Dr. Lynzii O'Connor

Schedule 

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Saturday, February 13, 2021

Dixie State University Woodwind Day

FEATURED GUEST ARTIST
St. George, Utah

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*ARCHIVED*

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March 2020

• NORTH AMERICAN SAXOPHONE ALLIANCE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: Kincaid Rabb's “Into Overdrive” for tenor saxophone with pianist Hannah Creviston; Las Vegas Youth Saxophone Ensemble (Tempe, Arizona)

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February 2020

• ADJUDICATOR - Band Pre-Festival (Sierra Vista HS, Canarelli MS)

• GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS & RECITAL, SPONSORED BY VANDOREN: University of Nevada-Reno (Reno, Nevada)

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January 2020

• DMA Lecture Recital: Three Jazz-Inspired Early Works by David Heath, Transcribed for Saxophone by the Composer (Lincoln, Nebraska)

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December 2019

• ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Las Vegas Youth Saxophone Ensemble Concert (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• DIRECTOR: College of Southern Nevada Jazz Combos Concert (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• GUEST PERFORMING ARTIST - Williams’ “Catch Me If You Can” with the College of Southern Nevada Campus Band (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Clarinet I) - Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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October 2019

• GUEST PERFORMING ARTIST - Chattaway’s “Windsong” with the KO Knudson Academy of the Arts Wind Ensemble (Las Vegas, Nevada)

 

September 2019

• LAS VEGAS CLARINET & SAXOPHONE EXTRAVAGANZA featuring Dr. Jackie Glazier & Dr. Eddie Goodman (College of Southern Nevada)

• ​Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone I) - Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• RECITAL - College of Southern Nevada Department of Fine Arts Music Faculty Recital: McGlynn's "Visions, III. From Nowhere To Nowhere" for solo alto saxophone

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August 2019

• CLINICIAN - Sierra Vista High School Marching Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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July 2019

• ADJUDICATOR - Las Vegas Academy of the Arts [Band: Clarinet]

• CLINICIAN - Las Vegas Academy of the Arts [Band: Clarinet]​

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June 2019

• Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Clarinet I) - Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Vandoren Regional Artist Summit (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

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May 2019

• ADJUDICATOR - Jack & Terry Mannion Middle School Solo & Ensemble (Henderson, Nevada)

• ADJUDICATOR - Sierra Vista High School Solo & Ensemble (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Las Vegas Youth Saxophone Ensemble Concert (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• DIRECTOR: College of Southern Nevada Jazz Combos Concert (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• GUEST PERFORMING ARTIST - Bill Whelan’s “Riverdance” with the Sierra Vista High School Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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April 2019

• ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Las Vegas Youth Saxophone Ensemble opening for the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras Spring Concert at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Clark County School District "Salute to Pops Orchestra" (Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone) - The Smith Center for the Performing Arts (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• GUEST PERFORMING ARTIST - Bill Whelan’s “Riverdance” with the BASIS Phoenix & Sierra Vista High School Bands (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• LAS VEGAS CLARINET DAY featuring Dr. Robert Spring (College of Southern Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - BASIS Phoenix & Sierra Vista High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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March 2019

• GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS - Nevada All-State Orchestra

• GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS - Southern Nevada Band Association Middle School Honor Jazz Bands

• Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Flute I) - Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• NORTH AMERICAN SAXOPHONE ALLIANCE REGION 2 CONFERENCE: Bill Dobbins’ “Sonata” for soprano saxophone with pianist Hannah Creviston; Closing Evening Concert - North American premiere of Marc Mellits’ Splinter (arranged by Pin-Hua Chen) with the Las Vegas Youth Saxophone Ensemble; principal soprano saxophone with the NASA Region 2 Conference Ensemble (Tucson, Arizona)

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February 2019

• ADJUDICATOR - Band Pre-Festival (Centennial HS, Escobedo MS, Leavitt MS)

• ADJUDICATOR - Band Pre-Festival (Sierra Vista HS, Canarelli MS)

• Hostess - Derek Brown, saxophone

• Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Flute I) - The Orleans Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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January 2019

• ADJUDICATOR - Southern Nevada Band Association Middle School Honor Band Auditions

• Hostess - Julian Bliss, clarinet

• National Association of Music Merchants Show (Anaheim, California)
   

December 2018

• ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Las Vegas Youth Saxophone Ensemble Concert (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• DIRECTOR: College of Southern Nevada Jazz Combos Concert (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Flute I) - Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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November 2018

• Fanying Meng Dulcimer Concert featuring the Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone) - Clark County Library Theater (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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September 2018

