July 9, 2009:  Sunil Gadgil, Michael Hertel, and Djamel Mami will premiere Rondo à la Banjo (saxophone trio, SAB) by Erik Steighner at the 15th World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand (10:30 a.m. performance time).

May 7, 2009:  Performing the Alan Hawkins Concerto Grosso with the Camas Wind Quintet, 8 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church, across the street from Pacific Lutheran University at 12115 Park Ave South.

April 11, 2009:  Performing Calypso for Solo Alto Saxophone by Gregory Youtz (world premiere) and Memories of Xiaoxiang by Lei Liang at the North American Saxophone Alliance Region I Conference in Moscow, Idaho.

Nov. 16, 2008:  Presenting a faculty saxophone recital with pianist Karen Kuenzi at Pacific Lutheran University, 3 p.m. in Lagerquist Concert Hall.  The program will include works by Luciano Berio, Jindřich Feld, Alexander Glazunov, and Piet Swerts.

August 5-10, 2008:  Playing in the Tacoma Concert Band's Summer Concerts in the Park series in Federal Way, Tacoma, Puyallup, Anderson Island, and Dupont. The schedule of free concerts is available online.

June 4, 2008: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet will be appearing at the Blue Dahlia Bistro (1115 E. 11th St., just east of I-35) at 7:30 p.m.

May 27, 2008: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet will present a recital in Houston including works by Albeniz, Bach, Bozza, Elgar, Gershwin, Ligeti, Scarlatti, and Sibicky. 7 p.m. in the Alief Kerr High School Black Box Theater.

May 18, 2008: Performing Robert Honstein's On the Softer Side for baritone saxophone and piano at another installment of the Music for Spaces recital series. Location/time TBA.

May 2-3, 2008: Playing Nick Sibicky's Life and Afterlife with the Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet at the annual EARS, Eyes & Feet concerts, held Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. in the B. Iden Payne Theatre on the UT campus.

April 17-20, 2008: Traveling with the Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet to Columbia, S.C. for the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference. I will be premiering On the Softer Side for baritone saxophone and piano by Robert Honstein and the TPSQ will give a performance of Life and Afterlife (2008) by Nick Sibicky.

April 11, 2008: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet will present a recital in San Marcos at Texas State University at 6 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Hall.

April 7, 2008: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet will present a recital in Austin at 6 p.m. at University Presbyterian Church, 2203 San Antonio Street.

March 20, 2008: Giving my doctoral lecture recital at 4:30 p.m. in the University of Texas Recital Studio. I will discuss and perform examples from my treatise, A Collection of Etudes Targeting Altissimo Passages in Alto Saxophone Solo Literature.

March 14, 2008: Performing soprano saxophone duet Ars by Christian Lauba with Sunil Gadgil at 2:30 p.m. in Bates Recital Hall at The University of Texas. The concert will be presented as an installment of the Austin-based Music for Spaces series, which "explores unusual venues and transforms others to demystify art music with multi-genre sound, unlikely collaborations, and inimitable live moments."

March 3, 2008: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet will present a recital at Stephen F. Austin State University at 6 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall, Room 160 of the Wright Music Building.

Feb. 21, 2008: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet will premiere Life and Afterlife on Nick Sibicky's doctoral composition recital. 8 p.m. in the University of Texas Recital Studio.

Feb. 16, 2008: Playing soprano saxophone duet Ars by Christian Lauba on Sunil Gadgil's master's degree recital, to be held at 2 p.m. in the University of Texas Recital Studio.

Nov. 30, 2007: Performing Diversion by Bernhard Heiden with the Indiana University Symphonic Band under the baton of maestro extraordinaire (and former housemate) Richard Frey! It's a free performance at 2:30 p.m. in the MAC 040 hall.

Nov. 7, 2007: Appearing in a recital by Tex Sax, the University of Texas saxophone ensemble under the direction of Harvey Pittel. I'll be playing with the Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet and appearing on a couple pieces that reunite members from the recently-recorded Tex Sax album Next Generation.

