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Harvey Pittel Professor of Saxophone The University of Texas Butler School of Music
Selected Concert Artist Solo Performance
Soloist with Orchestra
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra with Zubin Mehta The Boston Symphony Orchestra with Seiji Ozawa and Michael Tilson Thomas The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra with Zubin Mehta The Denver Symphony Orchestra with Gaetano Delogu The Seattle Symphony Orchestra with Richard Buckley The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with Neville Mariner The Louisville Symphony Orchestra with Akira Endo The Chautauqua Symphony with Varujan Kojian Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester with Dmitri Kitajenko
Major New York Recitals
Carnegie Recital Hall, winner Young Performers Series Carnegie Recital Hall Encore Recital Mannes College of Music Recital Mannes Concert Hall The Y Sunday Concert Series of Washington Heights and Inwood Alice Tully Hall Debut Recital presented by Columbia Artist Mgt, Linclon Center The Today Show with Gene Shallit Harvey Pittel with the Jupiter Symphony, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center Harvey Pittel at the Y, Kaufman Concert Hall, 92nd St. YM-YWHA Harvey Pittel Trio, Abraham Goodman House, Merkin Concert Hall Harvey Pittel with the New York Woodwind Quintet, Abraham Goodman House, Merkin Concert Hall Harvey Pittel and the Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet 50th Anniversary of Performing Arts, 92nd St. YM-YWHA Harvey Pittel with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Carnegie Hall Harvey Pittel with the Jupiter Symphony, all Bach Concert
On Call Orchestral Performance
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra The New York Philharmonic Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra The Austin Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Music Performance
Over 2000 concerts with The Harvey Pittel Trio and The Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet throughout the world from 1979 to the present.
Discography
Crystal S105 Harvey Pittel Plays Music for Alto and Soprano Saxophones Loeillet, Rodriquez, Stevens, Maurice
Crystal S155 Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet Bach, Glazunov, Joplin, Rivier, Desenclos, Bozza
Crystal S157 Harvey Pittel Trio (saxophone, piano and cello) New Classics Suite, Creston, Villa-Lobos, Ellington Medley
Crystal S353 Sextuor: Harvey Pittel with Westwood Wind Quintet Milhaud, Heiden, Dubois
Crystal S500 John Rodby – Concerto for Saxophone, Harvey Pittel with London Sinfonietta, Elgar Howarth, conductor
Harojama 9743 Don’t You Remember The Time – Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet American Music: Gershwin, Miller, Joplin
Louisville Symphony LS781 Harvey Pittel-saxophone, Akira Endo-conductor; Chihara Concerto for Saxophone, Amram “Ode to Lord Buckley”
Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet @1987
Nonesuch 9 79131-1 F Stratas Sings Weill-Teresa Stratas/Y Chamber Symphony-Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Harvey Pittel-featured saxophone soloist
Warner Brothers BSK 3197 Jazz – Ry Cooder; featured saxophonist
CBS MK 35165 Pictures at an Exhibition – New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor; Harvey Pittel – soloist “The Old Castle”
Bach and Noodles Crystal 654
Moving Along Crystal 655
Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet Live In Chicago Mark Records 2106
Music of Paul Chihara New World Records 815
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall Mark Records 2697
Harvey Pittel with The University of Texas Wind Ensemble Mark Records 3932
La Linge – La Sonorité, A Tribute to Marcel Mule Mark Records 5050
It Might As Well Be Spring The Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet, I HPSQ 0400
Tex Sax The University of Texas at Austin Saxophone Ensemble Mark Records 2280
Tex Sax Next Generation, The University of Texas Saxophone Ensemble Mark Records 711
Over The Rainbow and Bach Again, The University of Texas Butler School of Music Saxophone Ensemble – Longhorn Music/Naxos
Shape Shifter Sea Breeze Classical Records, RCC Wind Ensemble Live 2007-2009
Harvey Pittel with Jens Nygaard and The Jupiter Symphony Live in New York, Crystal Records (In Preparation)
Contrasts, Harvey Pittel, saxophones, Craig Williams and Michelle Schumann, piano- CRS Artists CD 0686
University Applied Saxophone Positions
1969 - 1978
University of Southern California Adjunct Professor California State College at Fullerton Adjunct and Ass. Professor California State College at Long Beach Adjunct Professor California State College at San Diego Adjunct Professor East Los Angeles Junior College Adjunct Professor
1978-1980
Boston University Adjunct Professor The Mannes College of Music (NYC) Adjunct Professor Tanglewood Institute Director, Saxophone Symposium
1991-1996
Boston University Adjunct Professor Tanglewood Institute Director, Saxophone Symposium
1999-2002
Montclair State University Adjunct Professor
Selected Student Placements
James Rötter Professor of Saxophone, University of Southern California, Saxophonist, Los Angeles Philharmonic. Alto Saxophonist with the Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet for 12 years
Doug Masek Professor of Saxophone, University of California Los Angeles. On call saxophonist Los Angeles Philharmonic
Dr. Jeffrey Benedict Professor of Saxophone, Los Angeles State College. Administrator, Undergraduate Admissions
Selected Student Placements (continued)
Allen Won Professor of Saxophone, The New School Mannes College of Music, New York, NY. First call woodwind doubler for Broadway Shows, commercial engagements, recordings, New York City. Currently, saxophonist for the show Hair
Dr. Dan Goble Chair, Department of Music, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT... Saxophonist, New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Baritone Saxophonist, Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet
Mark Watters Seven time Emmy award winning movie composer. Conductor for Star Wars in Concert and many Hollywood productions. Baritone Saxophonist, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Charles Richard Chair, Department of Music and Professor of Jazz and Saxophone, Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA. On call saxophonist, Los Angeles Philharmonic and commercial doubler, Southern California
Dr. Jeremy Justeson Professor of Saxophone and Wind Ensemble Director, University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown
Roger Greenberg Professor of Saxophone, University of Northern Colorado for 24 years. Currently President, Monteverde Music importing the P. Mauriat Saxophone to North America. Clinician and soloist, Thailand, Taiwan, South America, North America
Vincent Gnojek Professor of Saxophone, Kansas State University, Lawrence, Kansas. Alto saxophonist with the Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet for 18 years. Soloist and clinician world wide
Selected Student Placements (continued)
Todd Yukumoto Professor of Saxophone University of Hawaii, Saxophonist – Royal Hawaiian Band
Dr. Paul Haar Professor of Saxophone and Head, Jazz Department, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Dr. Erik Steighner Professor of Saxophone, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
Dr. Todd Oxford Professor of Saxophone, Texas State University. Founder, Elision Saxophone Quartet. Tours as soloist world wide. Imports the Todd Oxford Saxophone.