• LAS VEGAS SAXOPHONE DAY featuring Dr. Eric Lau (College of Southern Nevada): Jean-Baptiste Singelée's "Duo Concertant, Op. 55" on alto saxophone with soprano saxophonist John Seaton and pianist Dr. Alexandria Le

• RECITAL - College of Southern Nevada Department of Fine Arts Music Faculty Recital: Heath's "Coltrane" for solo tenor saxophone

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August 2018

• CLINICIAN - Las Vegas Academy of the Arts [Band: Clarinet]

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July 2018

• ADJUDICATOR - Las Vegas Academy of the Arts [Band: Clarinet]

• CLINICIAN - Cimarron-Memorial High School Marching Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• CLINICIAN - Sierra Vista High School Marching Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• CLINICIAN - Spring Valley High School Marching Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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June 2018

• CLINICIAN - Southern Nevada Band Association Summer Camp

• Nevada Chamber Orchestra (Flute II) - Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• NEVADA MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE: Guest Artist Master Class (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

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May 2018

• ADJUDICATOR - Sierra Vista High School Solo & Ensemble (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Edward C. Reed High School (Sparks, Nevada)

• Vandoren Regional Artist Summit (Chicago, Illinois)

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April 2018

• ADJUDICATOR - Jazz Band Pre-Festival (Desert Oasis HS, Sierra Vista HS, Canarelli MS)

• Clark County School District “Sousa in the 21st Century” (Baritone Saxophone) - The Smith Center for the Performing Arts (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS - Southern Nevada Band Association Middle School Honor Jazz Bands

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March 2018

• LAS VEGAS CLARINET DAY featuring Dr. Michael Lowenstern (College of Southern Nevada)

• NORTH AMERICAN SAXOPHONE ALLIANCE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: Tommy Smith's “Sonata No.1: Hall of Mirrors” for tenor saxophone with pianist Hannah Creviston (Cincinnati, Ohio)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Charles Silvestri Junior High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Lawrence & Heidi Canarelli Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)
• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Mojave High School (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

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February 2018

• ADJUDICATOR - Band Pre-Festival (Sierra Vista HS, Canarelli MS, Faiss MS)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Cimarron-Memorial High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Del Sol Academy Of The Performing Arts (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Jack & Terry Mannion Middle School (Henderson, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Sierra Vista High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Spring Valley High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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January 2018

• ADJUDICATOR - Las Vegas Youth Orchestras Concerto Competition Auditions

• ADJUDICATOR - Southern Nevada Band Association High School Honor Jazz Band Auditions

• National Association of Music Merchants Show (Anaheim, California)

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September 2017

• LAS VEGAS SAXOPHONE DAY featuring the H2 QUARTET (College of Southern Nevada): Heitor Villa-Lobos' “Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5” for solo saxophone and saxophone quartet with the h2 quartet (Solo Soprano Saxophone)

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August 2017

• ADJUDICATOR - Las Vegas Academy of the Arts [Band: Clarinet]

• ADJUDICATOR - Las Vegas Academy of the Arts [World Jazz Studies: Saxophone]

• CLINICIAN - Las Vegas Academy of the Arts [Band: Clarinet]

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July 2017

• CLINICIAN - Cimarron-Memorial High School Marching Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• CLINICIAN - Las Vegas Summer Music Festival Orchestra Camp

• NEVADA MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE: Presentation & Panel Discussion on "Practically Perfect Practicing" (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

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June 2017

• CLINICIAN - Southern Nevada Band Association Summer Camp

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May 2017

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Virgin Valley High School (Mesquite, Nevada)

• Vandoren Regional Artist Summit (Los Angeles, California)

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April 2017

• Jesus Christ Superstar (Reed II: Flute/Clarinet) - Tropicana Las Vegas Casino Hotel Resort (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Arbor View High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Mater Academy of Nevada (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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March 2017

• Clark County School District "Salute to Pops Orchestra" (Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone) - The Smith Center for the Performing Arts (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Family Music Centers Academy: Presentation on "Private Music Studios: Student Retention 101" (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Anthony Saville Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Clifford O. Findlay Middle School (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Doral Academy, Cactus Campus (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Doral Academy, Fire Mesa Campus (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Ernest Becker Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Irwin & Susan Molasky Junior High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Justice Myron Leavitt Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Palo Verde High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Somerset Academy of Las Vegas, Sky Pointe Middle/High School Campus (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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February 2017

• ADJUDICATOR - Southern Nevada Band Association Middle School Honor Jazz Band

• GUEST PERFORMING ARTIST - Marcello’s “Concerto” for oboe [or soprano saxophone] with the Southern Nevada Symphony Orchestra (Mesquite, Nevada)

