Performance at Christ Church
Sep
23
4:00 PM16:00

Performance at Christ Church

Combined concert with members of The Woodlands Concert Band Christ Church Chancel Choir, The Woodlands Chorale and members of the choir and orchestra at The Woodlands High School. Concert to include the Faure Requiem and Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini featuring piano soloist Mihai Vatca.

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May
3
4:00 PM16:00

Lone Star College Composition Residency Recital

Very excited to present a recital of all new works from Lone Star College - Montgomery student composers! The 13 work concert features works on soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones ranging in styles from unaccompanied dances to contemporary classical improvisation.

The residency was a semester-long collaboration with Professor Martin Quiroga and his students in which I presented a lecture on composing for the instrument before they wrote a new work under his guidance, had a rehearsal with me with edits, all culminating in this recital. Very proud of these students!

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Faculty Recital
Jan
28
12:30 PM12:30

Faculty Recital

Faculty Recital at Lone Star College - Montgomery. Program includes works by Alejandro Basulto, Nate May, Stephen Lias, and David Maslanka. Guest artists include pianist Dr. Marshall Davies and percussionist Seth Bagwell. Free and open to the public!

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Eurus Saxophone Quartet at Midwest Clinic
Dec
19
9:30 AM09:30

Eurus Saxophone Quartet at Midwest Clinic

At the Midwest Clinic in Chiago, Eurus Saxophone Quartet will present “Teachers Who Do: A Mobile Approach to Music Education,” a clinic that will explore the benefits of personal musical projects in the formative years of one’s teaching career and the impact that our project has had on our lives and those of our students.

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The Woodlands Chamber Music Project
May
19
7:30 PM19:30

The Woodlands Chamber Music Project

The Woodlands Chamber Music Project presents our first monthly concert! Admission is $2, but donations are greatly accepted!

This month's offerings include Satie, Brouwer, Domineconi, and more! Contemporary works by Nathan Mays, Michael Standard, and Brandon Ramos will round out our program!

Come hear unique performances and transcriptions, meet our talented musicians, and support the arts in The Woodlands.

You'll hear music from the following performers:
Blake Flowers, guitar

Reese Burgan, saxophones

and a vocal ensemble consisting of:
Marissa Kuertz
Ofelia Williams
Rachel Bradfute
Kayla O'Malley
Tori Trahan
Ariel Scogin
Emily Anderson
Sarah Lester
John Kenney
Michael McDougal
Jason Hesslein
Jacob Sherfy
Christian Cruz
Carlos Figueroa
Adam Moffett
Grant Thorn

Thank you to Kidville for hosting us!

Please feel free to join us for reception and discussion after the performance!

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Concerto with the Lone Star College - Montgomery Concert Band
Oct
26
7:00 PM19:00

Concerto with the Lone Star College - Montgomery Concert Band

On October 26, Reese joins the Lone Star College - Montgomery Concert Band as the featured soloist, performing Claude T. Smith's "Fantasia for Alto Saxophone." This will be Reese's first concerto performance in Houston. The performance will take place in Lone Star Montgomery's beautiful recital hall.

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Montgomery Saxophone Day
Jun
10
10:00 AM10:00

Montgomery Saxophone Day

As part of the inaugural Montgomery Saxophone Day, Reese will present a recital with his former professor Dr. Masahito Sugihara in a recital of duets for alto saxophones. The program includes works by Paule Maurice, Junichi Murata, Jordan Reed, Eugene Bozza, and Thomas Morley.

The recital, as with all other events at Montgomery Saxophone Day, is free and open to the public.

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Mono[saxo]phonic
Mar
31
3:00 PM15:00

Mono[saxo]phonic

Mono[saxo]phonic, presented by Reese Burgan
March 21, 2017 3:15 PM - Lone Star College North Harris
March 31, 2017 3:00 PM - Lone Star College Montgomery

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A recital of unaccompanied works for saxophone, featuring compositions by Piazolla, Tull, Cockcroft, and Bonneau. Repertoire selections range from neoclassicism to jazz idioms, providing a mixture of styles despite the single voiced instrument. The recital is free and open to the public.

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The Music Department at LSC-North Harris offers an associate of arts degree, as well as prepares students for transfer to any four-year university. Performing opportunities include six instrumental and vocal ensembles, student recitals, and special events both on and off campus. Students perform with international guest artists including Allen Vizzutti (trumpet), Andy Narell (steel pan), Mark Walker (drum set), Eric Marienthal (sax), Jim Pugh (trombone), Harry Sheppard (vibes), and Jade Simmons (piano), to name a recent few.

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The Lone Star College-Montgomery Music Department prepares students for careers in music through an intensive two-year field of study in theory, ear training, music history, keyboard skills and private performance lessons. Led by noted faculty, students in our choirs, bands, orchestra, and string ensemble bring a full season of concerts and recitals in a broad range of styles to the surrounding community.

After completing the field of study curriculum at LSC-Montgomery, music majors can transfer credit to any four-year Texas college or university to complete the bachelor’s degree in music.

In addition to courses for music majors, the music department offers such non-major courses as Music Appreciation, American Music and Music Fundamentals with selected courses available via Community Education.

Lone Star College-Montgomery is accredited by the North American Schools of Music (NASM) and is an All-Steinway School.

