Performances
Listed below are program highlights for recent, current, and upcoming seasons. If you are interested in attending one of these performances and/or hiring Jordan P. Smith to perform at your concert or event, please contact him by e-mail.
Upcoming Performances
August 20 & 28, 2010 — French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, Hancock, NY
Alto Saxophonist for Gershwin's American in Paris
November 7, 2010, 4 pm — Rutgers University, Mason Gross Extension Division Faculty Recital,
New Brunswick, NJ
Details TBA
December 9, 2010, 7 pm— Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Manhattan Saxophone Quartet, Repertoire TBD
February 3, 2011, 11:30 am — The College of New Jersey, Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall,
Ewing, NJ
Program to include world premier quartet work by Dr. Robert McMahan;
other works TBD
April 2011 — Yamaha Piano Salon, New York, NY
Performance of Reverie,
Interrupted with composer James Adler, piano
2010
August 7, 2010 — French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, Hancock, NY
Alto saxophone soloist with French Woods Orchestra for performance of Mussorgsky/Ravel's Pictures at an Exhibition
July 15, 2010 — French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, Hancock, NY
Conductor of French Woods Saxophone Ensemble with works by Sousa, Caravan, etc.
May 12, 2010 — Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Entitled "Music of 1924," this concert program included Villa-Lobos' Choros No.7 for winds, violin and cello, and tam-tam
April 28, 2010 — Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Premiere of new adaptation of New York Gardens for viola, tenor saxophone, and piano by Adrienne Albert
April 22, 2010 — Yale University School of Music, New Haven, CT
Performance by the Manhattan Saxophone Quartet of a work for saxophone quartet and electronics by Andy Akiho
April 10-11, 2010 — New World Symphony, Adrienne Arsht
Center / Knight Concert Hall, Miami, Fl
Soprano/alto saxophonist for performance of Aaron Copland's Piano Concerto
Conductor
– Michael Tilson Thomas; Piano
– Jeremy Denk
March 31, 2010 — Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY
MSM Saxophone Quartet concert featuring works by Maslanka, Florio, Bozza, etc.
February 25, 2010 — Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall, New York, NY
World premier of Reverie, Interrupted for
tenor saxophone and piano by James Adler (written and
dedicated to Mr. Smith)
Watch a Video of the Performance | View a picture of Mr. Smith and Mr. Adler
February 23, 2010 — Saint Peter's Church, New York, NY
Premier of PollyPiano for saxophone quartet and piano by Tamara Cashour
Part of the New York Composers Circle concert series
February 20, 2010 — New World Symphony, Knight Concert Hall, Miami, Fl
Alto saxophonist for performance of Gershwin’s American in Paris
January 7, 2010 — Cicely Tyson School of Performing Arts, East Orange, NJ
Masterclass on saxophone history and tone/intonation techniques
2009
December 2009 — Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Conductor for performance of Aaron Coland’s Quiet City
November 2009 — Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Premier of Sonata for Tenor Saxophone and Piano by Steve Cohen (written and dedicated to Mr. Smith)
July 2009 — French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, Hancock, NY
Conductor of French Woods Saxophone Ensemble with works by Wirth, Grainger and Sousa
July 2009 — French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, Hancock, NY
Performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
April 2009 — New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
MSM Saxophone Quartet performance featuring a variety of works
April 2009 — Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, Brooklyn, NY
Performance of Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije Suite
April 2009 — North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Region 8 Conference, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Duo performance of Murasaki No Fuchi with saxophonist Wonki Lee
2008
July 2008 — New York Summer Music Festival, Oneonta, NY
Featured soloist, Urban Carvalho’s Song and Dance
2007
July 2007 — Ionian University, Corfu, Greece
Premiere of Evolutions for saxophone ensemble by Marilyn Shrude
April 2007 — The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Featured soloist, Henri Tomasi’s Ballade for Saxophone and Orchestra |