James Hairston Concert Artist with P. Mauriat Paris Saxophones, Teipei, Taiwan. Head, Quality Control. Originated new markets in six countries.
Dr. James Butler Lead Saxophonist, Air Force Band, Tokyo, Japan
Carolyn Beatty Associate Director of Bands, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Brian Stone Professor, University of Delaware, Director, University Symphony Orchestra
Branford Marsalis Prominent jazz and classical saxophonist throughout the world
Michael Hertel Baritone Saxophone Chair with the Monster Big Band
Sunil Gadgil Alto Saxophonists with the Elision Saxophone Quartet
Honors and Awards
Fulbright Scholar Award for Study Abroad
Two Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund Grants
National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Grant
University of Texas Summer Research Grant
University of Texas Graduate School Travel Grant
Butler School of Music Most Valuable Applied Teacher Award
Selected Music Education Performance/Master Class – Clinics
World Saxophone Congress, France, Thailand, Canada, Japan Music Educators National Conference Mid West Band and Orchestra Convention Texas Music Educators Association Texas Bandmasters Association California Music Educators Association Encuentro Universatario Internacional De Saxophon, Escuela Nacional De Música UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
Film
Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet documentary film celebrating 30 years of touring. In editing stage.
Research and Creative Activities 2009-2010
Over The Rainbow and Bach Again, the University of Texas Butler School of Music Saxophone Ensemble – Longhorn Music/Naxos LHM 2010002 Concerto for Two Violins, Vivaldi/El-Farrah; Vocalise, Rachmaninoff/El-Farrah; Brandenburg Concerto #1, J S Bach/Sparks; Over the Rainbow, Arlen/Thompson; The Carnival of Venice, Demersseman/Hemke;Celluloid, Snyder; Symphonie #5, Movement 3, Mahler/Evans; Over the Rainbow, Arlen/Taylor (Pittel-Soloist), O Nata Lux from Lux Æterna, Lauridsen/Watters; The Lone Arranger Goes Sax Mad, Buttall/Wood
Research and Creative Activities 2009-2010 (continued)
Sextuor, Harvey Pittel with the Westwood Woodwind Quintet and Sunil Gadgil, Crystal Records CD353 Scaramouche, Milhaud; Intrada, Heiden; Sinfonia da Camera, Dubois; Duo, Hindemith; selected woodwind quintet encore pieces.
Harvey Pittel with Jens Nygaard and the Jupiter Symphony Live in New York, Crystal Records (In Preparation) Fantasia, Villa Lobos; Concerto, Glazunov; Concerto, CPE Bach; Brandenburg Concerto #2; Night Club 1960 for Histoire du Tango, Piazzolla; Flight of The Bumble Bee, Rimsky Korsakoff/Pittel
Shape Shifter-Sea Breeze Classical Records, RCC Wind Ensemble Live 2007-2009 Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble, John Mackey. Harvey Pittel, Soprano Saxophone, Riverside City College Wind Ensemble, John Mayse, Conductor SBC 4004
Encuentro Universatario Internacional De Saxophon, Escuela Nacional De Música UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico. University of Texas Graduate School Travel Grant
World Saxophone Congress, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Featured soloist and Clinician.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Special Secondary Teaching Credential University of Southern California 1961 – 1965
Master Of Music (Applied Music – Saxophone) – Northwestern University 1965 – 1966
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Joseph Allard (saxophone teacher at The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, etc.) 1966 – 1981
Jean-Marie Londeix – Professor, Conservatoire de Musique de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France Summer 1972
Daniel Deffayet, Professor, Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique, Paris, France Summer 1970
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING (CONTINUED)
Fred Hemke, Professor, Northwestern University 1965 – 1966
Mitchell Lurie – Professor, University of Southern California 1961 – 1962
Franklyn Stokes – Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 1959 – 1965
Kallman Bloch – Principal Clarinet – Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 1956 -1959