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Saxophone excellence in the heart of OKC. 🎷💫
— Sax Prof: Dr. Joshua Heaney (@heaneymusic)
— Wanda L. Bass School of Music (@ocu_music)

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‼️ NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE OCU SAXOPHONE STUDIO! 🎷💫💙

Looking for your musical home for college? The Oklahoma City University Saxophone Studio is seeking passionate undergraduate & graduate saxophonists to join our community!

Studying at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music offers the best of both worlds: 350+ music majors providing the energy and big performance opportunities of a major music school, inside a close-knit small college setting. Experience high-caliber study, 1-on-1 mentorship, and an All-Steinway School in the heart of OKC!

✨ What We Offer:
• Unrivaled Mentorship: Work directly with the professor for your entire degree—zero TAs teaching private lessons.
• Plentiful Opportunities: Perform and teach in wind ensembles, jazz bands, chamber music, El Sistema, OCU Performing Arts Academy, Project21, and local OKC gigs.
• A Studio on the Rise: Access an exceptional inventory of Selmer Paris instruments and perform at major events like NASA, Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, SHE: Festival, and OKMEA!
• Our Alumni Thrive: Graduates perform on national theater tours, earn fully-funded spots at top grad schools, and build careers as performers & educators.

💰 Financial Opportunities:
• Generous Undergrad Aid: Music & Academic awards stackable up to 100% tuition! (Multiple studio slots open this year!)
• Fall 2027 Graduate Assistantship: Classical Saxophone Performance Assistantship with full tuition + stipend!
• Fuel Your Artistry: Access grants from OCU’s Burton McCasland Fund to help cover travel, competition, and festival expenses.

🚙 Come Visit Us!
Schedule a FREE in-person trial lesson on campus to meet the studio and experience OCU firsthand.
Ready to apply? DM me or tap the link in bio to get started! 🔗

I can't wait to hear your audition! 🎷💫💙

#saxostars #musicschool #collegeauditions #classicalmusic #jazzmusic by @ocusax

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Cyrillic Quartet is making excellent progress on this demanding piece! 🎷💫

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When a pirate ship suddenly appeared in the Bass Music Center atrium, we knew exactly what to do. 🎷💫🏴‍☠️

Thank you Comet Quartet & Cyrillic Quartet for lending your talents!

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Super huge congrats to the OCU Jazz Band saxophone section on a fantastic concert last night – #saxostars swinging hard!! 🎷💫💙

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Sneak peek of tonight's OCU Jazz Band season debut, kicking off 7:30 p.m. from our Petree stage under the direction of Dr. @trombenjorge ! Livestream link in bio. by @ocusax

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Belated congratulations to @galanjallison ‘26 on their recent appointment as Music Teacher with Keystone Central School District, in Lock Haven, PA! We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to see the enormous impact you’ll have on the newest generation of music students. 🎷💫💙

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A little preview of something in the works… On 11/06 at 7:30 PM, the OCU Saxophone Ensemble will premiere a new version of “La Chancla” @dennisllinas, a thrilling work that has really taken off in the band world! Performed in collaboration with @tommy.dobbs and @ocupercussion.

This is a very demanding piece, but our students have been handling it like champs. A real “level up” moment for us, plus another chance to commission a work. While this video represents something still very much in progress, I know they’re gonna deliver a wonderful performance in November.

Many thanks to our contributiors from the OCU studio: Arturo Alvarez, Joseph Tyler Cassady, Connor Cyrus, Alesha Pennock, Daniela Piña, Amelia Rose Sheppard, Haley Smith, Lauren Vaca, and alumnus Rebecca Diane. Also, co-commissioned with Shawn O’Kelley and Owasso HS Saxophone Ensemble as well as @relfarrah, Cynthia Cripps, and @claire_silly with the South Texas Saxophone Collective.

We hope everyone enjoys this fun addition to the sax ensemble + percussion rep! taken in Oklahoma City University by @ocusax

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Registration link in @ocunafmec bio -- we hope to see you there! taken in Wanda L. Bass School of Music by @ocusax

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Check out the Oklahoma City University Saxophone Studio’s revamped website! 🔗 Link in bio. 👆

We have a ton of new media, photos, a new streamlined way to learn more about opportunities like assistantships, and all the essential info to apply. Give us a click and swipe! 🎷💫

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Last night I had fun sharing the stage with Heartland Orchestra, performing “Scenes From Porgy & Bess,” arranged by Jonah Blum and made famous by my teacher Fred Hemke.

I’m grateful to have had the chance to collaborate with this community group, who were so gracious and open to feedback as we prepared this work. As musicians in academia, we often can find ourselves insularly stuck in our buildings and closed systems of interconnected university-based festivals and recitals — this was a breath of fresh air! Many thanks to Zachary Daniels for having me, as well as to the members of my studio who trekked down to Norman to enjoy a concert of music from Americana.

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Shoutout to @tgnathan (Saxologic) for meeting some of our #saxostars after last night’s concert at Blanchard PAC! 🎷💫

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