Dr. Connie Frigo is a professor of Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies whose arts-informed approach to teaching draws on more than three decades of experience as a professional classical musician, arts leader, and internationally recognized saxophone professor and pedagogue. Her work fosters creativity, reflective inquiry, attentive listening, and interdisciplinary connections, inviting students to engage complex questions through multiple ways of knowing.

Education

• Doctor of Musical Arts, Performance, University of South Carolina 
• Fulbright Scholar, Netherlands, Conservatorium van Amsterdam 
• Master of Music, Performance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Bachelor of Music, Performance, Ithaca College

Select Publications and Recordings

• Richtmeyer, Debra with Connie Frigo. The Richtmeyer Method for Saxophone Mastery: Volume I: Unlocking Artistry Through Fundamentals and Pedagogy. Volume 2: Unlocking Artistry Through Practice and Performance. 27 Chapters, 342 pages. Theodore Presser, Inc. 2021. 
• /ping/ for MOD[ular] Ensemble (cl., a.sx, tbn, pno, perc) by composer Peter Van Zandt Lane. Recorded single work on Lane’s compilation CD New Cartography. Innova Recordings (2019). 
• Voices, Reimagined. The Yargo Trio. A trio (flute, saxophone, piano) recording of original works and arrangements by Koechlin, Doppler, Faure, Strauss, Peterson. Mark Records (2017). 
• On Track: Commissions Volume 2. New Century Saxophone Quartet. Works by Barbara Kolb, David Lang, John Fitz Rogers and Ben Johnston. Alanna Records (2008). 
• Billie by Jacob ter Veldhuis. Recorded single work on Veldhuis’s composer compilation CD Shining City. Basta Records (2006). 

Areas of Expertise

• Music performance and pedagogy
• Creative placemaking
• Community engagement
• Interdisciplinary collaboration