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Concertino reading at Montclair State University

This week I had to pleasure of visiting Montclair State University for a reading session of Miguel Bolivar’s Concertino for alto saxophone and wind ensemble. Years in the making, it was incredibly to finally play through all three movements with a full ensemble. Congrats to Miguel on a fantastic piece and a huge thanks to conductor Thomas McCauley and the Montclair State University Wind Symphony!

New music with DMS Silver Band

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The past few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of rehearsing and performing with Duxbury Middle School’s Silver Band. I grew up in Duxbury, MA and was asked by directors Jill Noerenberg and Ric Madru to collaborate on a new commission. Needless to say, this was awesome news!

We brought Miguel Bolivar on board and the result is his new piece “Concertino” for solo alto sax, winds, and percussion. Last weekend we performed the work at the National Association for Music Educators All-Eastern conference. It was a wonderful experience with a completely amazing middle school band. I’ll post a video of the piece in a week or so.

Performance with DMS Silver Band

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Last Friday I had the pleasure of returning to my hometown (Duxbury, MA) to premiere new music! The Duxbury Middle School Silver Band was selected to perform at this year’s NAfmE Eastern division conference. It’s a huge honor and a testament to the amazing program managed by Ric Madru and Jill Noerenberg. To celebrate they reached out to me to create a commissioned work featuring an alumnus. I pulled Miguel Bolivar on board and the result is his latest piece “Concertino” for alto sax and wind ensemble. The piece is a vibrant blend of fast sax riffs, soaring melodies, and a “music box” theme played by the percussion section.

We had a wonderful first performance (rehearsal pictured above) and I’m looking forward to performing during an assembly near the end of March and the NAfME conference in early April!