Following the lead of their colleagues in France, who created the Association of French Saxophonists in 1971, the North American Saxophone Alliance was established in 1976 under the leadership of Frederick Hemke. Since this time, NASA has offered state, regional, and international conferences attracting many important saxophonists to present performances, lectures and master classes, as-well-as found competitions for the next generation of classical and jazz saxophonists. NASA is the largest saxophone organization in the western hemisphere dedicated to the establishment of the saxophone as a medium of serious musical expression.
Members are required to pay dues, which vary depending on age. NASA hosts regional conferences for each of its 10 regions (information below). It also hosts a biennial international conference. The 2014 conference was held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on March 20-24, 2014 featuring classical saxophone artists Fred Hemke, Eugene Rousseau, and Don Sinta, as-well-as jazz saxophonists Jeff Coffin, Brad Leali, and Chip McNeil. The 2014 NASA Conference co-hosts are Debra Richtmeyer and J. Michael Holmes.
North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface.
North America is the third largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.
In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 565million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population, if nearby islands (most notably the Caribbean) are included.
North America was reached by its first human populations during the last glacial period, via crossing the Bering land bridge. The so-called Paleo-Indian period is taken to have lasted until about 10,000 years ago (the beginning of the Archaic or Meso-Indian period). The Classic stage spans roughly the 6th to 13th centuries.
The Pre-Columbian era ended with the arrival of European settlers during the Age of Discovery and the Early Modern period. Present-day cultural and ethnic patterns reflect different kind of interactions between European colonists, indigenous peoples, African slaves and their descendants. European influences are strongest in the northern parts of the continent while indigenous and African influences are relatively stronger in the south. Because of the history of colonialism, most North Americans speak English, Spanish or French and societies and states commonly reflect Western traditions.
The North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, Greenland, Cuba, the Bahamas, and parts of Iceland and the Azores. It extends eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and westward to the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia. The plate includes both continental and oceanic crust. The interior of the main continental landmass includes an extensive granitic core called a craton. Along most of the edges of this craton are fragments of crustal material called terranes, accreted to the craton by tectonic actions over the long span of geologic time. It is thought that much of North America west of the Rocky Mountains is composed of such terranes.
North American Saxophone Alliance with Norman Philharmonic
published: 22 Feb 2015
Chad LB - Cherokee at North American Saxophone Alliance Conference
Chad LB performing as guest soloist of the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference with the Mississippian Jazz Ensemble at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.
Chad LB plays Nexus Saxophones, Mouthpieces and Reeds. For more information upon release, visit https://www.nexussax.com
Tour dates: https://www.chadlb.com/shows
Practice materials: https://www.jazzlessonvideos.com
published: 05 Jul 2019
North American Saxophone Alliance 2023 Conference Extended REEL
published: 27 May 2024
Fred Hemke at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, 2012
Arizona State University Faculty String Quintet
Embraceable You
Scenes from Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin (1898-1937), arr. Jonah Blum
Friday, March 16, 2012
Katzin Concert Hall
Arizona State University
published: 11 Jul 2020
Finals Set- 2020 North American Saxophone Alliance Collegiate Jazz Competition
Silver's Serenade 0:00
Con Alma 5:55
My Lament 12:07
Stablemates 18:07
published: 08 Mar 2020
North American Saxophone Alliance Fundraiser
This production is an expression of the Javelina Broadcast Network, produced for the South Texan.
Javelina Broadcast Network
March 8, 2023
Production Staff:
Producer- CJ Cortez
Reporter- Abbey Hayden
published: 12 Mar 2023
North American Saxophone Alliance 2023 Conference Highlights REEL
published: 27 May 2024
North American Saxophone Alliance High School Day Saxophone Ensemble
"Dusk" composed by Steven Bryant, arranged by Jose Oliver Riojas. Performed by the NASA High School Day Saxophone Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Heisler. Performed in Bowling Green State University's Kobacker Hall.
published: 24 Jul 2013
North American Saxophone Alliance with OU Bands
published: 21 Feb 2015
North American Saxophone Alliance Conference - Simpson College
Simpson College was host of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region Three Conference on March 25-27, gathering saxophone enthusiasts from 15 different states and featuring performances by students and professional saxophonists.
Chad LB performing as guest soloist of the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference with the Mississippian Jazz Ensemble at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi....
Chad LB performing as guest soloist of the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference with the Mississippian Jazz Ensemble at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.
Chad LB plays Nexus Saxophones, Mouthpieces and Reeds. For more information upon release, visit https://www.nexussax.com
Tour dates: https://www.chadlb.com/shows
Practice materials: https://www.jazzlessonvideos.com
Chad LB performing as guest soloist of the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference with the Mississippian Jazz Ensemble at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.
