Joseph Murphy has been the saxophone professor at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania since 1987, where he has also served as Department Chair and Director of Bands. He received the Bachelor of Music degree from Bowling Green State University (OH), and the Master of Music and Doctoral of Musical Arts degrees from Northwestern University.  Dr. Murphy was the music director of Tiffin (OH) Calvert High School from 1983-85.  In 1985-86 he received a Fulbright Award for a year of study in Bordeaux, France, where he received a Premier Prix.  In June 1996, Dr. Murphy performed a solo recital at Lincoln Center.  He has performed in Europe, Taiwan and Japan. He is a clinician for the Selmer Corporation and has been recorded on the Erol (France), Opus One, and Mark Record labels.  Dr. Murphy's memberships include Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association, North American Saxophone Alliance, National Association of College Wind & Percussion Instructors, College Band Directors National Association, Phi Mu Alpha and Kappa Kappa Psi.  Murphy has been involved in commissioning and premiering more than twenty new works for the saxophone, including pieces by Libby Larsen, Michael Colgrass, John Harbison, Bernard Rands, and Gunther Schuller. Having received acclaim as a performer, teacher, and scholar, Matthew Slotkin is one of the most prominent young guitarists in the United States.  Appearing in leading venues throughout North America and Europe, he has achieved success in solo performance, chamber music, and as a soloist with orchestra. He has appeared at colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada as well as at the Alexandria Guitar Festival, the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, the Chautauqua Institution, and the DuMaurier Jazz Festival in Toronto, Ontario.  His first CD, Twentieth Century Music for Guitar, was released by Centaur Records in late 2003. American Record Guide praised Slotkin for his “musical sensitivity and technical control,” and for giving “strong readings of this appealing music. Slotkin directs the guitar programs at Mansfield University in Mansfield, PA and Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA,  He has given masterclasses at numerous institutions and festivals including the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, the University of Saskatchewan, the Alexandria Guitar Festival, and the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival.  He received the Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Music, and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied guitar with Nicholas Goluses and historical performance practice with Paul O'Dette.http://www.saxophone-education.com/http://www.matthewslotkin.com/http://music.mansfield.edu/http://departments.bloomu.edu/music/Home.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3
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