OKLAHOMA SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE
An exciting new group for high school, collegiate, and community saxophonists in the OKC area and throughout Oklahoma
A bit about us...
The Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble is a community group open to all high school, collegiate, and community saxophonists in OKC and central Oklahoma region. Dedicated to advancing music for the saxophone ensemble, the group performs a wide variety of music including original compositions, transcriptions, pop, jazz,
and newly written contemporary works.​​
​Season 2 begins on
January 22, 2025! ​
The ensemble rehearses on Wednesdays at 6:30pm at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music, Oklahoma City University.
No audition is required to join!
There are no fees or dues to participate in the ensemble.
The Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble is hosted and sponsored by the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University.
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The 212,000-square-foot Bass School of Music is home to 143 Steinway pianos, three theaters, a recital hall and dedicated music library. The Bass Music Center, completed in 2006, incorporates advances in sound isolation in its 60 practice rooms, 40 teaching studios, seven high-tech music labs, and six ensemble rehearsal rooms. We are an All-Steinway School and a fully accredited member of the National Association of Music Schools since 1944. Learn more...
Listen to the Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble
Meet the Director
Dr. Joshua Heaney
Saxophone Instructor & Recruitment Coordinator
Oklahoma City University
Dr. Joshua Heaney is a saxophonist and music educator based in Oklahoma City. Described as, “a sparkling and emotionally charged elixir of sound” (Morning Classics with Mary Claire Murphy), Dr. Heaney’s music and research have taken him to Italy, Switzerland, and throughout the United States for regional and national conferences, festivals, music series, and radio programs. Striving for human connection through contemporary music, Dr. Heaney has commissioned and premiered over 40 works, collaborating with composers such as Augusta Read Thomas, Marc Mellits, Marilyn Shrude, Matthew Kennedy, Viet Cuong, Evan Ziporyn, and many others. A musician in demand, Dr. Heaney most recently performed as a concerto soloist with the Oklahoma City Symphonic Band, Keene State College Concert Band, Heidelberg University Symphonic Band, Atlanta Chamber Collective, Georgia State University Wind Ensemble, among others. He has also performed in the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Lima Symphony, Macon Symphony, Snow Pond Music Festival Orchestra, and the Eastern Music Festival Pops.
​Dr. Heaney serves as Saxophone Instructor & Recruitment Coordinator at Oklahoma City University’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music. During the summer, he teaches saxophone at New England Music Camp and the internationally renowned Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute.​
Assistant Director
Nat Rivet
Graduate Assistant
Oklahoma City University
