APSU Saxophone Day 2023
Date: Sunday, October 22, 2023
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Music and Mass Communication Building
Join us for a fun day full of saxophone at APSU! Participants will have the opportunity to rehearse and perform in a saxophone ensemble, get help on their honor band audition excerpts, and see our internationally acclaimed guest artist, Valentin Kovalev give a masterclass and recital.
Registration
$12 includes lunch and participation in all of the day's activities. Registration is intended for high school saxophonists through adults. Advanced middle school saxophonists are also welcome to register. Register at APSU Marketplace.
Participants should plan to be present for the entire event, however, if arrival to campus by 9am is not possible, arrivals before the 10:25 class or 12:50 class will be permitted for registered participants. However, those who miss the first saxophone ensemble rehearsal may not be able to perform on one or both pieces at the final concert.
Schedule
| 8:30-9:00 | Check-In: lobby of Music/Mass Communication Bldg. |
| 9:00-10:20 | Community Saxophone Ensemble with Dr. Hopkins with APSU Students |
| 10:25-11:50 | Guest Artist Masterclass with Valentin Kovalev |
| 11:50-12:50 | Lunch (included with registration) |
| 12:50-1:30 | Honor Band Audition Prep Masterclass with Dr. Hopkins |
| 1:35-2:35 | Sax Ensemble rehearsal |
| 3:00-4:30 | Concert in Mabry Concert Hall |
As a performer, Dr. Hopkins has presented guest recitals and masterclasses at various universities, appeared as a concerto soloist with the Oakland Symphony, and has performed with various orchestras including the New World Symphony and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Additionally, as the bass saxophonist of The Moanin’ Frogs Saxophone Sextet, Hopkins frequently performs across the country for various concert series and engages in educational outreach with students of all ages.
Dr. Hopkins holds a DMA from the University of Colorado and additional graduate degrees from the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. His primary teachers include Timothy McAllister, Eugene Rousseau, Tom Myer, and Andrew Bishop. Lucas is an endorsing artist for Conn-Selmer and D’Addario Woodwinds. Dr. Hopkins currently teaches saxophone at Austin Peay State University and has also served on the faculties of Tennessee State University, Murray State University and University of Colorado.
Mr. Kovalev is the winner of several international competitions such as Naumburg W. Foundation Saxophone Competition, Manhattan International Music Competition (US), MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition (US), Classic Winds Competition (Israel), AndorraSaxFest (Andorra), Anches Simples de Toulouse (France), EkaterinburgSaxFest (Russia), GoldenSax (Ukraine). He is also the recipient of significant awards from foundations in France, where he performed in a live-broadcast concert on the radio station “France Musique.”
Valentin Kovalev has performed at Carnegie Hall, soloed with many prestigious orchestras in his native Russia and the US, toured ten cities in China, and performed in several countries in Europe through the Rostropovich Foundation. Mr. Kovalev is a Henri Selmer, Paris artist, and is represented by Astral Artists of Philadelphia.
In response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Mr. Kovalev organized a Benefit Concert in Ann Arbor, MI which raised over $17,000. This financial help went to purchase life-saving medical backpacks shipped to Ukraine through RAZOM and to resettle Ukrainian refugees arriving in Michigan through the Jewish Family Service of Washtenaw County.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ValentinKovalev
Website: https://www.valentinkovalev.com
