society, Zaragoza, Spain
Presenter | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
06/03-06/04: International Alliance for Women in Music (Virtual), Corvallis, OR
Presenter | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
05/16: CWU Spring Saxophone Studio Chamber Recital
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio
05/15: CWU Spring Saxophone Studio Solo Recital
Performers | Members of the CWU Saxophone Studio
04/20-4/24: Washington State Solo & Ensemble Contest, Central Washington University
Juror | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
04/03: CWU String & Saxophone J.S. Bach Recital
Performers | CWU String & Saxophone Studios
03/04-03/05: CWU Wind Fest Saxophone Clinics
Clinician | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
03/02: CWU Faculty Saxophone Recital
Performer | Dr. Kendra Wheeler
02/14: CWU Winter Saxophone Recital
Performers | CWU Saxophone Studio