Gail Levinsky

A native of Western Massachusetts, Dr. Gail B. Levinsky serves as Professor of Music at Susquehanna University, where her responsibilities include teaching applied studies in saxophone, chamber music, and woodwind methods. As a solo performer, her presentations include performances at the North American Saxophone Alliance, World Saxophone Congress, British Saxophone Congress, US Navy Saxophone Symposium, International Association of Women in Music, and the Mississippi Festival of Women Composers. She has commissioned numerous compositions, including works by Marilyn Shrude, Stephanie Berg, Miho Sasaki, Erin Graham, Patrick Long, Matthew Quayle, Andrea Clearfield, Douglas McConnell, and Frank Ferko. Her upcoming CD recording Quiet Hearts: Music by Women Composers for Saxophone explores solo repertoire and in a variety of chamber settings.

In addition to her performance schedule, Dr. Levinsky regularly presents clinics at state music education symposiums, including the MENC Eastern Region Conference, PMEA, MMEA, NJMEA DMEA, and the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. Her publications are varied and consist of an updated edition of Rosemary Lang’s “Beginning Altissimo Method” (Ensemble Publications); Music for Saxophone & Organ (Lyceum Publications), and the saxophone chapters “Teaching Woodwinds: A Guide for Students and Teachers” (Mountain Peak Music), and a saxophone choir arrangement of Tomás Victorria’s “O Vos Omnes”.

Dr. Levinsky completed her graduate degrees (DM, Artist Diploma, MM) from Northwestern University, and her Bachelor of Music Education from Butler University. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, and Kappa Delta Pi honor fraternities. Dr. Levinsky has served as Treasurer, Secretary, and Region 8 Director for the North American Saxophone Alliance. During the summer months, Dr. Levinsky serves as Artistic Director for the Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute and a faculty member for the New England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine.