CGE 2022-23 Mentor
Brina Bourliea Faciane
Brina Bourliea Faciane is on faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University and baritone saxophonist with Quartetto Obrigado. She has given recitals and performances in United States, Canada, Italy, Cyprus, France, and most recently in Zagreb, Croatia at the 18th World Saxophone Congress with Quartetto Obrigado. As a performer and supporter of new music she has commissioned contemporary composers through the Smart Repertoire Project and is member of the Versipel New Music Collective. Past projects have included works for saxophone quartet and choir, and saxophone quartet with notable composers Tõnu Kõrvits, Ben Stonaker, Phillip Schuessler, and Martin Bresnick.
She is a National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota and serves as faculty sponsor of the Mu Rho Chapter at Southeastern. She is a professional member of the North American Saxophone Alliance and Music Teachers National Association. Prior her appointment at Southeastern Louisiana University she taught in the St. Tammany Parish Talented Arts Program, an enrichment program for k-12 gifted and talented students. At Southeastern she teaches courses in Saxophone, Chamber Music, Fundamentals of Theory, and an Introduction to Music. Brina holds degrees from Arizona State University and Louisiana State University.
She maintains an active private studio of high school students who consistently earn top spots in the Louisiana Music Educators Association’s District IX Bands, All-State Bands, and All-State Jazz Ensembles.
She is a National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota and serves as faculty sponsor of the Mu Rho Chapter at Southeastern. She is a professional member of the North American Saxophone Alliance and Music Teachers National Association. Prior her appointment at Southeastern Louisiana University she taught in the St. Tammany Parish Talented Arts Program, an enrichment program for k-12 gifted and talented students. At Southeastern she teaches courses in Saxophone, Chamber Music, Fundamentals of Theory, and an Introduction to Music. Brina holds degrees from Arizona State University and Louisiana State University.
She maintains an active private studio of high school students who consistently earn top spots in the Louisiana Music Educators Association’s District IX Bands, All-State Bands, and All-State Jazz Ensembles.