Richard Reiter Productions

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EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1970: University of Maryland Master of Music, Music Education/Composition, 1972: The Catholic University of America CERTIFICATION Teacher of Music, New Jersey State Board of Education TEACHING EXPERIENCE Director, steel drum ensemble, The Peck School, September, 2000 - present Band Director, The Montclair Kimberley Academy, Middle School, September,1991-June, 2000. Assistant Band Director, The Montclair Kimberley Academy, September,1986 - June,1991. Adjunct (arranging, music business), Wm. Paterson College, September, 1985 - June, 1992. Guest Lecturer, Film School of New York University, 1985 - 1988. Private Instructor on clarinet, flute, saxophone: 1970 - present. BAND INSTRUMENTS TEACH Clarinet, Flute/Piccolo, Saxophone, Oboe, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Baritone Horn (Euphonium), Tuba, Drums/Percussion, Steel Drums. INSTRUMENTS PERFORM PROFESSIONALLY Bb Soprano & Bass Clarinet, C Flute, Piccolo, Alto & Bass Flute, Saxophones (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone) PRIVATE STUDY Clarinet--Paul Eberly (Kennedy Center), William Wright (National Symphony). Flute--Harold Bennett (Metropolitan Opera), Britton Johnson (Baltimore Symphony). Saxophone--David Tofani, Joe Allard, Andrew White Composition-Hank Levy (Towson State U.), Conrad Bernier (CUA), Nicolas Flagello, Danny Holgate PERFORMING EXPERIENCE Clarinet soloist for Broadway show "Dancin'." Saxophonist (guest artist) with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Performer for Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Nancy Wilson, Gregory Hines, Cher, Supremes, Temptations etc. Performer at Lincoln Center, Apollo Theater, Ambassador, Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap Farm Park, National Theater, Ford's Theater for many shows including: Gypsy, Hello Dolly, Mame, Company, Applause, The Rothschilds, Anything Goes, Promises Promises. AWARDS EMMY Award: Best Musical Score for Independent Production (original music for "Generation on the Wind," Academy Award nominated Best Feature Documentary). National Endowment for the Arts: three composition/performance/study grants. Listed in Marquis "Who's Who in Entertainment." SPECIAL SKILLS COMPOSITION: Composed music in many styles for over seventy films (with Warren Beatty, Leslie Nielsen etc.), television shows (including TNT, HBO, PBS, and worldwide TV, with Michael J. Fox, Robert Wagner, Darren McGavin, etc.), commercials, theater and dance productions. RECORDING: Have own digital multi track MIDI recording studio with Macintosh computer, using Digital Performer software. COMPUTER: Expert with MIDI (Multi Instrument Digital Interface)--using synthesizers and computers, teach students to sequence, record and printout music; also use this technology to create special musical arrangements for school bands (with accompanying demo tapes). JAZZ PERFORMANCE and EDUCATION: Recorded six nationally acclaimed jazz CDs, three on the Optimism label and three on Reiter's label City Pigeon Records; opened for Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Duke Ellington. Have written special jazz educational materials to use with students of all grades.

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