Oct. 30, 2007: Presenting the same program (as my DMA II recital) at 4:30 p.m. in the University of Texas Recital Studio.

Oct. 21, 2007: Presenting a solo recital with the assistance of pianist Charlene Sutton at 8 p.m. in the Texas State University Recital Hall. On the program are Diversion by Bernhard Heiden, selections from Studi by Anthony Vazzana, The Garden of Love by Jacob ter Veldhuis, Jungle by Christian Lauba, and Symphonic Rhapsody by John Anthony Lennon.

Sept. 14/15, 2007: Playing alto and bass saxophones in "Bernstein on Broadway" with the San Antonio Symphony.

Aug. 29, 2007: Lots of concerts and projects are currently in the planning stages. More concrete updates will come as soon as various dates are finalized.

The new Tex Sax album, Next Generation, should be available in the next month or so from Mark Records. Stay tuned for order information!

Summer 2007: It's a little bit of everything this summer! Traveling to see family in Oregon, teaching at Longhorn Music Camp, going on tour to Napa Valley with the UT Wind Ensemble, doing a little pre-dissertation research, and getting ready to start my new position as saxophone lecturer at Texas State University.

April 24, 2007: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet is playing Donal Michalsky's Three Times Four on Djamel Mami's DMA chamber recital, 4 p.m. in UT's Jessen Auditorium. Later that evening I'm filling in on alto for the Thursday Morning Saxophone Quartet, which is performing Waterloo Dance Hall at Robert Honstein's master's composition recital, 7:30 p.m. at Bethel Hall in St. David's Episcopal Church.

April 19, 2007: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet is performing the Desenclos Quatuor at a chamber music recital to be held at 5:30 p.m. in the UT Recital Studio.

April 9-13, 2007: Taking my DMA comprehensive exams. Not much to see here, but you're welcome to send good luck vibes!

April 5, 2007: Added some clips of Lucky Numbers and my Bach arrangement to the Audio section. Enjoy!

April 4, 2007: Tex Sax presents a spring concert featuring the world premiere of my composition Lucky Numbers, as well as my new arrangement of J.S. Bach’s motet Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf (BWV 226). The program will also feature works by Drake Mabry, Jean Matitia, Florent Schmitt, and Jacob ter Veldhuis, as well as performances by the AAH Saxophone Quartet and the Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet. The fun begins at 8 p.m. in the UT Recital Studio!

February 17, 2007: It's Glen Campbell in a pops concert with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. at the Riverbend Centre. I just might have to glue some rhinestones to my bell!

January-February, 2007: Fresh off the UT Wind Ensemble's recording sessions with John Corigliano and his Circus Maximus and Gazebo Dances, Tex Sax is recording its second CD release! It will feature composers including Bach, Grainger, Matitia, Puccini, Saint-Saëns, Weber, and more. Look for it later this year!

Dec. 5, 2006: Busy week! The TPSQ presents a concert of works at 5 p.m. at Heartland Health Care Center in Austin.

Dec. 2, 2006: The TPSQ appears at the KUT Holiday Stroll on South Congress Ave. in downtown Austin at 7 p.m.

Dec. 1, 2006: The Tipping Point Saxophone Quartet presents "Three Times Four" by Donal Michalsky at the UT Chamber Music Recital in the School of Music Recital Studio beginning at 5 p.m.

Oct. 5, 2006: Lots of new sound clips in the Audio section from the DMA recital on Sept. 26. Enjoy!

Sept. 26, 2006: Presenting a recital with pianist Charlene Sutton. Works include Tomaso Albinoni's Concerto for Oboe in D minor (Op. 9/2), William Bolcom's Lilith, John Anthony Lennon's Distances Within Me, and Aaron Bramwell's Canciones Del Zócalo. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the Recital Studio at The University of Texas at Austin; admission is free.

