SIMON HUTCHINGS
- WOODWINDS
EDUCATION
Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ
D.M.A. in Solo Performance (ABD) coursework completed - 2004
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
M.Mus. in
Performance Pedagogy 1998
Trinity College
of Music, London, UK
G.T.C.L.
(B.Mus. Equivalent) 1994
PRINCIPAL TEACHERS
Dr. Joseph
Wytko, Arizona State University
(saxophone) 1996-2004
Hale
Hambleton,
Trin
ity College of Music
(saxophone/clarinet)
1992-1994
Christopher
Gradwell
,
Trinity College of Music
(saxophone) 1991-1992
Tereasa
Payne, private (flute) 2001-present
Bobby Lamb, Trinity College of Music (jazz) 1991-1995
OTHER
TEACHERS/MASTERCLASSES
Dr. Eugene Rousseau, Dr. Frederick Hemke, Eddie Daniels, Samuel Pilafian (Empire Brass Quintet,) Joe Temperly
(Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra,) Sal Lozano (Big Phat Band,) Dan Higgins (LA
studios,) David Campbell, Herb Geller, John Harle, Chris Vadala
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
>
The Lion King, Broadway, NYC – reed 2 substitute 2017-pres.
> The Book of Mormon, Broadway, NYC – reeds substitute 2015-pres.
> Two River Theater (num. prods,) Red Bank, NJ – woodwinds 2014-pres.
> Tuacahn Center for the Arts (num. prods,) Ivins, UT - wwds. 2011-pres.
> Craig Turley Orchestras (broadway and artists tours,) FL – wwds. 2004-2017
> Pocono Mountains Music Festival, Skytop, PA – woodwinds 2015+2017
>
Camelot, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT – woodwinds 2016
>
Peter Pan, Transport Group, Off-Broadway, NYC – clarinets 2016
>
Ragtime on Ellis Island, Ellis Island, NYC – clarinets 2016
>
West Side Story, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ - woodwinds 2016
> Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, UT – woodwinds 2011+2014
>
White Christmas, Northern Stage, Wh. River Junct, VT - wwds. 2013
>
Florida Lakes Orchestra
, Orlando, FL –clarinet and flute extra 2010-2013
>
Naples Philharmonic, FL - saxophone extra 2007-2013
>
College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL – lecture recital series 2011
>
Bethune-Cookman University faculty recitals – saxophone soloist 2010
>
Grace University, Omaha, NE – sax soloist with Symph. Band 2008+2009
> Cent. Fl. Symph. Orch, Ocala, FL - principal and bass clarinet 2006-2009
>
Daytona State College faculty recitals - saxophone soloist 2005-2008
>
Seaside Music Theater
(num. prods,) Daytona Beach, FL – wwds.
2003-2008
>
Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, AZ - saxophone extra 1999-2004
>
Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet, AZ - alto saxophone 1998-2004
>
USAF Falconaires Jazz Ensemble - saxophone extra 1998
>
Henley Arts Fest. Young Musicians’ Series, UK - solo recitals 1993+1994
As a member of the Helios Saxophone Quartet:
> Recitals at colleges and high schools throughout the US 2003-2008
> Featured soloists with Sarasota Pops Orchestra, FL 2006
> North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference recital, IA 2006
> Encore Chamber Music Series recital, St. Petersburg, FL 2005
> Artists-in-Residence at Brevard College, Brevard, NC 2004-2005
> Performance at XIII World Saxophone Congress, Minneapolis, MN 2003
As a member of the Areté Woodwind Doubling Quartet:
>
California State University, Long Beach guest artist recital 2012
> Bethune-Cookman University guest artist recital 2012
National Tours
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Matilda, The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, The Wizard of Oz, Porgy and Bess, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, Jekyll and Hyde, West Side Story, Wicked, Spamalot, The King and I, Annie, My Fair Lady, Chicago, Legally Blonde, La Cage aux Folles, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sweet Charity, Little Shop of Horrors, Young Frankenstein, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, The Addams Family, Shrek, The Rat Pack – Live at the Sands
Artists Accompanied
Sting, Joan Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, The Temptations, Marie Osmond, Don Rickles, The Four Tops, Steve and Eydie, Frankie Avalone, Bernadette Peters, Clay Aiken, Gladys Knight, Regis Philbin, Michael Bolton, The New York Tenors, Robert Goulet, Shirley Jones, Fabian, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Bebe Neuwirth, Bob Newhart, The Irish Tenors, Lorna Luft, Tommy Tune, Sandy Duncan, Bobby Rydell, Idina Menzel, Dennis DeYoung of STYX
COMPETITIONS
> Concert Artists Guild Competition - semi-finalist 2005
> Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
- Gold Medal winner 2003
> Coleman Chamber Ensembles Competition – winner 2003
> Monterey
International Chamber Music Competition – winner 2000
> BBC
Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year – runner-up 1994
PREMIERES/DEDICATIONS/COMMISSIONS
>
Mike Crotty
commission/premiere - 2012
...From the Darkness of the Desert, woodwind doubling quartet
> Teryn Carter premiere - 2012
The Wandering Mind, woodwind doubling quartet
>
Russell Scarbrough commission/premiere - 2012
Areté, woodwind doubling quartet
> James Rae dedication/US premiere - 2005
Sonatina, tenor saxophone and piano
>
Robert Glenn Palmer dedication/premiere - 2005
Dreamscape, saxophone quartet
> Patrick Schulz dedication/premiere - 2005
Refractions III, saxophone quartet
> David Stanhope premiere - 2002
3
Songs Without Words, saxophone quartet and band
> Hyekyung Lee US premiere - 2001
Sonatina, soprano saxophone and piano
> Steven Grieco premiere - 2000
Two
Worlds, alto saxophone and percussion
RECORDINGS
> The Ballad of Little Jo - Original Cast Recording, Concord Records 2017
> Big
Band Classics - The Craig Turley Orchestra, Craig
Turley 2006
>
Horns
of Plenty - Trinity College Big Band, Tantara
Productions, Inc. 2004
>
EnTangoment - Joseph Wytko Sax Quartet, Time Grabber Digital 2000
>
A
Swingin’ Christmas -
The Heavenly Seven, Daddy-O Records 1998
>
Trinity Fair -
Trinity College Big Band, Hep Records 1995
PUBLICATIONS
'Sound Innovations' Band
Method Series/DVD
- Alfred Music Pub.
2011
Alto Saxophone Book– featured presenter for accompanying masterclass DVD
Clarinet Book– featured presenter for accompanying masterclass DVD
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
3rd Street Music School Settlement, New York, NY
2016–present
Woodwinds Teaching Artist
Coached woodwinds masterclasses at after-school programs.
Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL
2005–2013
Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone and Chamber Music
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.
Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, FL
2005-2013
Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone, Clarinet, and Chamber Music
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.
Arizona Community School of Music, Tempe, AZ
1998-2004
Instructor of Saxophone
Individual instrumental instruction.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1998-2003
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Assisted professor of saxophone in studio and chamber music instruction,
jazz saxophone ensemble, and woodwind methods classes.
ACADEMIC HONORS
> Arizona State Univ. - Regents Band Scholarship/ 1996-2003
TuitionWaiver
> Arizona State Univ. - Contemporary Music Soc. Chamber 2000+2001
Group Performance Competition Winner
> Arizona State Univ. - Contemporary Music Soc. Solo 2000
Performance Competition Winner
> Trinity College of Music - Jazz Scholarship 1994-1995