
Triforia Winds is a
professional woodwind trio whose focus includes advancing the performance of
woodwind chamber music, expansion of the repertoire for woodwind trio, and
educational outreach. The trio is comprised of Ms. Jocelyn Goranson (flute),
Dr. Mary Alice Druhan (clarinet), and Dr. Todd Goranson (saxophone and
bassoon).
Founded in 2005 as a faculty ensemble for Texas
A&M University-Commerce, Triforia Winds served concurrently as the woodwind
trio of the Dallas Wind Symphony for social performances, educational concerts,
and live radio broadcasts engagements on WRR 101.1 FM (Dallas/Ft. Worth). They
have performed throughout Texas and served as ambassadors for Mount Vernon
Music, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to provide
outstanding performances of live music to communities primarily in northeast
Texas.
Triforia Winds has performed extensively at
international venues, presenting world premiere performances in the United
States, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom as well as Asian and North American
premieres of substantive works for woodwind trio. Conference performances
include the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest in 2012
(University of Nebraska – Lincoln), the International Double Reed Society
Conferences in 2012 (University of Miami - Ohio), 2009 (Birmingham Conservatory
in Birmingham, England), and 2008 (Brigham Young University), the Texas Music
Educators Association 2010 Conference, World Saxophone Congress XV in 2009
(Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand), and the OU Clarinet Symposium in 2006
(University of Oklahoma).
Triforia Winds has held guest residencies and
presented concerts and master classes for many music schools, including the
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, Gordon College (MA), Texas A&M University-Commerce, Oklahoma
State University, and Messiah College (PA). Festival performances/master
classes include FlootFire (2008 & 2009), Clarinet Solutions (2008 &
2009), and the Dallas Wind Symphony Summer Music Institute.
Championing new works for the instrumentation,
Triforia Winds has performed World, North American and/or Asian premieres of
works by numerous recognized composers, including Ted Hansen, Rodolfo Ledesma,
David Gillingham, Catherine McMichael, Biljana Bojinovska-Bojivic, and Eduardo
Morales-Caso.
Jocelyn Goranson
(Instructor of Flute, Messiah College) is a Yamaha Performing Artist. Mary Alice Druhan (Associate Professor of
Clarinet, Texas A&M University-Commerce) is a Buffet-Group, USA Artist/Clinician. Todd Goranson (Associate Professor of Saxophone & Bassoon, Messiah
College) is an endorsing artist for Yanagisawa Saxophones (Conn-Selmer, Inc.) and
Hercules Stands, and is a Vandoren Paris Regional Artist.
Triforia Winds is available for guest residencies
and clinics, and corporate sponsorship is frequently available. Please contact
Todd Goranson at tgoranson@messiah.edu
for more info and booking. Feel free to visit our website at http://www.triforiawinds.com or “Like”
us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TriforiaWinds
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