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University of Scranton Jazz Band and Saxophone Ensemble in Concert with guest baritone/bass saxophonist Leigh Pilzer

Saturday, 15 April, 2023

Leigh Pilzer is a Washington DC-based saxophonist, arranger, and educator. She has toured domestically and internationally as a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and often performs with the National Symphony Orchestra at concerts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As an arranger, Leigh’s work is in the libraries of the SJMO, DIVA, the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, the DC-area premier military jazz ensembles, and college and professional jazz ensembles and brass quintets throughout the country. Leigh holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance with Jazz Emphasis from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia; Master’s degrees in Jazz Studies and Saxophone Performance from The University of Maryland, College Park; and a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Composition and Arranging from the Berklee College of Music. The University of Scranton Jazz Band is a 28 member ensemble of big band style instrumentation, and the Saxophone Ensemble performance will include saxes ranging from sopranino and soprano through bari and bass saxophones. Both ensembles are made up of University of Scranton student musicians from majors spanning the curriculum.
(educational event scheduled; pre-registration requested, email music@scranton.edu for information)

Contact:

Rochelle Crolly

Phone: 5709417624
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Houlihan-McLean Center, Aula

342 Jefferson Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510