NASA Competition Winners
Since 1990 the North American Saxophone Alliance has sponsored classical performance and jazz improvisatio
n competitions every two years in conjunction with its Biennial Conference (for a list of past winners, please see below). A saxophone quartet competition was added to the line-up in 2008. For the 2010 competition there were 58 soloists, 26 quartets, and 21 jazz musicians who competed. Thank you to competition coordinators Connie Frigo, David Dees, and Will Campbell for organizing three exciting competitions!
2010 Classical Quartet Competition
Red Line Saxophone Quartet (Eastman School of Music), 1st place
Doug O'Connor, Brandon Kies, Gai Qun, Quinn Lewis
Axius Saxophone Quartet (University of Iowa), 2nd place
Stephen Page, Colin Young, Ryan Smith, Nathan Bogert
Yersinia Saxophone Quartet, (University of Michigan), 3rd place
Bobby Young, Zach Stern, Joseph Girard, Daniel Blumenthal
Delirium Saxophone Quartet (University of Illinois), honorable mention
Collin Wilson, David Tribley, Heidi Radtke Siberz, Drew Whiting
Echo Saxophone Quartet (University of Michigan), finalists
Dan Graser, Katherine Weintraub, Chris Bartz, Andy Hall
Angeles Saxophone Quartet, finalists
Christopher Elchico, Ryan Weston, Umut Dursun, Andrew Barnhart
2010 Classical Performance Competition
Stephen Page (Univeristy of Iowa), 1st place
Nathan Bogert (University of Iowa), 2nd place
Dana Booher (Indiana University), 3rd place
Jim Spigner, (University of Illinois), finalist
David Tribley (University of Illinois), finalist
Joe D’Aleo (University of Hartford), finalist
2010 Jazz Performance Competition
Daniel Janklow (Temple University), 1st place
Jonas Ganzemuller (Manhattan School of Music), 2nd place
Brian Clancy (Univ. of North Texas), 3rd place
Adam Hutcheson (Univ. of North Texas), finalist
Greg Johnson (Univ. of Northern Colorado), finalist
2008 Classical Quartet Competition
H2 Quartet (Michigan State University), 1st place
Geoffrey Deibel, Jeffrey Loeffert, Jonathan Nichol, Kimberly Goddard
Zzyzx Quartet (Indiana University), 2nd place
Stacy Wilson, Stephen Page, Matthew Evans, Dana Booher
North Carolina School of Arts Saxophone Quartet, 3rd place
Annalise Stalls, Joey Trahan, Corey Dundee, Ryan Lemoine
Assembly Quartet (University of South Carolina), finalsts
Lauren Meccia, Sid Tyner, Matt Younglove, Adam Estes
Quadrivium Quartet (University of Minnesota), finalists
Andrew Duren, John Cummins, Andrew Brobston, David McCarthy
2008 Classical Performance Competition
Edward Goodman, 1st place
Douglas O'Connor, 2nd place
Jeffrey Loeffert, 3rd place
Dana Booher, Jonathan Yannik, finalists
2008 Jazz Performance Competition
John Leadbetter, 1st place
Justin Janer, 2nd place
Remy Le Boeuf, 3rd place
Greg Johnson II, finalist
Samuel Ryder, finalst
2006 Classical Performance Competition
Joel Diegert, 1st place
Chris Anderson, 2nd place
Sarah Kind, 3rd place
Sherry Brown, finalist
Stacy Wilson, finalist
Anna Marie Wytko, finalist
2006 Jazz Performance Competition
Quamon Fowler, 1st place
Drew Pierson, 2nd place
Matthew Sawyer, 3rd place
Jacob Teichrow, finalist
2004 Classical Performance Competition
Michael Ibrahim, 1st place
Paul Tucker, 2nd Place
Stacy Wilson, 3rd place
2002 Classical Performance Competition
Robert White, 1st place
2002 Jazz performance Competition
David Lown, 1st place
Tyler Summers, Heath Walton, Steve Fieldhouse, Jonathan Nichol, finalists
2000 Classical Performance Competition
M. Jacob Chmara, 1st place
Jan Berry, 2nd place
Patrick Jones, 3rd place
Aaron Lockwood, Angela Space, finalists
2000 Jazz Performance Competition
Mike Hay, 1st place
Dave Camwell, 2nd place
Paul Peacock, 3rd place
1998 Classical Performance Competition
Scotty Stepp, 1st place
Eric Lau, Preston Duncan, Jan Berry, finalists
1996 Classical Performance Competition
Kevin Towner, 1st place
Rowland Dowdy III, 2nd place
Wataru Sato, 3rd place
1994 Classical Performance Competition
Taimur Sullivan, 1st place
Robert Todd Morrison, 2nd place
Gan Lev, 3rd place
1994 Jazz Performance Competition
Joseph Daniel Henson, 1st place
Rudresh Mahanthappa, 2nd place
Rob W. Denty, 3rd place
1993 Classical Performance Competition
Timothy P. McAllister and Donnell Snyder, 1st place
Wayne Tice, 3rd place
1993 Jazz Performance Competition
J. Scott Hall, 1st place
Paul Richard Brandenburg, 2nd place
Chris Millikan, 3rd place
1992 Classical Performance Competition
Nancy Boone
1992 Jazz Performance Competition
Greg Fishman
1991 Classical Performance Competition
Christopher Creviston
1991 Jazz Performance Competition
Ernst Felsch
1990 Classical Performance Competition
Robert Faub, 1st place
Chris Creviston, David Dees, Wes Miller, finalists
1990 Jazz Performance Competition
Paul Croteau, 1st place
Todd T. Del Giudice, Jeff Jordan, finalists
1989 Classical Performance Competition
Susan Jennings, 1st place
Kevin Stewart, 2nd place
Chris Creviston, 3rd place
Tim Roberts, 4th place
1989 Jazz Performance Competition
Arthur Hays, 1st place
Tim Ishii and Tim McCall, finalists
1987 (Region 4) Classical Competition
Charlotte Gross, 1st place
Betsy Blazer, 2nd place
Steve Dominguez and Carl Flusche, 3rd place
1987 (Region 4) Jazz Competition
Greg Johnson, 1st place
Jeff Driskill, 2nd place
Tim McCall, 3rd place