The Niantic Bay Clarinet Project, clarinetist Andy Sherwood and bass clarinetist Andrew Grenci, perform TV themes, movie music, hit songs of the past, and patriotic Americana.
Andrew Grenci -
Andrew Grenci performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and large ensemble player in the USA and around the world. In 2005, he appeared as a recitalist and panelist at the first World Bass Clarinet Convention in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He has soloed on bass clarinet and basset horn with the U.S. Coast Guard Band, and on clarinet with the Waterbury and Meriden Symphony Orchestras. As a chamber musician, he performed at International Clarinet Association conferences in Lubbock, New Orleans, and Austin, and at the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles conference in Chiayi City, Taiwan. Grenci held the bass clarinet chair in the U.S. Coast Guard Band from 1995 to 2018. In addition, he is often heard in the clarinet sections of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, and other Connecticut ensembles.
Also a composer and arranger, he premiered his new solo composition for bass clarinet and band, "Concerto in Rock," in July 2014. He also recently created several unique arrangements of Holiday Classics released on the album, "The Grenci Stole Christmas!"
Dr. Grenci earned his DMA at SUNY at Stony Brook, and is Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Western Connecticut State University.
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The Niantic Bay Clarinet Project, clarinetist Andy Sherwood and bass clarinetist Andrew Grenci, perform TV themes, movie music, hit songs of the past, and patriotic Americana.
The Niantic Bay Clarinet Project, clarinetist Andy Sherwood and bass clarinetist Andrew Grenci, perform TV themes, movie music, hit songs of the past, and patriotic Americana.
The Niantic Bay Clarinet Project, clarinetist Andy Sherwood and bass clarinetist Andrew Grenci, perform TV themes, movie music, hit songs of the past, and patriotic Americana.
The Niantic Bay Clarinet Project, clarinetist Andy Sherwood and bass clarinetist Andrew Grenci, perform TV themes, movie music, hit songs of the past, and patriotic Americana.
JoAnn Falletta, conducts Dame Ethel Smyth: Concerto for Violin, Horn, and Orchestra featuring Jill Levy and Jacek Muzyk, Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane Suite, Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet.
The Niantic Bay Clarinet Project, clarinetist Andy Sherwood and bass clarinetist Andrew Grenci, perform TV themes, movie music, hit songs of the past, and patriotic Americana.
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra with the New London Big Band
The sounds of a classical orchestra and a Jazz big band are blended for a uniquely colorful evening of music.
The Niantic Bay Clarinet Project, clarinetist Andy Sherwood and bass clarinetist Andrew Grenci, perform TV themes, movie music, hit songs of the past, and patriotic Americana.
Bass Clarinet in Rock
ClarinetFest 2019, Knoxville, TN
I'll be joined by Grace Choi on keyboard, Tommy Sauter on bass, and Bob Adamcik on drums in the premiere performance of a new reduced arrangement of "Concerto in Rock," originally composed for bass clarinet and concert band. Also on the program in Lori Ardovino's "Variations on Themes of Black Sabbath," for bass clarinet solo.