Hey Everyone!
I am new to this forum, but what a forum!!! I'm so happy I came across all you awesome people!
My name is Sarah.
I am an aspiring professional doubler currently in 2nd year at Humber College in Toronto in their Contemporary Music Degree Program. Unlike the majority of saxophone players at Humber, I LOVE doubling and will jump into it absolutely every chance I get.
I play as many pits as I can - currently at the community musical theatre level.
At school I play lead flute/pic in doubling choir (I played bass clarinet last semester), Tenor/clarinet/pic in Mark Promane's Big Band, Bari in Steve Crow's Reading Big band, Flute/tenor in Alex Dean's Jazz Workshop and I play alto/tenor/bari in masterclass.
I'm studying sax/doubles privately with Mark Promane currently... Best teacher EVER - I can't even describe the total change in my playing that has occurred with his help --- NIGHT AND DAY... and I'm just starting lessons on doubles with Andy Ballentyne (so I can focus on just sax with Mark) ... Both of those guys are AMAZING musicians.
Luckily I have had several amazing opportunities to hang in a professional pit and listen and observe (Wicked, The Drowsy Chaperone, and White Christmas -- I was was there I think for the evening show the day you subbed in, Merlin) All of you woodwind guys are a riot.
I LOVE musicals more than I could ever articulate ... (I performed in my first musical when I was 4 and it just progressed from there)
Anyways ... Enough about me!
It's good to meet more fellow woodwind enthusiasts! I can't wait to talk shop with everyone!