PERFORMER | erik

PERFORMING RESUME

"[Erik's tone] is sweet and dark sounding."

"Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous."

"His altissimo range is killer!"

Work

experience

Professional Performer

Morristown, NJ

2002 - present

I perform on saxophones, clarinet, oboe, cor Anglais, flute and drum set throughout northern and central New Jersey and Manhattan. I've been a part of more than 80 professional stage productions at Broadway, regional, community, college, and high school theater levels.

Performance Highlights

Christmas Special with Tim Janis & Matthew Morrison (Glee), Carnegie Hall - lead alto saxophone
Tarzan (sub), Richard Rodgers Theater (Broadway) - oboe, English horn, clarinet, tenor saxophone
Falsettos, George Street Playhouse (regional) - oboe, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone
Victor Woo: Average Asian American, The Village Theater (NYC Fringe festival) - tenor saxophone
Single Reed Summit, Penn State University - soprano saxophone w/ Metropolitan Saxophone Quartet
Seussical & Pippin, Kean University - woodwinds
Chicago, Ithaca College - conductor, musical director
Iolanthe, Cornell University - conductor

Instruction

2009 – 2011, Dr. Paul Cohen – saxophone

2006, Lessons with Mr. Charles Pillow, oboe, saxophone

1998 – 2002, Dr. Steven Mauk, saxophone

2001, Masterclass with Dr. John Sampen, saxophone

1999, Lessons with Ms. Carron Moroney, flute

1996 – 1998, Mr. William Shadel, saxophone

1990 – 1996, Mr. Peter Potosky, saxophone

Recordings

The Metropolitan Saxophone Quartet, Close Enough..., Hark! and When We Dance (albums) - engineer, soprano & alto saxophones
The Harrisons duo - horn arranging and recordings, multiple albums
Stephanie White and the NJ Philthharmonic, Emerald City Blues from This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things (album) - flute, oboe, English horn
Rum Boogie Blues Band, Untitled Demo (album) – engineer, drums, saxophones
Dart Club, Heaven – drums
Daniel J. Coe, 7 Sisters (movie soundtrack) – alto/tenor saxophones
Daniel J. Coe, Noir – alto/tenor saxophones
Justin Messina, On The Highway (album) – engineer, producer, drums, bass, keyboard
Daniel Diaz, No More Excuses (album) – engineer, producer, drums, percussion, bass, keyboard
Erik S. Donough, Walking In the Air (album) – engineer, producer, soprano/alto saxophones, bass, drums, keyboard, voice
David Dzubay, Myaku from Beyond the Red Line (album) – tenor saxophone
Dana Wilson, Vortex, and Shakata: Singing the World Into Existence from Vortex: Music of Dana Wilson (album) – tenor saxophone
Cameron Pierce, The Daylight Is Breaking – drums
Ithacappella, …The Band Never Showed (album) – voice
Various Artists, Give the Children Hope (charity album) – producer

Memberships

Education

M. A. Music Performance, saxophone

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

2008-2010

Two year degree program
Second and Fourth semester solo recitals
Choose music for, organize, and conduct M. S. U. Saxophone Ensemble
Cumulative G. P. A.: 3.918
Inducted into Alpha Epsilon Lambda, national graduate school honor society

B. M. Music Education

Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

1998-2002

Four year program culminating in degree and New Jersey State certification, K – 12 music education
Senior student teaching, Southern Cayuga High School, 2002
Junior student teaching, Newfield Middle School, 2000 – 2001
Praxis Music Content Knowledge test score: 181/200
Cumulative G. P. A.: 3.28