Sanchez Porras, Gabriel

Assistant Professor

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Assistant Professor, Music , College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts

Sanchez Porras, Gabriel

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sanchezporrasg@uncw.edu

910.962.3390

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Audio-visual Document
- CD Recording: Zerstreutes Hinausschaun -- Saxophone on Peninsula. Donemus. 2024-02-01
- Recording: In a Funk. . 2022-10-01
- CD Recording: Danzón -- Album by Iowa Saxophonists' Workshop. . 2021-01-01
- Dream -- Single by Un Rojo Reggae Band. . 2019-01-01
- Take Me to the World -- Second alto saxophone in “Give Him the Ooh-La-La” and “If I Were a Bell/ Singin’ in the Rain”. Album by Sutton Foster. 2018-01-01
- Nothin Until Finished -- Album by Half Tangerine Tenor saxophone in “Sitting” and baritone saxophone in “Decisions”. . 2017-01-01
- A Mis Padres -- Album by German Paniagua Z. . 2016-01-01
- Tributo al Maestro Otto Vargas -- Album by La Big Band de Pitusa. . 2016-01-01
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- DMA Final Thesis: An album of Costa Rican concert pieces for saxophone. . 2023-08-01
- Why is the OSN not playing more Costa Rican music?. . 2021-08-01
- El Reggaeton y el Hip Hop | Tego Calderon y Loiza. . 2020-12-01
- Análisis de la forma sonata - Sonata III Joseph Boulogne. . 2020-11-01
- El Primer Camino -- Album by Isla Tambor Tenor saxophone in “Roble Sabana,” “100 al norte 100 al sur,” “Héroes sin Capa,” and “Pampa”. . 2020-01-01

