Happy Monday! With only two weeks left in the UNL semester, I am finishing the lineup for projects that I am working on this summer. I am so humbled to work with such amazing musicians and artists at the Glenn Korff School of Music, the Johnny Carson Center for EMA, and the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. I can’t wait for you to see/hear the premieres in the coming academic year! I only have room for (realistically) 1-2 more commissions this summer based upon my current schedule. If you would like to work together, please private message me soon. Let’s make something great together! Commissioning a custom piece is a fantastic way to have a living composer be directly involved in your ensemble’s performance or have music that has truly been specifically made for your project—and thusly more engaging. Fees are always flexible and depend on the parameters of the piece(s) required and, especially in the current economic climate, the ability to pay of the patron. 🎼 I love writing new music and being directly involved with whatever project I’m working on. Feel free to visit my website: sapphiretoth.com to view my portfolio and message me if you have any questions.
It was amazing to have members of @bluemangroup ‘s touring band visit my convocation class at @unlsofmusic today! Thank you to the performers for being so honest and inspiring during their Q&A and another thank you to @liedcenter for making this all possible. I am so grateful that being a student of @unlarts means getting to have these kind of experiences. 🎶🎵🎼🎶🎵🎼🎶🎵🎼🎶🎵🎼🎶#gbr #bluemangroup #blueman #composer #newmusic #lincoln #nebraska #unl #liedcenter #college #university
It is always such a joy to interview great my colleagues and friends on #coffeewithcomposers for @flyovernewmusic . Thank you for coming out @christinaensign ! Her episode will be released on February 13th. As always, a giant thanks to @crescentmooncoffee for letting us shoot on their location and to my amazing crew for all their hard work. You guys make this all possible!
🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎼#coffee #music #composers #crescentmoon #lincoln #unl #gbr #nebraska #clarinet #saxophone #orchestra #band #choir #talkshow #glennkorff #westbrook #hixonlied #newmusic #college #universityofnebraska #universityofnebraskalincoln
Let’s make something great.
🎼🎶🎵 poster by @courtney.wav
Oh how I love sketching 💎#composer #sketch #music #newmusic #sapphire #sapphireskye #composing #percussion #marimba
2010 vs. 2019? I see no difference.
Big thanks to @dreamclimber for teaching Masterclass for us today! We learned so much about creating the scene for musical theater cuts, auditioning, and had a lot of laughs. Even as a clarinetist, and especially as a composer, I learned so much from his teaching. Getting to learn from guests artists is always my favorite part of convocation. I can’t wait to see the show tonight!
#phantom #halloween #phantomoftheopera #unl #glennkorffschoolofmusic #glennkoff #unl #nebraska #music #musicaltheatre #masterclass
Getting ready for some text painting...
“When it's gone, you'll know what a gift it was. You'll suffer like this. So go back and fight to keep it.” (Aka, I don’t know how to caption)
#photography : @jestin_cam
#summer #pink #flowers #Nebraska
Smiling after I tackled the wall that was my first year of full-time college. I’m so ready for #summer hmu for commissions before I’m drowning in homework again!
PC: @jestin_cam
#composition #composer #unl #gbr
New #headshots:
PC: Laura Elizabeth Photography
#makeup: @_hanloiz_
New video up on YouTube for the premiere of my original percussion piece, “In, On, With.” Link in the description! #composition #chambermusic #percussion #unl #gbr #marimba#djembe #samba #bongos
I am so incredibly happy that I got the honor of not only getting to hear The Amazing @tyleroakley speak to my university @unlincoln last might but also to meet him and have him sign my copy of his book. He’s not just a top 30 influencer, but a top 30 human. Not too shabby for a 19-year-old 😉.
Contact Me
For all inquiries reach out to Elizabeth Huston, Sapphire’s representation at Scale Up Arts: liz@scaleuparts.com
