Christopher Creviston
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Saxophonist Christopher Creviston has played in Carnegie Hall with the
Detroit Symphony, Prince?s birthday party at Paisley Park, appeared live
on BET?s "BET on Jazz", and gigged the Apollo Theatre in Harlem.
Christopher is internationally known as a player and teacher. Presently on
faculty at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam), he has formerly held
positions at the Greenwich House of Arts (NYC), the University of Windsor
(Canada), and at the University of Michigan. He has been featured
performer and clinician at numerous series and festivals across the US.
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 playing Ibert?s "Concertino da Camera" at the Michigan Youth Arts
Festival at age 17, and his professional concerto debut playing
Villa-Lobos? "Fantasia" with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Christopher's teachers include Don Sinta, James Forger, Trent Kynaston and
Rhonda Buckley.
He has appeared in concert with jazz names John Pizzarelli, Jon Faddis,
Bobby Shew, Bunky Green, Jim Snidero, Bob Mintzer, Steve Houghton, Vinny
DiMartino, Dave Liebman, Peggy Cone, and Marvin Stamm, and has had the
pleasure of working with pop performers Crystal Gayle, Maureen McGovern,
Billy Porter, Marty Thomas, David Raleigh, Paul Mahos, Ben Vereen and Kim
Sozzi, as well as playing shows with jokester Bob Hope. Presently,
Creviston continues to freelance, and regularly appears with the Capitol
Saxophone Quartet, harpist Fran Duffy, guitarist Oren Fader and pianist
Hannah Gruber. In the words of world renowned cellist and conductor
"Slava" Rostropovich, "Bravo!.. Bravo! Bravo!!..."
Detroit Symphony, Prince?s birthday party at Paisley Park, appeared live
on BET?s "BET on Jazz", and gigged the Apollo Theatre in Harlem.
Christopher is internationally known as a player and teacher. Presently on
faculty at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam), he has formerly held
positions at the Greenwich House of Arts (NYC), the University of Windsor
(Canada), and at the University of Michigan. He has been featured
performer and clinician at numerous series and festivals across the US.
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 playing Ibert?s "Concertino da Camera" at the Michigan Youth Arts
Festival at age 17, and his professional concerto debut playing
Villa-Lobos? "Fantasia" with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Christopher's teachers include Don Sinta, James Forger, Trent Kynaston and
Rhonda Buckley.
He has appeared in concert with jazz names John Pizzarelli, Jon Faddis,
Bobby Shew, Bunky Green, Jim Snidero, Bob Mintzer, Steve Houghton, Vinny
DiMartino, Dave Liebman, Peggy Cone, and Marvin Stamm, and has had the
pleasure of working with pop performers Crystal Gayle, Maureen McGovern,
Billy Porter, Marty Thomas, David Raleigh, Paul Mahos, Ben Vereen and Kim
Sozzi, as well as playing shows with jokester Bob Hope. Presently,
Creviston continues to freelance, and regularly appears with the Capitol
Saxophone Quartet, harpist Fran Duffy, guitarist Oren Fader and pianist
Hannah Gruber. In the words of world renowned cellist and conductor
"Slava" Rostropovich, "Bravo!.. Bravo! Bravo!!..."
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