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Mono[saxo]phonic
Mar
21
3:15 PM15:15

Mono[saxo]phonic

Mono[saxo]phonic, presented by Reese Burgan
March 21, 2017 3:15 PM - Lone Star College North Harris
March 31, 2017 3:00 PM - Lone Star College Montgomery

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A recital of unaccompanied works for saxophone, featuring compositions by Piazolla, Tull, Cockcroft, and Bonneau. Repertoire selections range from neoclassicism to jazz idioms, providing a mixture of styles despite the single voiced instrument. The recital is free and open to the public.

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The Music Department at LSC-North Harris offers an associate of arts degree, as well as prepares students for transfer to any four-year university. Performing opportunities include six instrumental and vocal ensembles, student recitals, and special events both on and off campus. Students perform with international guest artists including Allen Vizzutti (trumpet), Andy Narell (steel pan), Mark Walker (drum set), Eric Marienthal (sax), Jim Pugh (trombone), Harry Sheppard (vibes), and Jade Simmons (piano), to name a recent few.

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The Lone Star College-Montgomery Music Department prepares students for careers in music through an intensive two-year field of study in theory, ear training, music history, keyboard skills and private performance lessons. Led by noted faculty, students in our choirs, bands, orchestra, and string ensemble bring a full season of concerts and recitals in a broad range of styles to the surrounding community.

After completing the field of study curriculum at LSC-Montgomery, music majors can transfer credit to any four-year Texas college or university to complete the bachelor’s degree in music.

In addition to courses for music majors, the music department offers such non-major courses as Music Appreciation, American Music and Music Fundamentals with selected courses available via Community Education.

Lone Star College-Montgomery is accredited by the North American Schools of Music (NASM) and is an All-Steinway School.

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VDAY 2017: Healing and Advocacy Through Art
Feb
21
2:30 PM14:30

VDAY 2017: Healing and Advocacy Through Art

On February 21, Reese will present Lowell Fuch's new work entitled "MAYA" for saxophone and electronics as part of the 2017 VDAY campaign to raise awareness and foster dicussion about domestic violence and advocacy for women's rights. MAYA was written specifically for this performance and features spoken word poetry written by Maya Angelou.

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2016 Edmonton International Academy of Music
Jun
14
to Jun 18

2016 Edmonton International Academy of Music

Reese has been accepted to participate in the 2016 Edmonton International Academy of Music. Meeting during the summer at the University of Alberta, the Academy is an opportunity for young professionals to exchange artistic experiences, widen the repertoire, and participate in unique concerts. 

This year's faculty includes:

Marie-Bernadette Charrier

Curious and impassioned by all the musical currents of today, Marie-Bernadette Charrier carries out an international career (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Slovenia, Estonia, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Australia, Tasmania, Canada, USA, Japan, China, Peru, Mexico, Thailand, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil) as a soloist and in chamber music with the ensemble Proxima Centauri of which she is the Artistic Director. 

She currently teaches the saxophone and chamber music at the PESMD (Pôle d’Enseignement Supérieur de Musique et de Danse) Bordeaux Aquitaine and the Conservatoire of Bordeaux, where she created in 1993 a class of interpretation of contemporary music for all instruments, and she has been training generations of interpreters to the open practice of music of today.

Marie-Bernadette Charrier is vice-president of the French Association of Saxophonists.
She has premiered over one hundred original works for saxophone written for her and has recorded ten CDs.

Marie-Chantal Leclair

As a founding member and artistic director of the Quasar saxophone quartet, which has been active since 1994, she has given numerous concerts in Montreal, throughout Canada, in the United States and in many European countries. She was involved in the creation of more than 100 works and organized many projects dealing with various aspects of musical creation. In 2010, Marie-Chantal Leclair was co-composer and performer in Les Cinq Orients, a concert which won an Opus prize in the 'Concert of the year: musique actuelle, electroacoustic' category.

Marie-Chantal Leclair is a vice-president at Le Vivier, a community initiative that regroups more than twenty ensembles and organizations devoted to new music.  In 2015 she was recently appointed professor of saxophone at McGill University.

Dr. Allison Balcetis

Internationally recognized as an ambitious contemporary saxophonist, Dr. Allison Balcetis has studied and collaborated with artists from around the world.  Her international performance career includes concerts in Brazil, Italy, France, Thailand, Taiwan, Slovenia, and North America.  Most recent collaborations include working with Brazilian musicians to create a yearly workshop of young composers’ pieces, performing them in a professional context. 

As a faculty member of the University of Alberta since 2009, teaching Saxophone, Chamber Music, Aural Skills, and Woodwind Techniques, Dr. Balcetis trains the next generation of thoughtful, artistic musicians.  Outside of the university, Dr. Balcetis helps develop the new music community as past Executive Member and Production Manager of New Music Edmonton and board member of the Borealis Electro Acoustic Music Society.

In 2007 Dr. Balcetis co-founded Anubis Quartet, a Chicago-based ensemble with more than 30 commissions and premieres by emerging and established composers, performing with them until 2014.  During her undergraduate degree, Dr. Balcetis won first place in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2005.  Her recent chamber activities include performing with pianist Sandra Joy Friesen as the Bent Note duo, the improvisation ensemble The Damn Magpies, the Edmonton Saxophone Quartet, New Music Edmonton’s in-house ensemble Violet Collective, and work with Edmontonian musicians and dance companies such as the Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy and Mile Zero Dance.

While earning her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Alberta under the direction of Dr. William Street, Dr. Balcetis produced her first solo recording, Zeniths and Nadirs. She also holds degrees from Bowling Green State University where she studied with Dr. John Sampen, and is the first – and only – saxophonist to earn a joint degree from the Université de Bordeaux and the Conservatoire National de Région de Bordeaux where she studied with Marie-Bernadette Charrier.
 

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