Emily Loboda, saxophone • Alumni and Guest Artist Recital

Dr. Emily Jane Loboda is an accomplished solo saxophonist, chamber musician, and educator. Emily has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Tennessee, Michigan, and North Carolina; and has been heard as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world including performances in China, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. She also is active on the professional jazz scene in North Carolina and Tennessee. She studied jazz with Chad Eby and is a member of the Winston-Salem’s Camel City Jazz Orchestra. She was awarded an assistantship for summer 2016 to study with acclaimed saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Emily currently resides in Nashville. She is an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University and Nashville State Community College and private saxophone instructor to a large studio in Middle Tennessee. She was formerly the Adjunct Professor of Saxophone at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. She received her Doctorate in Musical Arts in performance, with minor areas in jazz and music education studies from UNCG. She holds degrees from Central Michigan University and Tennessee Technological University. Her teachers include Phil Barham, John Nichol, Steve Stusek, and Chad Eby.