May 15, 2006: School's out! Will a summer wedding and practicing prove to be mutually exclusive? Hopefully not! Also, there's a new clip in the audio section of Lei Liang's wonderful Memories of Xiaoxiang. And for people who love to plan ahead, my first DMA recital will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. in the UT Recital Studio.

April 24, 2006: "Curses, Foible-d Again!"
Foibles is receiving another "UT" performance, but this time it's in Tennessee rather than Texas! The concert will take place on the evening of April 24 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga under the direction of saxophone instructor Clint Schmitt. Everyone in the area is encouraged to attend!                          
           
Feb. 18, 2006: Playing tenor saxophone with the Austin Symphony on a pops concert featuring The Spinners.

Feb. 17, 2006: The University of Texas Wind Ensemble under Jerry Junkin will give a concert at the TMEA Convention in San Antonio, 5 p.m. in the Lila Cockrell Center.

Dec. 20, 2005: Home for the holidays! I am presenting a free noon recital at Riverside Community Church, 317 State St. in downtown Hood River, Ore. The program will include works by Bach, Bozza, Britten, Debussy, Liang, Weber, and others. Bring your lunch!

Nov. 13, 2005: Der Freischütz Suite sound clips are now available on the audio page.

Nov. 9, 2005: Tex Sax, The University of Texas Saxophone Ensemble, presents a free concert of works by Bach, Matitia, Poulenc, Romero, and Vivaldi. The program begins at 8 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Studio and will feature guest conductor John M. Watkins, as well as the world premiere of my arrangement of a four-movement suite from Weber's Der Freischütz.
 
June 21, 2005: Added a News Archive section (and subsequently archived said news).

June 18, 2005: Solo gig at a private function for AmeriCorps volunteers.

June 13 - July 1, 2005: Teaching saxophone at Longhorn Music Camp and playing in the Art of Band Conducting and Rehearsing workshop at UT.

May 9, 2005: New content in the Audio section (excerpts from Bach's Gamba Sonata No. 3 and a more recent version of Austintasia).

May 1, 2005: My master's degree recital will be held at 2 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium on the UT campus. The program will feature Bach's Gamba Sonata No. 3 and the Bourrel Sonata (with pianist Charlene Sutton), Lei Liang's Memories of Xiaoxiang, and Kindred's Austintasia with the composer at the keyboard.

April 11, 2005: New content in the Audio section (excerpts from the premiere of Foibles).

April 9, 2005: Playing Lei Liang's Memories of Xiaoxiang for alto saxophone and tape in the UT Recital Studio at 8 p.m.

April 6, 2005: Conducting Tex Sax in the world premiere of my Foibles for saxophone septet. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the UT Recital Studio and will also feature works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Heussenstamm.

March 31 - April 3, 2005: Tacoma-bound to play in a University of Puget Sound alumni wind ensemble and saxophone quartet honoring the retirement of Robert Musser.

Feb. 27, 2005: The UT Wind Ensemble takes the stage in Carnegie Hall at 2 p.m. for the New York premiere of John Corigliano's Circus Maximus.

Feb. 22, 2005: Traveling to Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX for a performance of Kindred's Austintasia at the SHSU Contemporary Music Festival.

Feb. 16, 2005: The UT Wind Ensemble presents the world premiere of John Corigliano's Circus Maximus at 8 p.m. in UT's Bass Concert Hall.

Feb. 11, 2005: The UT Wind Ensemble and John Corigliano will give a 1 p.m. clinic at the Texas Music Educator's Association Convention in San Antonio.

Dec. 31, 2004: Added some content in the Audio section. More is forthcoming!

Dec. 3, 2004: World premiere of Kyle Kindred's Austintasia, featuring myself and Kyle (piano). The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in Bates Concert Hall at the University of Texas. Kyle will also premiere his new piano concerto.

Nov. 19, 2004: The new site is launched! Expansions and fine tunings are still to come, so come back often.