Single Reed Symposium

Announcing the 19th annual Millersville University Single Reed Symposium, featuring guest artists Kate Anderson and Dr. Soo Goh. This event will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 9 AM to 6 PM at the Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center, Tell School of Music, Millersville University. 

Hosted by the Tell School of Music and the MU Single Reed Society, MUSRS is an annual one-day festival celebrating all things clarinet and saxophone. Open to all clarinetists and saxophonists, including students from grade 8 through college, amateurs, adult hobbyists, and professionals. Participants spend the day making music together in our festival choirs, learning in clinics and masterclasses, and hearing performances by our amazing guest artists.

Join us for this exceptional day of music-making and community! Tuition for MUSRS 2024 is $30 and includes the following: 

• A full day of activities
• Lunch
• T-shirt (register by Friday, March 22 to guarantee a t-shirt)
• Ticket to the evening Wind Ensemble/Concert Band concert at 7:30 pm

For more information, please contact: Prof. Ryan Kauffman, at ryan.kauffman@millersville.edu

Registration Link

Originally from Huntersville, Pennsylvania, saxophonist Kate Anderson has performed throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. She has toured multiple times to Cuba with the Latin Jazz Messengers and throughout Europe with the Royal Court Theatre Orchestra. She has performed with jazz luminaries Randy Brecker, Phil Woods, Slide Hampton, Marquis Hill, in addition to singer-songwriter Morgan Myles, R&B and gospel vocalist Barbara Walker, 18 grammy award-winning polka king Jimmy Sturr, world-famous actress and vocalist Linda Purl, legendary producer of The Band, John Simon, and most recently with Motown icons, The Temptations and The Four Tops. Currently she is teaching applied saxophone at Mansfield University and performing throughout the NEPA region. 

 

Soo Goh is one of the first few musicians from Penang, Malaysia to further his studies on the clarinet. He holds a B.A. in Music and Computer Science from Luther College, a M.M. from Bowling Green State University, and a D.M.A from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His primary teachers have been Michael Chesher, Kevin Schempf, and Kelly Burke. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Music at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He has also been on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Elon University. While at Kutztown, Soo was the Music Admissions and Outreach Coordinator. In this capacity, he enjoys conversations with students, learning about their musical journey and background. He firmly believes in mentorship and advocacy for students who may otherwise not have access to quality education in music. Soo has performed with the Southside Sinfonietta, Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and the Raleigh Civic Symphony Orchestra. As a founding member of the Carolina Philharmonic, he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the ensemble under the direction of Maestro David Michael Wolff. Soo has served as an adjudicator for the Music Teachers National Association and the Reading Musical Foundation. He has presented and performed in music conferences such as the North Carolina Music Educators Association, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, ClarinetFest, Society of Composers, Inc., Festival of Women Composers, College of Music Society, Music by Women Festival, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, and others. Additionally, he has performed and taught masterclasses in Malaysia, Singapore, Austria, and Jordan. Soo Goh has a strong interest in technology and loves exploring ways to integrate them in his daily life and teachings. He particularly enjoys working with geeky students. That’s a feature and not a bug.

Tuition: $30