ENJOY A CRANE CONCERT OF NEW MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND SAX

Saxophonist Christopher Creviston and guitarist Oren Fader will present a recital of exciting new music for saxophone and guitar at the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m.

The program will include premieres of works composed for Creviston and Fader by Whitney Ashe, David Claman, Eric J. Schwartz, Gal Ziv and Crane composer Gregory Wanamaker, as well as a new arrangement by Michael Djupstrom.

Fader, a member of the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, has performed in London, Tokyo, Munich, Amsterdam, Montreal, Maui, Russia, Mexico and throughout the United States. His concerto performances include the Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Concierto de Aranjuez with the Brooklyn Conservatory Orchestra and the Vivaldi D major with the Manchester Music Festival Chamber Players in Vermont.

Fader has performed hundreds of concerts with a wide range of classical and new music groups, including the Met Chamber Ensemble, New York City Opera, New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, New World Symphony, Absolute Ensemble, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, American Composers' Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Music from Japan, New Amsterdam Singers, New York Festival of Song, Da Capo Chamber Players, North Country Chamber Players, Poetica Musica and Speculum Musicae. Festival performances include Aspen, Tanglewood, Bach Oregon Festival, Deer Valley Festival (Utah) and Morelia, Mexico.

Fader received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Purchase and his Master of Music degree in performance from Florida State University.

Creviston, presently a member of The Crane School of Music faculty, has played in many esteemed venues such as Carnegie Hall with the Detroit Symphony and Prince’s birthday party at Paisley Park. He has also appeared live on BET’s “BET on Jazz.” He has also “gigged” the Apollo Theatre in Harlem.

Creviston is internationally known as a player and teacher. He was previously on staff at the Greenwich House Music School in New York City. He has also held faculty positions at the University of Windsor (Canada) and at the University of Michigan.

Creviston has appeared at clinics and conventions beginning as an undergraduate student when he was featured performer and clinician at the 1989 Dana Saxophone Symposium (Youngstown State University) and most recently in January of 2007, appearing as featured guest artist at the NASA Region VIII Conference (Penn State University).

Creviston was selected as winner of the North American Saxophone Alliance’s Classical Competition, a finalist in the New York Concert Artist’s Guild, and has won numerous other accolades. He has appeared as featured soloist with many orchestras and bands, including his concerto debut performing Ibert’s “Concertino da Camera” at the Michigan Youth Arts Festival, and his professional concerto debut playing Villa-Lobos’ “Fantasia” with the National Symphony Orchestra.

The event is free, and the public is invited to attend.