OKLAHOMA SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE
An exciting new music ensemble for saxophonists throughout the state of Oklahoma. Proudly based in OKC.
A bit about us...
The Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble is a community group open to all high school, collegiate, and local saxophonists and educators throughout the state of Oklahoma. 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.
The ensemble rehearses on Wednesdays, 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music, Oklahoma City University.
No audition is required to participate!
Open to all saxophonists aged 14+.
The Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble is hosted and sponsored by the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University.
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
Assistant Professor of Saxophone
Oklahoma City University
Region 4 Director – North American Saxophone Alliance
Conn-Selmer Artist Clinician
Dr. Joshua Heaney is a saxophonist and educator based in Oklahoma City whose engagements have taken him to China, Italy, Switzerland, and throughout the United States. Praised as "a sparkling and emotionally charged elixir of sound" (WGTE Morning Classics), he was recently a featured concerto soloist with the Harbin Symphony at the 20th World Saxophone Congress. As an orchestral musician, he performs regularly with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Recognized for his contributions to contemporary music, Dr. Heaney has commissioned and premiered more than 50 works by composers including Augusta Read Thomas, Marilyn Shrude, and Viet Cuong, with performances at World Saxophone Congress, Bowling Green New Music Festival, SoundNOW, SHE: Festival of Women in Music, among other prominent new music events.
At Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music, Dr. Heaney serves as Assistant Professor of Saxophone and coordinates OCU’s Multiple Woodwind Performance program. During summers, he serves on the faculty of the internationally recognized Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute. Dr. Heaney is founder-director of the Oklahoma Saxophone Ensemble and serves as Region 4 Director for the North American Saxophone Alliance. Learn more about Dr. Heaney...
Assistant Director
Connor Cyrus
Graduate Assistant
Oklahoma City University
