SCHOLARSHIP | SCORES
PAPERS
Doctoral Paper: “A Study: An Interpretation and Analysis of a Late Twentieth Century Work for Saxophone and Piano: Steven Stucky’s Notturno.” June 2006 - UCLA
COMMERCIALLY PUBLISHED BY VDM PUBLISHING 2008
ARTICLES
Guest Artist, “A Private Lesson with Christopher Greco - Pedagogy, Performance, and Career Objectives.” Saxophone Today - March/April 2014: p.47-51
Saxophone Today | A Private Lesson with Christopher Greco - 2014
Learning from the Pros: Performance, Pedagogy, and Career Objectives
“The Benefits of Variety: Clarinet / Saxophone Practice Routines and Preparation of Literature for Performance.” Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain Volume 38, No.1, Spring 2013: p.13-14
THE BENEFITS OF VARIETY - CLARINET AND SAXOPHONE SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITIAN
“New Music and the Saxophone: Diaphonia Intervallum by Joseph Schwantner.” Saxophone Journal Vol. 29, No. 2 Nov./Dec. 2004: p.54-57
NEW MUSIC AND THE SAXOPHONE: DIAPHONIA INTERVALLUM - SAXOPHONE JOURNAL
“New Music and the Saxophone: Canto IV by Samuel Adler.” Saxophone Journal Vol. 27, No. 6, July/Aug. 2003: p.59-60
NEW MUSIC AND THE SAXOPHONE: CANTO IV - SAXOPHONE JOURNAL
COMPACT DISC
“Tasty stuff for left leaning ears open to some new directions.”
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| awards
Composition Award 2024 | Voices 1 - for piano and electronics | ABLAZE Records Electronic Masters Vol. 10
UO-Music Competition 2021 Semi-Finalist - “Mid-City Funk” Video Jazz | Chris Greco Group
International Song Competition 2017 - Semi-Finalist Jazz Composition “Rains and Prayers”
ASCAP-Plus Awards 2002-2014 - Concert music and Popular music categories
9th Annual Jazz Critics Poll: 2014 - Reissue, Standards Vol., 1
International Song Competition 2014 - Finalist & Honorable Mention Jazz Composition “The Open Door”
CMJ Top 50 Jazz Albums 2013 - Trane of Thought CD
Hollywood Music in Media Award 2013 - Finalist Jazz Composition “Oliver”
International Song Competition 2013 - Semi-Finalist Jazz Composition “Oliver”
Hollywood Music in Media Award 2012 - Winner Best Jazz “Maia”
International Song Competition 2012 - Semi-Finalist Jazz Composition “Messages”
Hollywood Music in Media Award 2011 - Finalist Jazz Competition “Merope”
International Song Competition 2011 - Semi-Finalist “The Open Door”
Julius Hemphill Composition Award 2001 - Finalist “The Fight of A Bird Leaves No Trace”
COMPOSITIONS
Voices 1 - for piano and electronics | Composition Award 2024 | ABLAZE Records, Electronic Masters Series Vol. 10
Palette of Bley - for orchestra
with piano, harp, alto saxophone, and percussion. 12’ (2023)
Seven - for soprano and chamber group movement 2
For winds, piano, percussion, low strings, and soprano voice. Graphic, proportional, and conventional notation. Text by Christopher J. Greco. (1995/98)
Currents - for string quartet
movement II. (2016/22)
Te alabaré Señor - for soprano, mezzo- soprano, alto
Sacred choral work, Spanish text. (2022)
The Open Door - for clarinet, drums/percussion,
contrabass
From Pleiadian Call | Music for Trio CD.
gwsfourwinds records (2002)
ACADEMIA
COMPOSITION COORDINATOR / WOODWINDS STUDIO
Benedictine College Composition Majors
Composition Studio Majors -Student Recital - 2018
Benedictine College Clarinet Studio
NATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY EVENT 2016 - Dr. Greco performs with his Clarinet Studio - F. Poulenc, J.S. Bach, M. Arnold, A. Donato.
PRESENTATIONS
Introducing Textural Music into Undergraduate Core Curriculum | College Music Society - 2010
Presentation College Music Society 2010 Ligeti Textural Timeline - Chamber Concerto for 13 Instrumentalists