QUARTET BIOGRAPHY
The Wright State University Saxophone Quartet was founded in 1997, as a performing chamber ensemble comprised of WSU music students under the musical direction of Associate Professor Shelley Jagow. Current members of the Quartet include: Michael Sawzin on soprano, John Toerner on alto, Abigail Lloyd on tenor, and Carey Showalter on baritone. All members are music education and performance majors at Wright State University. Quartet membership is chosen annually on a highly selective audition process. The Quartet is a recipient of the Edgar Hardy Scholarship, the Dayton Chamber Music Society Scholarship, the Chamber Music Institute Fellowship (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and the Wright State University Presidential Commendation for Excellence.
The quartet performs a diverse musical repertory and is often invited to perform at school, community, and professional events including the Ohio Music Educators Association (OMEA) State Conference, the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) conferences, the International Society for Music Education (ISME), and the United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium. The Wright State University Saxophone Quartet has performed throughout the United States in Connecticut, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Washington D.C. International performance tours include Japan and Italy.