Patrick Meighan (born 1949) is an American

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and educator who specializes in

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, while also performing in

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, and

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styles. Meighan has been described in ''Musical America ''as "...most exceptional, with an otherworldly tone and fluid technique…"

Education

Meighan has studied with Samuel Pattie, Galan Kral, Larry Teal, and pioneering classical saxophonist

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. He holds degrees from the

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and the

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Teaching positions

Meighan has been

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's artist-professor of saxophone since 1974, the first individual to hold the position. Students of Professor Meighan have won national and international solo and chamber music competitions - including first place in the 1999 and 2007 MTNA Young Artist Chamber Music Competitions - and hold positions on music faculties in the United States and abroad. Three former students are currently members of the internationally renowned

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. On April 25, 2009 the "Mana Quartet" from FSU became the first saxophone quartet to win the grand prize at the 63rd Annual Coleman International Chamber Ensemble Competition. Meighan's students have included: *John Moore *John-Edward Kelly *Daniel Schmidt *Craig Sylvern *Christine Rall *Michael Mortarotti *Elliot Riley *Kenneth Coon *Jonathan Bergeron *Wildy Zumwalt *Chris Condon *Michael Hernandez *Dannel Espinoza *Eric Barreto *Noah Bedrin *Adam Muller *Noah Getz *Josh Meyers *Allen Warren *Michael Hackbarth * Richard Scruggs *Styliani Tartsinis *Joshua Hollenbeck *Jeff Keel Meighan has also served on the teaching staff of the Saxophone Institute, held at the

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and later at

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, for many years. He also served as a staff member of the Cardinal Saxophone Workshop, held every July at the

. In addition to teaching at various universities and workshops, Patrick Meighan has worked closely with Boys Town North Florida since 2003. In 2009, Meighan founded the “BT Crew” (Boys Town Crew) to encourage a love for music in Boys Town youth. The group is made up of singers and musicians, all Meighan and Boys Town youth and staff. Each year, the “BT Crew” works with Meighan for six weeks to choreograph a performance for Boys Town North Florida’s Spirit of Youth Gala.Local Musician Brings Gift of Music to Boys Town North Florida - http://www.boystown.org/locations/north-florida/news-and-events/news/local-musician-brings-gift-of-music-to-boys-town-north-florida#sthash.j3TgulTa.dpuf

Performing career

Meighan has concertized as a soloist and ensemble recitalist throughout the continental United States, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, and South America, and has appeared in music festivals and on radio and television in Albania, Colombia, Croatia, Germany, Japan, Kosovo, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Switzerland. He has been the recipient of a 1988 Partners of the Americas Recital Grant to Colombia; a 1992 Fulbright Grant to Australia; a bronze medal at The 1993 International Chamber Music Competition and Festa in Osaka, Japan; and a 2003 U.S. Government Grant for concerts and classes at the 4th International Chamber Music Festival in Pristina, Kosovo. He has performed with the Saxophone Sinfonia, including concerts at the 1979

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and at

Alice Tully Hall Alice Tully Hall is a concert hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The hall is named for Alice Tully, a New York performer and Philanthropy, philanthropist whose donations assis ...

. In the 1990s he was a member of the saxophone ensemble THE TRIO, with tenor saxophonist John S. Moore and baritone saxophonist Lee Patrick. In the late 1990s he joined with John Moore and pianist Peggy DeArmond-Rogers to form the Trio Bel Canto. Guest pianist Katrina Ross was a member of the TBC when the group performed in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sidney during their 1992 Australian tour. With Norma Mastrogiacomo playing the piano, the group received a bronze medal at the First International Chamber Music Competition and Festa held April, 1993 in Osaka, Japan. Krista Wallace-Boaz joined the ensemble in 2003.

References

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