Gail Levinsky
Masterclass in Recital Hall MB1 Saturday, March 29, 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Masterclass:
Sonata for Alto Saxophone Jeanine Rueff (1922-1999)
III. Prestissimo
Ellie Vito, alto saxophone (Marywood University)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)
Andante-Allegro
Ashtyn Wolph, alto saxophone (Hartt School)
I-Fei Chen-Markham, piano
Performance with Gail Levinsky Trio, Sunday, March 30, Esber Hall MB1, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Levinsky Trio
Out of This World (2013) David Maslanka (1943-2017)
Snake Oil (2018) Jerod ‘Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (b. 1968)
i. Raise
vi. Aberration V (Snake Waltz)
vii. Descent
Gail B. Levinsky, saxophone
Zachary Levi, cello
Jaime Namminga, piano
Gail B. Levinsky is a saxophonist and educator based in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Serving on the faculty of Susquehanna University since 2000 where her responsibilities include teaching applied studies in saxophone, chamber music, and woodwind methods. As a solo and chamber artist, Dr. Levinsky has presented recitals nationally and internationally featuring new works by Marilyn Shrude, Patrick Long, Jonathan Green, Stephanie Berg, Douglas McConnell, Mathew Quayle, Andrea Clearfield, Frank Ferko, and others. In addition to her performance schedule, she regularly presents clinics at state music education symposiums, including the MENC Eastern Region Conference, Music Education Association conferences in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Deleware, and the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. Her publications are varied and consist of the updated edition of Rosemary Lang’s “Beginning Altissimo Method” (Ensemble Publications); Music for Saxophone & Organ (Lyceum Publications), the saxophone chapters “Teaching Woodwinds: A Guide for Students and Teachers” (Mountain Peak Music), and a saxophone choir arrangement of Tomás Victoria’s “O Vos Omnes”. Dr. Levinsky completed her graduate degrees (DM, Performer’s Certificate, MM) from Northwestern University and her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Butler University.