Brian S Ransom
Private Saxophone Teacher
BM, New Mexico State University
MM, University of Southern Mississippi
DMA, University of Southern Mississippi
18909 Lloyd Cir. #1011
Dallas TX 75252
Phone: 214.536.1860
Email: briansransom@hotmail.com
Dr. Ransom has taught saxophone in the Richardson, Plano, and Lewisville school districts since 2008. He is active on saxophone, his main instrument, having performed all over the United States in a variety of genres including classical, jazz, rock, country, and Hispanic and has played jazz and theatre productions around the Gulf Coast. In the classical genre, he has been blessed with many performances including a World Saxophone Congress XIII performance with the USM Sax-Chamber Orchestra, and in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and on Capitol Hill. In 2003 he won the Band Concerto Competition at USM and was awarded a performance of the Ingolf Dahl Concerto with the USM Wind Ensemble, Thomas Fraschillo, conducting. Dr. Ransom can be heard on “America Remembers”, and “Parabolically Bach”, both Produced by Roméo Records, New York, NY. In December, 2009 he achieved his doctorate in Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy from USM upon completion of his dissertation, a performance project on the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra by Peter Jona Korn.
Recently Dr. Ransom’s students have won many of the top spots in local All-Region competitions.
BM, New Mexico State University
MM, University of Southern Mississippi
DMA, University of Southern Mississippi
18909 Lloyd Cir. #1011
Dallas TX 75252
Phone: 214.536.1860
Email: briansransom@hotmail.com
Dr. Ransom has taught saxophone in the Richardson, Plano, and Lewisville school districts since 2008. He is active on saxophone, his main instrument, having performed all over the United States in a variety of genres including classical, jazz, rock, country, and Hispanic and has played jazz and theatre productions around the Gulf Coast. In the classical genre, he has been blessed with many performances including a World Saxophone Congress XIII performance with the USM Sax-Chamber Orchestra, and in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and on Capitol Hill. In 2003 he won the Band Concerto Competition at USM and was awarded a performance of the Ingolf Dahl Concerto with the USM Wind Ensemble, Thomas Fraschillo, conducting. Dr. Ransom can be heard on “America Remembers”, and “Parabolically Bach”, both Produced by Roméo Records, New York, NY. In December, 2009 he achieved his doctorate in Saxophone Performance and Pedagogy from USM upon completion of his dissertation, a performance project on the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra by Peter Jona Korn.
Recently Dr. Ransom’s students have won many of the top spots in local All-Region competitions.
