Combining athletic virtuosity and lyrical expressionism, Gregory Wanamaker’s music has been called "pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace" (San Francisco Chronicle), “achingly beautiful” (Palm Beach Daily News), “compelling” (Audiophile Audition), “outstanding” (American Record Guide), and “a technical tour de force” (Fanfare).
Combining athletic virtuosity and lyrical expressionism, Gregory Wanamaker’s music has been called "pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace" (San Francisco Chronicle), “achingly beautiful” (Palm Beach Daily News), “compelling” (Audiophile Audition), “outstanding” (American Record Guide), and “a technical tour de force” (Fanfare).
The Madding Crowd
from A Story Within a Story (2013)
Video by Carrie Mae Weems
Music & Sound Design by Gregory Wanamaker
The Madding Crowd
from A Story Within a Story (2013)
Video by Carrie Mae Weems
Music & Sound Design by Gregory Wanamaker
Vigil
for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet (2018)
Vigil for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet was commissioned by the Netherlands-based Duo Hevans. It is intended as music for reflection, while looking forward to new and more positive times.
Vigil
for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet (2018)
Vigil for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet was commissioned by the Netherlands-based Duo Hevans. It is intended as music for reflection, while looking forward to new and more positive times.
"Gregory Wanamaker's Elegy, a tribute to the victims of 9/11, was the highlight of the first half. It is an achingly beautiful work, with harmonic tensions resolving like a high Renaissance motet."
Ken Keaton, Palm Beach Daily News
March 17, 2013
"Gregory Wanamaker's Elegy, a tribute to the victims of 9/11, was the highlight of the first half. It is an achingly beautiful work, with harmonic tensions resolving like a high Renaissance motet."
Ken Keaton, Palm Beach Daily News
March 17, 2013
“On the quieter side, Three Episodes by Greg Wanamaker has a playful, jazzy feel to it that I admired, as do a lot of Wanamaker’s works…”
Daniel Coombs, Audiophile Audition
February 20, 2014
“On the quieter side, Three Episodes by Greg Wanamaker has a playful, jazzy feel to it that I admired, as do a lot of Wanamaker’s works…”
Daniel Coombs, Audiophile Audition
February 20, 2014
“Gregory Wanamaker’s Sonata deus sax machina combines traditional jazz flavors with contemporary tonality and extended effects – multiphonics, smack-tonguing, note bending – in a technical tour de force.”
Ronald E. Grames, Fanfare Magazine
34:2 Nov/Dec 2010
“Gregory Wanamaker’s Sonata deus sax machina combines traditional jazz flavors with contemporary tonality and extended effects – multiphonics, smack-tonguing, note bending – in a technical tour de force.”
Ronald E. Grames, Fanfare Magazine
34:2 Nov/Dec 2010
The United States Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium takes place at the George Mason University Center for the Arts in Fairfax, VA on January 11 and 12, 2019. I am looking forward to some wonderful performances of my music! Friday, January 11 3:30 – Vocalist Sammy Sohn and saxophonist Paul Cotton perform 4 Vocalises in MTB 2013.… Continue Reading