Dr. Christopher J. Greco

Dr. Christopher Greco received B.A. music and M.A. music composition from California State University, Los Angeles and the听Doctor of Musical Arts, D.M.A.听degree in classical performance from University of California, Los Angeles.听听

听Dr. Greco is an educator, composer/performer, woodwind specialist, award winning composer, and scholar of music with interests covering a broad range across several musical disciplines including composition, performance, and music theory. He is active in the classical, polystylist, and jazz fields as a recitalist and composer/performer, and was trained as a composer and multi-instrumentalist (clarinet, flute, saxophone, oboe) in his hometown of Los Angeles.鈥�听

Publications appear in Saxophone Journal (U.S.), Saxophone Today (U.S.), Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain (U.K.), and doctoral paper,鈥�A Study: An Interpretation and Analysis of a Late Twentieth Century Work for Saxophone and Piano: Steven Stucky鈥檚听Notturno鈥痠s published by听Akademiker听Verlag, 2008.听

Dr. Greco served on the music faculty at Pepperdine University, UCLA, and University of Maryland.听He joined the 小草影院 music faculty in 2008.听Currently Dr. Greco听teaches:听music theory (coordinator), composition (coordinator),听seminar in composition,听orchestration, counterpoint, studio applied woodwinds,听Honors course -Twentieth Century Music: Musical Styles of Modern Europe and America,听chamber ensembles, and听History of听Jazz (summer online) at 小草影院.听He and his wife Yvette have three children, Nicholas, Julia, and Alexander.

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Education

D.M.A., Performance
University of California, Los Angeles (classical saxophone/clarinet)

M.A., Music Composition
California State University, Los Angeles 听

B.A., Music
California State University Los Angeles

Selected Publications and Presentations

鈥淎 Study: An Interpretation and Analysis of a Late Twentieth Century Work For听Saxophone and Piano: Steven Stucky鈥檚 Notturno.鈥� June 2006, UCLA

Doctoral paper published by VDM

“Guest Artist, A Private Lesson With Christopher Greco – Pedagogy,听Performance, and Career Objectives,鈥澨�Saxophone Today, March/April 2014: p. 47-50

“The Benefits of Variety,”听Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain, Volume 38, Number 1, Spring 2013: p. 14-15

Paper Presentation – Music Theory

College Music Society, Great Plains Chapter Conference

鈥淚ntroducing Textural Music Into the Undergraduate Core

Curriculum: Ligeti鈥檚Chamber Concerto for 13 Instrumentalists.鈥�

March 27-28, 2010

Kansas State University, Emporia, KS

鈥淣ew Music and the Saxophone: Diaphonia Intevallum by Joseph Schwantner.鈥澨�Saxophone Journal听Vol. 29, No. 2, Nov./Dec. 2004: p.54-57

鈥淣ew Music and the Saxophone: Canto IV by Samuel Adler.鈥澨�Saxophone Journal听Vol. 27, No. 6, July/Aug. 2003: p.59-60

Selected Performances

Jazz Concert – Kansas Jazz Collective

Director:Christopher Greco

小草影院 – March 24, 2012

O鈥橫alley-McAllister Auditorium

Atchison, KS 66002

George Colligan, piano (NYC guest); Greco saxophone, clarinet;

Steve Rigazzi contrabass; Doug Auwarter, drums.听 听 听 听 听 听 听

Saxophone Recital听 –听Duo and Trio Music

小草影院 – September 27, 2011

O鈥橫alley-McAllister Auditorium

Atchison, KS 66002

Christopher Greco 鈥� alto saxophone

Bryan Pezzone 鈥� piano (guest – Los Angeles)

Krystal Heib 鈥� flute (former BC graduate)听

Jazz Concert 鈥� Kansas Jazz Collective

Director:Christopher Greco

小草影院 – September 29, 2010

O鈥橫alley 鈥� McAllister Auditorium

Atchison, KS 66002

Eldad Tarmu, vibraphone (NYC guest), Greco saxophone, clarinet;

Michael Pagan, piano; Ray Demarchi, drums.

Saxophone / Clarinet Recital

小草影院 – November 10, 2009

O鈥橫alley-McAllister Auditorium

Atchison, KS 66002

Christopher Greco – alto saxophone, clarinet

Bryan Pezzone 鈥� piano (guest – Los Angeles)

Broadcast Performances

Dr. Greco鈥檚 recordings of compositions and his performances have been broadcast globally including the United States, Portugal, France, South America, Russia, Belgium, Australia, Canada, Indonesia, and Italy.

Compositions

Thirty compositions published with Pleiadian Music (ASCAP)

Awards

• Honorable Mention International Song Competition 2014 Finalist – 鈥淭he Open Door鈥� (clarinet)
• ASCAP-Plus Awards 2002-2014
• CMJ Top 50 Jazz Albums 2013 – “Trane Of Thought” CD
• International Song Competition听2013 Semi-Finalist – “Oliver” (tenor saxophone)
• Hollywood Music in Media Awards Finalist 2013 – “Oliver”
• Winner “Best Jazz” – Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2012 – “Maia” (soprano saxophone)
• International Song Competition 2012 Semi-Finalist – “Messages” (tenor saxophone)
• International Song Competition听2011 Semi-Finalist – “The Open Door” (clarinet)
• Hollywood Music in Media Awards Finalist 2011 – “Merope” (flute)Julius Hemphill Composition Award 2001 Finalist – “The Flight Of A Bird Leaves No Trace” (flute)

Dr. Greco Portal Links

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
• The Recording Academy – Voting Member
• The College Music Society
• International Clarinet Association
• Europe Jazz Network
• VDM Publishing