Presentations

Presentation
- Concert: Cape Fear Jazz Society Scholarship Concert 4/24/26, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2026-04-24
- Concert: Cape Fear Jazz Society Scholarship Concert 4/24/26, Performer, UNCW Faculty Jazz Combo 2026-04-24
- Concert: 42nd Jazz Fest UNCW Jazz Ensemble 3/14/26, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2026-03-14
- Recital: Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Chamber Sessions, Duo Lorapits-Sánchez 2026-03-08
- Concert: American Dances 02/28/26, Performer, Wilmington Symphonic Winds 2026-02-28
- Concert: UNCW Faculty Jazz Combo Faculty at NCMEA Eastern Region Jazz Clinic, Performer, UNCW Faculty Jazz Combo 2026-02-20
- Beckwith Recital Series: Rhythms & Dances, Duo Loparits Sanchez 2026-02-01
- Recital: International Saxophone Symposium 2026-01-09
- Jazz Fundamentals for the Classical Saxophonist, International Saxophone Symposium 2026-01-01
- UNCW Jazz Area 2026-27 Programming 2026-01-01
- Concert: UNCW Honors Band Kick off Recital 12/5/25, Saxophone Ensemble, Solo Saxophone 2025-12-05
- Concert: 11/21/25, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2025-11-21
- Concert: UNCW Faculty Jazz Combo 10/16/25, Performer, UNCW Faculty Jazz Combo 2025-10-16
- Beckwith Recital Series: Justin Hoke 2025-10-05
- Concert: Jazz of the Americas 10/4/24, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2025-10-03
- Concert: A New Era, Wilmington Symphony Orchestra 2025-09-20
- 42nd UNCW Jazz Fest 2025-08-01
- Summer Jazz Workshop: Final Concert 7/20/25, Performer, Summer Jazz Workshop Jazz Ensemble 2025-07-20
- Summer Jazz Workshop, Performer 2025-07-16
- Concert: Fourth Of July Celebration, Performer, Wilmington Symphonic Orchestra 2025-07-04
- Concert: Cape Fear Jazz Society Scholarship Concert 4/26/25, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble Featuring Millie Palmer and Will Beasley 2025-04-26
- Concert: Collage Student Ensemble Showcase 3/22/24, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2025-03-22
- Concert: 41st Jazz Fest UNCW Jazz Ensemble 3/20/25, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2025-03-20
- Recital: UNCW Saxophone Ensemble, UNCW Saxophone Ensemble 2025-03-16
- Recital: Three Colombian Scenes 2025-03-15
- Jazz Fundamentals for the Classical Saxophonist, Region 7 Conference: North American Saxophone Alliance 2025-03-01
- Concert: North Carolina Music Educators Association East Region Jazz Clinic A Band, East Region Jazz Clinic A Band 2025-02-22
- Concert: She 2/16/25, Performer, Wilmington Symphonic Winds 2025-02-16
- Concert: UNCW New Music Festival: Student Showcase 2025-02-01
- Concert: Southern Harmonie, Southern Harmonie 2025-01-18
- Recital: 4to Festival Internacional de Saxofón Zacatecas 2024, Gabriel Sánchez Porras & Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas saxophone ensemble 2024-12-12
- Recital: 4to Festival Internacional de Saxofón Zacatecas 2024, Sonsax & Gabriel Sánchez Porras 2024-12-10
- Concert: UNCW Honors Band Kick off Recital 12/5/24, Faculty Trio, Faculty Woodwind & Percussion Sextet, Faculty Jazz Combo, Saxophone Ensemble 2024-12-05
- El desarrollo del saxofón en Costa Rica, 4to Festival Internacional de Saxofón Zacatecas 2024 2024-12-01
- Concert: 11/22/24, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble & Damani Phillips 2024-11-22
- Concert: Night Light at North Carolina Music Educators Conference 11/10/24, Performer, Wilmington Symphonic Winds 2024-11-10
- Concert: Night Light 10/27/24, Performer, Wilmington Symphonic Winds 2024-10-27
- Concert: 10/4/24, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2024-10-04
- Listen + Learn, Listen + Learn 2024-10-01
- Concert: 2024 Jazz at the Mansion 9/12/24, Gabriel Sanchez Quartet 2024-09-12
- Summer Jazz Workshop: Final Concert 7/21/24, Performer, Summer Jazz Workshop Jazz Ensemble 2024-07-21
- Concert: Highway 17 7/20/24, Performer, Highway 17 2024-07-20
- Concert: Cityscapes & Countrysides, Wilmington Symphonic Winds 2024-05-19
- Concert: Harp & Soul, Wilmington Symphony Orchestra 2024-04-27
- Concert: 4/26/24, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble & Felipe Fournier 2024-04-26
- Concert: Ensemble Showcase 4/13/24, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2024-04-13
- Residence and Concert: Despertares, Performer, Banda de Conciertos de San Jose 2024-04-01
- 40th Jazz Fest Concert, Chuck Owen & Resurgence 2024-03-23
- UNCW Arts Fest 2024: Recital, UNCW saxophone quartet 2024-03-23
- 40th Jazz Fest Concert 3/22/24, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Faculty 2024-03-22
- 40th Jazz Fest Concert 3/22/24, Performer, Jazz Faculty Combo 2024-03-22
- Beckwith Recital Series: Celebrating Female Composers, Duo Loparits Sanchez 2024-03-17
- Comission & Premiere: Two lyric pieces for saxophone and piano Krisztina Megyeri 2024-03-17
- Concert: IX Sax Fest Costa Rica 2024 - VI Congreso ALASAX, Mazzk 2024-02-28
- Recital: IX Sax Fest Costa Rica 2024 - VI Congreso ALASAX, Duo Loparits Sanchez 2024-02-27
- Concert: Transformations, Wilmington Symphonic Winds 2024-02-18
- Concert: NCMEA East Region Jazz Clinic, Directors Big Band 2024-02-16
- How to start playing jazz as a classically trained saxophonist?, Sax Fest Costa Rica 2024 - Congreso ALASAX 2024-02-01
- Premiere: Duettino No. 1 by Arodi Martinez Serrano 2024-01-13
- Premiere: Estudio Parrandera by Manuel Vasquez-Ramirez 2024-01-13
- Recital: International Saxophone Symposium 2024-01-13
- Concert: 11/30/23, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble & Al Strong 2023-11-30
- Concert: 11/30/23, Performer, Al Strong Sextet 2023-11-30
- Recital: XX Encuentro Universitario Internacional de Saxofon Mexico 2023-10-25
- NCMTA Department of Music Faculty Recital, Duo Loparits Sanchez 2023-10-21
- Concert: 10/06/23, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2023-10-06
- Basic considerations when writing for the saxophone, MUS 306 - Orchestration and Arranging 2023-09-01
- Concert, Performer, 1086 Jazz Collective & Gabriel Sanchez Porras 2023-08-27
- Concert: 4/20/23, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble & Nathan Bogert 2023-04-20
