Improvisation et Caprice by Eugene Bozza
Dr. Nabb plays on a Selmer Super Action 80 Serie III GP, D'Addario Reserve 155 mouthpiece, D'Addario Reserve 3.0+ reeds, and an Ishimori solid silver ligature.
This video was recorded in Cole Concert Hall at Stephen F. Austin State University. Chris Schubert, sound engineer. Michael Tubbs, videographer.
Biography
Saxophonist Nathan Nabb maintains an active and multifaceted concert schedule, with numerous performances in solo, chamber and orchestral settings each season. As an orchestral musician, Nathan regularly performs with the St. Louis Symphony and the Houston Symphony, and has also performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, New World Symphony, IRIS Chamber Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Recent orchestral highlights include concerto performances with St. Louis and Houston Symphonies, as well as European tours with both orchestras, featuring concerts at the BBC Proms, Berlin Musikfest, and the Klara Festival and in some of the most celebrated concert spaces, including Royal Albert Hall, Salle Pleyel, Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Konzerthaus, and the Elbphilharmonie. Dr. Nabb’s recital and masterclass engagements include visits across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has performed as concerto soloist at the Region IV North American Saxophone Alliance conference, has performed at the World Saxophone Congress, the North American Saxophone Alliance biennial conferences, and at the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, as well as at prominent schools of music and saxophone studios throughout the world. Nathan can be heard on nine recordings in many different settings from solo to orchestral, and they are released on the BIS, Innova, Myrios Classics, Pentatone, Teal Creek, and AMP record labels.
Dr. Nabb holds teaching positions at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he is Professor of Saxophone and Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Music, and at Chongqing Normal University, where he is Guest Professor of Saxophone. Nathan held the position of Guest Master Teacher at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music from 2015-2017, and previously taught at Morehead State University from 2005-2010. Nathan’s students have won many competitions in solo and chamber music settings, and have been featured in performances and master classes at North American Saxophone Alliance regional and national conferences, as well as other venues around the United States.
Nathan received his Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees in saxophone performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Dr. Frederick Hemke. His Bachelor of Music degree is from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied with Professor Debra Richtmeyer.
Nathan proudly endorses D’Addario and Selmer products and performs on D’Addario reeds and Selmer Paris Saxophones.
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Brings back memories of middle school Solo and Ensemble competitions (Texas).
@sunnilee6125
16 күн бұрын
Plez don't be serious 😭😭😭
I have an audition today and I’m playing this. Your recording has helped me shape this piece a lot, thank you!!
How anyone can give the thumbs down to this fantastic musician is the question!! BRAVO
yesssss thank you, i love your sound. I loved your Creston Sonata and wanted to hear more
@sfasusaxophone
4 жыл бұрын
ParkFPS thank you! Bonneau Caprice en forme de valse coming up soon!
@neckman6147
3 жыл бұрын
@Eric Chapoton u literally comment this in multiple video
@neckman6147
3 жыл бұрын
@Harlem Zev and u, u always fellow uo
@neckman6147
3 жыл бұрын
@Harlem Zevboth of you are fake
Loved playing this in middle school thanks for ideas regarding the improvisation!
@leonardolopez-manteca4493
Жыл бұрын
Middle school ? Wow that’s really impressive
@hexteria_5042
Жыл бұрын
i’m in middle school playing this piece right now! i’m in eighth grade :)
These are great, Nate. Make more. You've got a perspective and layers of musicianship that needs to be shared.
I always listened to this as my reference recording when I played this on my last undergraduate recital last winter 2020, thanks for the fantastic recording Dr. Nabb! You sound splendid as always.
@sfasusaxophone
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks-that's incredibly kind Amadeo!
Excellent job, man. One of my favorite pieces for saxophone. Was lucky enough to be able to play it while in college. Tough, but really fun to learn!
@sfasusaxophone
4 жыл бұрын
HowardG 28-3 thanks!
Bravo!
I love your pacing in the first movement! This has been my reference recording for the last 4 or so months, it’s helped me so much!
Very nice!
Bravo!!!! EXcellent
Sounds great!
@sfasusaxophone
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for checking it out!
Well done!
This is really good I just wish it was more popular
@sfasusaxophone
4 жыл бұрын
Anderson Evitt thank you. The piece is certainly very popular among the classical saxophone crowd. Glad you like it!
@bachaterolion8289
4 жыл бұрын
part of the reason that I stopped playing classical music...the demand to hear that style of music was never there...or I ended up playing for the same audience with little to no pay at all...it's unfortunate...
I have to apologize because I’ve been sleeping you on you dude. I never gave your recording a shot, but it’s actually the best recording I’ve heard, well done
Excellent performance, Dr. Nabb!
@sfasusaxophone
4 жыл бұрын
Chris Wilson thanks Chris!
Superbe interprétation
Good job !
@sfasusaxophone
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Michel!
Bavíssimo !!!!
Excelso
How do I practice this piece? I’m having so much trouble with timing
@jacobbass6437
3 жыл бұрын
Which part. The improvisation or caprice. The with the improvisation, learn to play the piece with perfect timing at a decent pace. Then bring it up a little bit so it’s at tempo. For the runs, build them up one note at a time. So like in bar 14 where you have that novemtuplet, start just with a fast resolve down to the D, then move to doing D#,D,B and so on until you can do the whole dissension. Do the same for the sextuplets a couple bars before as well as the quintuplet figure that’s a part of the main melody. Fingering help for Improvisation: for a lot of this piece, you can keep your low C# key down. I use it to keep my D# from falling flat, for G# and of course low C# As for the caprice, it’s just metronome work start off at a slow tempo like eight note equals 100 (or less) and get all the notes down at that tempo. Start bringing it up from there to around 160bpm. From there, start working your dynamics and your expression in. Focus intensively on how you want to shape each phrase. Once you have dynamics down, push the tempo to as high as you can go 275-280, but for performance, take it about 10 clicks slower. A couple fingerings to help with the caprice: for G# to A# and back, just hold down G# fingering and change the note with the side Bb key. For G# to F# movement, you’ll hold a G# again and switch the notes using your middle finger in your right hand.
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what reeds do you use?
@sfasusaxophone
3 жыл бұрын
D'Addario Reserve 3.0 or 3.0+
Circular breathing?
@sfasusaxophone
3 жыл бұрын
yes, at times.