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Concert Artist Series: Saxophonist Joseph Murphy in Concert
Venue: Squires Recital Salon, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
General Public: $15.00 Seniors: $12.00 Students: $10.00

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Description:
The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts presents Saxophonist Joseph Murphy in concert on Monday, October 14, 2024 inside the Squires Recital Salon within the Squires Student Center on the campus of Virginia Tech on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

Joseph Murphy was the saxophone professor at Mansfield University, Pennsylvania from 1987-2022. He was also director of bands, department chair, and taught many courses. He received a BME degree from Bowling Green State University and masters and doctorate degrees from Northwestern University.

Murphy was the music director of Tiffin (Ohio) Calvert High School from 1983-85. In 1985 86 he received a Fulbright Award for a year of study in Bordeaux, France where he received a Premier Prix. In June 1996 he performed a solo recital at Lincoln Center.

He has performed in all 50 states, eight Canadian provinces, 25 countries, and six continents. He has performed in New York, London, Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Sydney, Athens, Tokyo, Bangkok, Johannesburg and at ten World Saxophone Congresses. He has premiered over 100 new works and is a clinician for the Selmer Corporation and Rico Corporation and has recorded 10 CDs. He has played with guitarist Matthew Slotkin in Duo Montagnard since 2002.

General public tickets are $15.00, seniors are $12.00 and students are $10.00.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=90D82DB6-24CB-4B8C-B50B-D6F9EAB0D870.

The concert will also be live streamed for free at https://sopa.vt.edu/events/performances/2025/01/joemurphy.html.

The Squires Recital Salon is located at 241 Squires Student Center in Blacksburg, VA on the campus of Virginia Tech.

For more information, visit: https://sopa.vt.edu/events/performances/2025/01/joemurphy.html or https://www.facebook.com/VTperformingarts or https://www.facebook.com/events/1009092194237353/ or https://www.instagram.com/HokiesOnStage/.