North American Saxophone Alliance
The North American Saxophone Alliance is an organization for saxophone players from around North America.
History
Following the lead of their colleagues in France, who created the Association of French Saxophonists in 1971, the North American Saxophone Alliance was established in 1976 under the leadership of Frederick Hemke. Since this time, NASA has offered state, regional, and international conferences attracting many important saxophonists to present performances, lectures and master classes, as-well-as found competitions for the next generation of classical and jazz saxophonists. NASA is the largest saxophone organization in the western hemisphere dedicated to the establishment of the saxophone as a medium of serious musical expression.Members are required to pay dues, which vary depending on age. NASA hosts regional conferences for each of its 10 regions. It also hosts a biennial international conference.
Past NASA biennial conferences
Source:- 1994: West Virginia University
- 1996: University of Florida
- 1998: Northwestern University
- 2000: University of Arizona
- 2002: University of North Texas
- 2004: University of North Carolina
- 2006: University of Iowa
- 2008: University of South Carolina
- 2010: University of Georgia
- 2012: Arizona State University
- 2014: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 2016: Texas Tech University
- 2018: University of Cincinnati
- 2020: Arizona State University
- 2023: The University of Southern Mississippi
- 2024: Oklahoma State University
Leadership
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Regions
NASA is divided into eleven regions dividing Canada, the United States of America, and surrounding territories.- Region 1: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska
- Region 2: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Hawaii
- Region 3: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa
- Region 4: Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas
- Region 5: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan
- Region 6: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico
- Region 7: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C.
- Region 8: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
- Region 9: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories
- Region 10: Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island