- Concert: Father John Misty 4/16/24, Father John Misty 2023-04-15
- Concert 4/13/23, Performer, UNCW Jazz Combo 2023-04-13
- Recital: North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference 2023-04-01
- Recital: North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference 2023-03-31
- 39th Jazz Fest Concert 3/24/23, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2023-03-24
- Concert: 2/23/23, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2023-02-23
- Concert: Shine 2/29/23, Wilmington Symphonic Winds 2023-02-19
- Recital: International Saxophone Symposium 2023-01-13
- Concert 12/9/22, Performer, UNCW Symphonic Band 2022-12-09
- Concert: UNCW Honors Band Kick off Recital 12/8/22, UNCW saxophone quartet 2022-12-08
- La Música tradicional de Latinoamérica, Fifth Grade Music Class at International School at Gregory 2022-12-01
- Concert: 11/17/22, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble & Jim Ketch 2022-11-17
- Rhythm and Improvisation, UNCW Jazz Seminar 2022-11-01
- Roots of Contemporary Dance: Identity, Colorism, and Anti-Blackness, Roots of Contemporary Dance: Identity, Colorism, and Anti-Blackness 2022-11-01
- UNCW Performance Seminar, UNCW saxophone quartet 2022-10-28
- Concert: Un Rojo Reggae Band at Finca Fest 10/22/22, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2022-10-22
- Teatro al Mediodía: Música costarricense de concierto para saxofón 2022-10-04
- Concert: 09/29/22, Performer, UNCW Jazz Ensemble 2022-09-29
- Tenor saxophonist for "The Missing Piece”, Miguel Zenón Guest Artist Recital 2021-10-01
- “Calipso: Sounding Blackness in Costa Rica”, Lecture at University of Iowa for the undergraduate-level class Music of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021-10-01
- “Versatility: Playing Jazz and Classical Saxophone”, Lecture at University of Costa Rica for the saxophone studio class 2021-07-01
- “Blue Bamboo” by Wenxin Li 2021-05-01
- “Collaborating with composers”, Lecture at University of Costa Rica for the undergraduate-level class Wind Instruments Technique 2021-04-01
- “The History of Alto saxophone in Jazz”, Pérez Zeledón School of Music Lecture 2021-01-01
- OMNi Session: Mother’s Day Concert-Recording- Alto Saxophone, OMNi Big Band 2020-08-01
- Saxophone Ensemble Performance, Iowa Saxophonists’ Workshop Ensemble 2020-03-01
- World Premiere of Sinfonía Concertante by Sergio Delgado 2020-03-01
- Saxophone Masterclass, Lecture at National Institute of Music 2019-08-01
- Solo Performance at Joint Guest Recital, Gabriel Sánchez Porras & Manuel Vásquez Ramírez 2019-07-01
- North American Saxophone Alliance Region 3 Conference., North American Saxophone Alliance Region 3 Conference 2019-03-01
- Saxophone Ensemble Performance, Iowa Saxophonists’ Workshop Ensemble 2019-03-01
- Saxophone lessons and Masterclass—7-day music camp, Lecture at Pérez Zeledón School of Music 2019-01-01
- Solo Performance at Joint Guest Recital 2019-01-01
- Guest adjudicator—Honors Recital Audition, Lecture at University of Costa Rica 2018-06-01
- Guest adjudicator—Saxophone Studio Audition, Lecture at University of Costa Rica 2018-06-01
- Guest adjudicator—Saxophone Studio Recital, Lecture at University of Costa Rica 2018-06-01
- Saxophone Masterclass—undergraduate students, Lecture at University of Costa Rica 2018-06-01
- Saxophone Masterclass—undergraduate students, Lecture at the National Institute of Music 2018-05-01
- North American Saxophone Biennial Conference, North American Saxophone Biennial Conference 2018-03-01
- Saxophone Ensemble Performance, Ball State Saxophone Ensemble 2018-03-01
- Soloist with the Ball State Saxophone Ensemble 2018-03-01
- Saxophone lessons and Masterclasses—7-day music camp, Lecture for Pérez Zeledón School of Music. 2018-01-01
- Solo Performance at Joint Guest Recital 2018-01-01
- Music at the Park Series, Ball State Jazz Ensemble 2017-07-01
- Saxophone Ensemble Performance, Saxophone Ensemble I.N.M. of Costa Rica 2017-06-01
- Alto saxophone, Ball State Wind Ensemble 2017-03-01
- Disney in Concert: A Silly Symphony Celebration., Muncie Symphony Orchestra 2016-11-01
- Transitarte Festival, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2016-04-01
- Envision Festival, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2016-03-01
- Songs of Freedom Bob Marley Tribute., Philharmonic Orchestra of Costa Rica & Un Rojo Reggae Band 2016-03-01
- Alpha Blondy & Un Rojo Reggae Band, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2016-01-01
- El Tango y sus historias, San Jose Concert Band 2015-11-01
- “Sinatra Forever” with Rich Michel., Tico Jazz Band 2015-09-01
- “Armando Manzanero en Concierto”, Big Band of Costa Rica 2015-08-01
- From the Dance Hall to the Concert Hall, SaxForte Saxophone Quartet 2015-07-01
- Ismael Serrano “La llamada” Tour., Big Band of Costa Rica 2015-06-01
- Concert: International Jazz Day, New Jazz Project 2015-04-01
- Debi Nova in Concert (Private Event)., Big Band of Costa Rica 2015-04-01
- Chamber Music Performance, SaxForte Saxophone Quartet 2015-03-01
- Envision Festival, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-03-01
- Transitarte Festival., Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-03-01
- Cosquin Rock 15, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Rocksteady, Reggae Performance, Ken Boothe & The Roots House Band 2015-02-01
- Un Rojo “Intención” Tour: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Un Rojo “Intención” Tour: Córdoba, Argentina, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Un Rojo “Intención” Tour: La Plata, Argentina, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Un Rojo “Intención” Tour: Mar del Plata, Argentina, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Un Rojo “Intención” Tour: Palermo, Argentina, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Un Rojo “Intención” Tour: Paraná, Argentina, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Un Rojo “Intención” Tour: Rosario, Argentina, Un Rojo Reggae Band 2015-02-01
- Chamber Music Performance, SaxForte Saxophone Quartet 2014-04-01
- “Costa Rican Saxophone Quartet Music”, SaxForte Saxophone Quartet 2014-02-01
- UNCW Summer Jazz Workshop Faculty Concert, Performer, UNCW Jazz Faculty Combo