• NORTH AMERICAN SAXOPHONE ALLIANCE REGION 2 CONFERENCE: Guest Artist Master Class; Opening Evening Concert - "The Music of Astor Piazzolla Arranged by Johan van der Linden" with the Red Rock Saxophone Quartet; Roberto Sierra’s “Concerto” for soprano and tenor saxophones with pianist Hannah Creviston (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

• RED ROCK SAXOPHONE QUARTET MASTER CLASS - Oñate High School (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - B. Mahlon Brown Academy of International Studies (Henderson, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Centennial High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Lawrence & Heidi Canarelli Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Moapa Valley High School (Overton, Nevada)

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January 2017

• National Association of Music Merchants Show (Anaheim, California)

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November 2016

• ADJUDICATOR - Music Teachers National Association Competitions (Nevada)

• LAS VEGAS SAXOPHONE DAY featuring the CAPITOL QUARTET (College of Southern Nevada):  Joel Love’s “Three Images” for saxophone octet with the Capitol Quartet and Red Rock Saxophone Quartet (Soprano Saxophone II)

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October 2016

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Jack Lund Schofield Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Western High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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September 2016

• CLINIC for Beginning Flute Students - Family Music Centers Academy Theatre (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• JONES MASTER CLASS for Beginning Oboe & Bassoon Students - Family Music Centers Academy Theatre (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS for Beginning Clarinet Students - Family Music Centers Academy Theatre (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS for Beginning Saxophone Students - Family Music Centers Academy Theatre (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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August 2016

• CLINICIAN - Boulder City High School Marching Band (Boulder City, Nevada)

• CLINICIAN - Del Sol Academy Of The Performing Arts Marching Band (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• Vandoren Regional Artist Summit (Chicago, Illinois)

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July 2016

• CLINICIAN - Southern Nevada Band Association Summer Camp

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May 2016

• GUEST PERFORMING ARTIST - Vittorio Monti’s “Czardas” with the Moapa Valley High School Band (Overton, Nevada) 

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Cheyenne High School (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Cimarron-Memorial High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Del Sol Academy Of The Performing Arts (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Duane D. Keller Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada) 

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Grant Sawyer Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Mack Lyon Middle School (Overton, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Sierra Vista High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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April 2016

• ADJUDICATOR - Jazz Band Pre-Festival (Basic Academy Of International Studies, Green Valley HS)

• GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS - Nevada Music Educators Association All-State High School Band

• VANDOREN CLINIC - Chaparral High School (Scottsdale, Arizona)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Charles Silvestri Junior High School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - James Cashman Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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March 2016

• GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS - Southern Nevada Band Association Middle School Honor Jazz Bands

• NORTH AMERICAN SAXOPHONE ALLIANCE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: David Maslanka's "Sonata” for oboe [or soprano saxophone] with pianist Hannah Creviston; Red Rock Saxophone Quartet performing pieces by Mike Mower, Russell Peterson, & Mark Watkins; Bela Bartok’s "Concerto” for orchestra with the NASA Saxophone Ensemble - soprano saxophone (Lubbock, Texas)

• RED ROCK SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Faculty Recital (College of Southern Nevada)

• RED ROCK SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Russell Peterson’s “…Who Needs Enemies?” for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra (The Smith Center for the Performing Arts)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Elton M. Garrett Junior High School (Boulder City, Nevada)

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February 2016

• ADJUDICATOR - Band Pre-Festival (Durango HS, Fertitta MS, Sawyer MS)

• ADJUDICATOR - Band Pre-Festival (Eldorado HS, O'Callaghan MS, Robison MS)

• ADJUDICATOR - Band Pre-Festival (Spring Valley HS, Lawrence MS)

• ADJUDICATOR - Nevada Music Educators Association All-State High School Band

• ADJUDICATOR - Southern Nevada Band Association Middle School Honor Jazz Band

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Dr. William H. Bailey Middle School (Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Jim Bridger Middle School (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Lyal Burkholder Middle School (Henderson, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Theron L. Swainston Middle School (North Las Vegas, Nevada)

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January 2016

• National Association of Music Merchants Show (Anaheim, California)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Charles Arthur Hughes Middle School (Mesquite, Nevada)

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Southern Nevada Band Association Clarinet Day

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - Southern Nevada Band Association Middle School Honor Band Auditions

• VANDOREN MASTER CLASS - West Preparatory Institute (Las Vegas, Nevada)