Dawson Horey, Woodwind Specialist
(716) 424-7730
dawsonho@buffalo.edu
Pit Musician Experience:
An Irreverent Tribute to “The Muppet Christmas Carol”; The Greenroom 42 (Dec 2023)
Alto Sax, Clarinet, Flute
Beauty and The Beast; John W. Engeman Theater (Nov-Dec 2023)
Oboe, Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo
Chicago; Sandbox Theater (October 2023)
Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Piccolo
Cinderella; Creede Repratory Theater(March 2023)
Flute, Oboe, Soprano Sax
Sunset Boulevard; O'Connel & Company Productions (May 2023)
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder; Leary Theatre (April 2023)
Oboe, English Horn
Romance, Romance; Shea’s Smith Theater (April 2023)
Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax
Ruddigore; Alleyway Theater (March 2023)
Oboe, Piccolo, Flute, Bb Clarinet, A Clarinet
Cinderella; Barker High School Theater (March 2023)
Flute
Chess; Pope John Theater (December 2022)
Oboe, Flute, Clarinet, English Horn
A Christmas Carol; Phoenix Productions (November 2022)
Clarinet, Oboe, English Horn, Tenor Sax
The Sound of Music; Mt. St. Mary Academy Theater (November 2022)
Flute, Piccolo
The Addams Family; O'Connel & Company Productions (October 2022)
Piccolo, Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
Beauty and the Beast; STAGE (August 2022)
Oboe, English Horn
Falsettos; Marie Maday Theatre (June 2022)
Oboe, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax
Newsies; Starpoint Drama Club (March 2021)
Baritone Saxophone
High School Musical 2; Starpoint Drama Club (2016)
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
Annie; Starpoint Middle School (2015)
Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax
Anything Goes; Starpoint Middle School (2013)
Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax
Bye Bye Birdie; Starpoint Middle School (2012)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Sax
Highlighted Performances:
Performed alongside Bernadette Peters with the Erie Philharmonic (2022)
Contracted by the NFL to perform at New Era Stadium for Buffalo Bills vs Chicago Bears Game (2018)
Education and Teaching:
MusB (BM) of Music Performance (saxophone), Magna Cum Laude (2016-2021)
Certificate of Contemporary Performance (Clarinet) [Graduate] (2022)
Masters of Music in Woodwind Performance 2023 - Present
Woodwind Instructor at Lockport Music Center (2022)
Private Lesson Studio (Virtual and Online) (2017-Present)
School Band Guest Clinic (2020-2022)
Awards/Honors:
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
W. Charles & Eunice B. Scholarship, Univ. of Buffalo (2017)
Bernard Simon Music Scholarship, Univ. of Buffalo (2021)
New Klezmer Scholarship (2023)
Muse Mentorship Program (Partnered with Neil Johnson) (2023)
Broadway Musicians Equity Partnership (Partnered with Mark Thrasher) (2023)
The Broadway Sitzprobe Experience (2023)
Recordings:
KDK12, “Live from the Overlook Hotel” Alto, Bari Saxophone (2019)
Philipp Gerschlauer, “Microtonal Toolkit” Soprano, Alto Saxophone (2021)
Oscar Woodrich, “Bloom” Tenor Saxophone (2021)
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