OTIS MURPHY
ALTO SAXOPHONE
HARUKO MURPHY
PIANO

GUEST ARTIST CONCERT SERIES
KATZIN CONCERT HALL
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008 • 7:30 PM

of the

Arts

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Born in 1972, Otis Murphy joined the faculty of the Indiana University Jacobs
School of Music in 2001 at the age of 28, becoming one of the youngest faculty
members in its history. He pursued advanced studies in France under a Fulbright
Fellowship for foreign study at the Conservatoire National Regional de Musique
in Cergy-Pontoise, earning the Prix de Perfectionnement by a unanimous decision
of the jury. Mr. Murphy holds Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees
from Indiana University, graduating with the Performer's Certificate, the highest
honor given to a performer at this institution; and the Bachelor of Music
Education degree, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Georgia.
Mr. Murphy has won prizes in the Saint Louis Symphony Young Artist
Competition and the Heida Hermanns Young Artist Competition in the United
States, the Adolphe Sax International Saxophone Competition in Belgium, and the
Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition in France.
Mr. Murphy is in demand as an international soloist and clinician in Belgium,
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, the
United Kingdom, and the United States. He has appeared as a concerto soloist at
the Ravenna Music Festival in Italy; as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra; had appearances at the 12th and 13th World Saxophone Congresses in
Montreal, Quebec, and Minneapolis, Minnesota; performed as guest soloist with
the U.S. Navy Band at the 26th Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium
in Washington, D.C. and as invited soloist at the 7th British Saxophone Congress
in Wales, the Frankfurt International Classical Saxophone Festival in Germany,
the Taiwan Saxophone Summer Camp, the New England Saxophone Symposium,
and the Faenza International Saxophone Festival of Italy. Since 2005, Mr.
Murphy has been a member of the artist/faculty of the Hamamatsu International
Wind & Percussion Academy in Japan and has enjoyed a special relationship with
several concert series such as the World Children's Fund in Japan and the Dame
Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago. Numerous full page and cover articles
have been written about Mr. Murphy's career that include the Saxophone Journal,
the United Kingdom's Clarinet and Saxophone magazine, and Japan's Pipers,
Band Journal, and The Sax magazines. His most recent solo compact disc,
Fantasy, has received critical acclaim. Mr. Murphy is a Yamaha Performing
Artist and a Vandoren Performing Artist.
Born in Japan, Haruko Murphy moved to San Jose, California with her family as
a teenager. She received the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in
Piano Performance, both with Highest Distinction, from the Indiana University
School of Music, studying with Distinguished Professor Menahem Pressler
throughout her tenure at this institution. In addition, she studied at the Sweelinck
Conservatorium in Amsterdam, Netherlands as a pupil of Jan Huizing.
She has been active as a collaborative artist in a number of woodwind recitals.
Specializing in the repertoire of the classical saxophone, Ms. Murphy has
performed in a number of important venues related to classical saxophone
performance. She appears frequently in recital with her husband, saxophonist Otis
Cont'd on back

Program
George Gershwin
(1898-1937)
arr. Martino

A Gershwin Fantasy

Andre Waignein
(b. 1942)

Two Movements for Alto Saxophone
and Piano (1989)
Lament
Caprice

Antonino Pasculli
(1842-1924)

The Bee (1905/2006)
(arr. Tse/Kramer)

Henri Tomasi
(1901-1972)

Concerto (1949)
Andante et Allegro
Final – Giration

Astor Piazzolla
(1921-1992)
arr. Teio

Three Tangos
Adios Noifio
Oblivion
Li bertango

Sabre Dance
(arr. Bornkamp)

Aram Khachaturian
(1903-1987)

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Murphy, performing throughout the United States and abroad.
As a solo pianist, Ms. Murphy has won a number of awards that include First
Prizes in the California State Concerto Competition, the Santa Clara Concerto,,.
Competition, and the Bartok Piano Competition. She also received Second Pri
in the Olympiad of Arts Competition, and was a Finalist in the San Francisco
Piano Competition. Along with numerous solo recital appearances, Ms. Murphy
has also performed as a guest soloist with the Santa Clara Symphony Orchestra
and with the Berkeley Youth Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Ms. Murphy
performed a very successful debut recital in Taiwan.
Presently, Ms. Murphy leads a very fulfilling life as a dedicated wife and a home
schooling mother of four young children. She almost exclusively performs with
her husband, and the Murphys travel together as a family for most of their
concerts.

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Paul W. Estes

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Mirel DeLaTorre, Anthony Garcia, Lee Humphrey, Kevin Nymcycr
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