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, Trinity 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
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Tuacahn Center for the Arts, Ivins, UT – woodwinds 2011-present
> Craig Turley Orchestras (broadway and artist florida tours) – woodwinds 2004-present
> Northern Stage, White River Junction, VT - woodwinds 2013
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Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City, UT – woodwinds 2011+14
> Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra, Orlando, FL –clarinet and flute extra 2010-2013
> Naples Philharmonic, FL - saxophone extra 2007-2013
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College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL – lecture recital series 2011
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Bethune-Cookman University faculty recitals – saxophone soloist 2010
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Grace University, Omaha, NE – saxophone soloist with Symphonic Band 2008+2009
> Central Florida
Symphony Orchestra, Ocala, FL - principal and bass clarinet 2006-2009
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Daytona State College faculty recitals - saxophone soloist 2005-2008
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Seaside Music Theater, Daytona Beach, FL – woodwinds 2003-2008
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Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, AZ - saxophone extra 1999-2004
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Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet, AZ - alto saxophone 1998-2004
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USAF Falconaires Jazz Ensemble - saxophone extra 1998
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Henley Arts Festival Young Musicians’ Platform, 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
> Performance at North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, IA 2006
> Encore Chamber Music Series recital at Palladium Theater, 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
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California State University, Long Beach guest artist recital 2012
>
Bethune-Cookman University guest artist recital 2012
National Tours
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
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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
>
Big
Band Classics -
The Craig Turley Orchestra, Craig
Turley 2006
>
Horns
of Plenty -
Trinity College Big Band, Tantara
Productions, Inc. 2004
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EnTangoment -
Joseph Wytko Saxophone Quartet, Time Grabber Digital 2000
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A
Swingin’ Christmas -
The Heavenly Seven, Daddy-O Records 1998
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Trinity Fair -
Trinity College Big Band, Hep Records 1995
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL
Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone and Chamber Music 2005–2013
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.
Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, FL
Adjunct Instructor of Saxophone, Clarinet, and Chamber Music 2005-2013
Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered all grades.
Arizona Community School of Music, Tempe, AZ
Instructor of Saxophone 1998-2004
Individual instrumental instruction.
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Graduate Teaching Assistant 1998-2003
Assisted professor of saxophone in studio and chamber music instruction,
jazz saxophone ensemble, and woodwind methods classes.
ACADEMIC HONORS
> Arizona State University - Regents Band Scholarship/Tuition Waiver 1996-2003
> Arizona State University - Contemporary Music Society Chamber Group 2000+2001
Performance Competition Winner
> Arizona State University - Contemporary Music Society Solo 2000
Performance Competition Winner
> Trinity College of Music - Jazz Scholarship 1994-1995