Noah Getz Musician in Residence Performing Arts
- Additional Positions at AU
- Musician-In-Residence
- Degrees
- DMA Florida State University
MM Manhattan School of Music
BM Oberlin Conservatory - Bio
- Dr. Noah Getz is a saxophone instructor in the applied music program. He made his Carnegie Hall debut as the recipient of the National Alliance for Excellence Grand Prize and has presented solo recitals for the Dame Myra Hess Series, World Saxophone Congress XIII, the Stella Adler School Concert Series in NY, Copland School of Music Recital Series, Johns Hopkins University, St. Peter's Musical Arts Concert Series, and the Church of the Epiphany Concert Series in Washington, D.C. He received a first-round nomination for a Grammy Award in 2002 for his contribution with the New Hudson Saxophone Quartet to America's Millennium Tribute to Adolphe Sax, Vol. V, and has also been featured on albums including The 艾可直播 Muse, and Leo Kraft: Chamber Symphony 2. In 2006 he performed the debut of Fernando Benadon's Hidden Charges with the Empyrean Ensemble in CA. In addition to performing classical repertoire he maintains an active schedule performing jazz. He is the alto saxophonist in The Levine School of Music's Jazz Combo. He has also played with the Dave Tucker New Big Band and performed at the 2005 Presidential Inauguration Ball with vocalist John Signorelli.
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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MUS-021 Private Instrument Study: Saxophone
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MUS-022 Private Instrument Study: Saxophone
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MUS-121 Private Instrument/Vocal Study: Saxophone
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MUS-122 Private Instrument/Vocal Study: Saxophone
Spring 2025
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MUS-021 Private Instrument Study: Saxophone
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MUS-022 Private Instrument Study: Saxophone
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MUS-121 Private Instrument/Vocal Study: Saxophone
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MUS-122 Private Instrument/Vocal Study: Saxophone
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Exhibitions/Performances
Classical Performance Highlights聽
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- Carnegie Hall, New York, NY 聽 聽
- The National Gallery of Art with David Amram 聽 聽
- The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC 聽 聽
- Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, Chicago, IL 聽 聽
- The Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts, New York, NY 聽 聽
- University of California, Berkeley, CA 聽 聽
- World Saxophone Congress XIII, Minneapolis, MN
Jazz Performance Highlights
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- Cornelia Street Caf茅 with David Amram, New York 聽 聽
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Symphony with a Twist 聽 聽
- Blues Alley with Sheila Jordan, Washington, DC 聽 聽
- Embassy of Switzerland with Beat Kaestli, Washington, DC 聽 聽
- Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC 聽 聽
- Embassy of France, Washington, DC 聽 聽
- Presidential Inaugural Ball, Washington, DC
Residencies
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- David Oppenhiem Performance Residency, New York, NY 聽 聽
- Artist-In-Residence, Levine School of Music
Recordings
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- Crosscurrents, Albany Records, 2007 聽 聽
- Take Note, Levine Jazz Quintet, 2007 聽 聽
- The 艾可直播 Muse: A Century of 艾可直播 Music for Saxophone Quartet, The New Hudson Saxophone Quartet, Eclectra Records, 2001 聽 聽
- Leo Kraft: Chamber Works, Albany Records, 2001 聽 聽
- America鈥檚 Millenium Tribute to Adolphe Sax, Volume V, Arizona University Recordings, Grammy-Nominated, 2001聽 聽
Selected Publications
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- Finale from Dvorak鈥檚 Symphony No. 9 鈥淔rom The New World for saxophone Choir, Northeastern Music Publications, 2009 聽 聽
- How To Practice Jazz, The Instrumentalist, May 2009 聽 聽
- History of Henry Brant's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Saxophone Symposium, 2009 聽 聽
- All In: A Comprehensive Practice Method for Jazz聽 聽 聽 Saxophonists,聽 聽 聽 2008 聽 聽
- Brian Minor:聽 艾可直播 Saxophonist, 1938-1981, The Saxophone Aspect, 2004 聽 聽
- 艾可直播a in Henry Brant's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra,聽 聽 聽 The Saxophone Aspect, 2004 聽 聽
- Henry Brant's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra: 聽 History,聽 聽 聽 Analysis and Performance Practice, Treatise, 2002 聽 聽
- An Interview with Jim Noyes, The Saxophone Journal, 1999 聽 聽
- A Study Guide to Sigfrid Karg-Elert's 25 Caprices for Solo Saxophone, The Saxophone Symposium, 1998