Chad LB plays Nexus Saxophones, Mouthpieces and Reeds. For more information upon release, visit https://www.nexussax.com
Tour dates: https://www.chadlb.com/shows
Practice materials: https://www.jazzlessonvideos.com
Arizona State University Faculty String Quintet
Embraceable You
Scenes from Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin (1898-1937), arr. Jonah Blum
Friday, March 16, ...
Arizona State University Faculty String Quintet
Embraceable You
Scenes from Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin (1898-1937), arr. Jonah Blum
Friday, March 16, 2012
Katzin Concert Hall
Arizona State University
Arizona State University Faculty String Quintet
Embraceable You
Scenes from Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin (1898-1937), arr. Jonah Blum
Friday, March 16, 2012
Katzin Concert Hall
Arizona State University
This production is an expression of the Javelina Broadcast Network, produced for the South Texan.
Javelina Broadcast Network
March 8, 2023
Production Staff:...
This production is an expression of the Javelina Broadcast Network, produced for the South Texan.
Javelina Broadcast Network
March 8, 2023
Production Staff:
Producer- CJ Cortez
Reporter- Abbey Hayden
This production is an expression of the Javelina Broadcast Network, produced for the South Texan.
Javelina Broadcast Network
March 8, 2023
Production Staff:
Producer- CJ Cortez
Reporter- Abbey Hayden
"Dusk" composed by Steven Bryant, arranged by Jose Oliver Riojas. Performed by the NASA High School Day Saxophone Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Heis...
"Dusk" composed by Steven Bryant, arranged by Jose Oliver Riojas. Performed by the NASA High School Day Saxophone Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Heisler. Performed in Bowling Green State University's Kobacker Hall.
"Dusk" composed by Steven Bryant, arranged by Jose Oliver Riojas. Performed by the NASA High School Day Saxophone Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Heisler. Performed in Bowling Green State University's Kobacker Hall.
Simpson College was host of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region Three Conference on March 25-27, gathering saxophone enthusiasts from 15 differe...
Simpson College was host of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region Three Conference on March 25-27, gathering saxophone enthusiasts from 15 different states and featuring performances by students and professional saxophonists.
Simpson College was host of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region Three Conference on March 25-27, gathering saxophone enthusiasts from 15 different states and featuring performances by students and professional saxophonists.
Chad LB performing as guest soloist of the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference with the Mississippian Jazz Ensemble at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.
Chad LB plays Nexus Saxophones, Mouthpieces and Reeds. For more information upon release, visit https://www.nexussax.com
Tour dates: https://www.chadlb.com/shows
Practice materials: https://www.jazzlessonvideos.com
Arizona State University Faculty String Quintet
Embraceable You
Scenes from Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin (1898-1937), arr. Jonah Blum
Friday, March 16, 2012
Katzin Concert Hall
Arizona State University
This production is an expression of the Javelina Broadcast Network, produced for the South Texan.
Javelina Broadcast Network
March 8, 2023
Production Staff:
Producer- CJ Cortez
Reporter- Abbey Hayden
"Dusk" composed by Steven Bryant, arranged by Jose Oliver Riojas. Performed by the NASA High School Day Saxophone Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Heisler. Performed in Bowling Green State University's Kobacker Hall.
Simpson College was host of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region Three Conference on March 25-27, gathering saxophone enthusiasts from 15 different states and featuring performances by students and professional saxophonists.
Following the lead of their colleagues in France, who created the Association of French Saxophonists in 1971, the North American Saxophone Alliance was established in 1976 under the leadership of Frederick Hemke. Since this time, NASA has offered state, regional, and international conferences attracting many important saxophonists to present performances, lectures and master classes, as-well-as found competitions for the next generation of classical and jazz saxophonists. NASA is the largest saxophone organization in the western hemisphere dedicated to the establishment of the saxophone as a medium of serious musical expression.
Members are required to pay dues, which vary depending on age. NASA hosts regional conferences for each of its 10 regions (information below). It also hosts a biennial international conference. The 2014 conference was held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on March 20-24, 2014 featuring classical saxophone artists Fred Hemke, Eugene Rousseau, and Don Sinta, as-well-as jazz saxophonists Jeff Coffin, Brad Leali, and Chip McNeil. The 2014 NASA Conference co-hosts are Debra Richtmeyer and J. Michael Holmes.
not american, barely north american. ten thousand years of history (but hey, who's counting anyway?) dissolved and forgotten in just over five hundred. hold on man, let me check my notes. two continents chock full of people can be destroyed and gone unnoticed? are you kidding me? survival should be based on fairness, not fitness. and just remember that as three hundred million sing 'this land is your land' we scream 'basta ya'. this country is still wet to the touch, saturated with greed conquest and blood⦠conveniently stuffed under the rug. this may be overdue: fuck you. a different time? well that can't replace the countless cultures that have been erased. established in 1492, i'm not american.
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