Assistant University

Idit Shner

School of Music

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Eugene, OR 97403-1225

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Education

May 2005 Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance, ABD

with Jazz Studies as related field

University of North Texas Denton, Texas

May 2001 Master of Music Education Summa cum Laude

University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma

May 1998 Bachelor of Arts in Saxophone Performance Summa Cum Laude

Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Teaching Experience

Present - Saxophone Instructor, University of Oregon

Teach and advise undergraduates and graduates, recruit

- Initiated Bach on the Bus, a series of saxophone quartet outdoor

concerts associated with the Oregon Bach Festival

- Adjudicator and clinician at the Reno Jazz Festival, Nevada, and Sheldon

Jazz Festival, Oregon

2005 Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas

- Four O clock Lab Band Director: Initiated, programmed and promoted

concerts, Organized a recording session

- Saxophone studio teacher for both Jazz Studies and Classical

Performance majors

2004 Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas

Nine O clock Lab Band Director

2002 2003 Saxophone Studios (Private Instruction) in

Celina, Texas

Trophy Club, Texas

2000 2001 Graduate Assistant, University of Central Oklahoma

Jazz Ensemble III Assistant director, Wind Ensemble assistant

Saxophone Studios (Private Instruction) in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

Professional Performance Experience

Classical

2006 - Classical saxophone soloist with Ramat Hasharon Orchestra, Israel.

Performed Debussy, Bartok, Albinoni, Piazzola, in Tel Aviv and Ramat

Hasharon, Israel

- Featured artist at the Society for Electro Acoustic in the US national

convention. Performed five new pieces for Saxophone and Electronics.

- Classical saxophone recital at University of Oregon

2005 - Classical saxophone recitals and recordings at Jerusalem, Israel (with a

live radio broadcast on National classical radio) Tel Aviv, Israel

Denton, Texas (third doctoral recital) Edmond, University of Central

Oklahoma

2004 - University of north Texas Wind Symphony, University of North Texas

Symphony Orchestra

- Second Doctoral recital and recording

2003 - First Doctoral recital and recording

Jazz

2006 - A tour with Diva, professional award-winning jazz ensemble, with

performances in New York (Lincoln Center, Women In Jazz Festival),

Chicago (New Trier Jazz Festival), Florida (Florida State Univ.), Indiana

(Ball State Univ.), Washington (Seattle s Jazz Alley, Spokane Symphony)

2005 - A tour with Diva, professional award-winning jazz ensemble, with

performances in Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis.

- Betty Carter s Jazz Ahead, competitively selected for a national

residency program in Washington, D.C. for jazz composition and

performance in a small group setting, with four concerts at the Kennedy

Center, broadcasted on the internet.

- Recording session with the University of North Texas Two o clock Lab

Band (lead)

2004 - University of North Texas Two o clock Lab Band (lead)

- Lead Alto with the Hunter Sullivan Big Band and Big-T

- Performances of original jazz music in a quartet setting at

- University of North Texas and at the Greenhouse, Denton, TX

- Numerous playing engagements in Dallas area

2003 - Three O clock Lab Band (three semesters)

- Campus Theatre in Denton, Texas

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2001 2002 - Preservation Playhouse in Guthrie, Oklahoma

- Straw-Hat Theater in Edmond, Oklahoma

2000 2002 - Numerous playing engagements in Oklahoma City

1995 1997 - The Israeli Air-Force Jazz band

Recordings

2006 - Premiere recording of Pushing Buttons for the Society for Electro

Acoustic Music in the US (SEAMUS)

2005 - Two o clock Lab Band recording session -to be released in 2007 (lead)

2004 - UNT Wind Symphony Allegories (alto and baritone) on Klavier label

2003 - Three O clock Lab Band live (lead alto)

2001 - Alvaro s Brazilian Jazz Simplicity of Approach (flute)

2000 - University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Band 2000 (tenor)

- Searls and Allen Time & Again (soprano and alto)

1999 - Jockimo Live at Dooley s, Swing Lo with Jockimo (tenor and alto)

Pieces Premiered

2006 - Pushing Buttons by Andrew Walters

2004 - News Broadcast by Jermaine stegall

- Yellowstone Blush by Lynn Job (Also first recording)

- Reflection No. 1 by Alejandro Florez

2003 - Things such Dreams Are Made On by Joshua Bradford

Honors and Awards

2005 - Downbeat Student Award, for recording session with the Two O clock

Lab Band

2002 - Jazz Studies Scholarship University of North Texas

2001 - Special Recognition for Outstanding Musicianship - Wichita Jazz

Festival

Classical Alto Saxophone Soloist with the University of Central

Oklahoma Wind Ensemble

2000 - Outstanding Graduate Student University of Central Oklahoma

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Special Recognition for Outstanding Musicianship - Wichita Jazz Festival

1999 - Principal clarinetist with the OMEA/CBDA Intercollegiate Honor Band

Wind Studies Scholarship University of Central Oklahoma

Professional Affiliations

PKL Pi Kappa Lambda, a society for musical and scholarly excellence

NASA North American Saxophone Alliance

IAJE International Association of Jazz Educators

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