Charles Murrell
III
Music is love
Education
College coursework at: Norfolk State University, Delaware State Univ, and Morgan State Univ.
Performance Experience
Chamber
Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble
Sotto Voce Saxophone Duo- Music Director, Composer
Kaya Wind Ensemble- Founder, Saxophone
Sting! (Brass Quintet)- Horn, Composer
Delaware State University Brass Ensemble- Horn
Norfolk State University Horn Choir
Norfolk State Saxophone Quintet
Norfolk State Woodwind Quintet- Bassoon
Norfolk State “Jazz Elite” Combo- Saxophone
Vocal
Morgan State University Choir- Bass II
“University Singers”, Morgan State- Bass II
105 Voices of History Honorary Choir- Bass, Section Leader
Delaware State Choir- Bass II
Delaware State Chamber Ensemble- Bass II/ Baritone
Jubilee Ensemble- Bass II
Orchestral
Baltimore Opera Workshop- Principle Horn
Harlem Festival Orchestra- Horn
Bands/Winds
The Winiker Orchestra- Saxophonoe
Morgan State Symphonic Wind Ensemble- Saxophone
Morgan State Jazz Ensemble- Saxophone, Woodwind
Baltimore Music Educators Wind Symphony- Horn, Saxophone
Delaware State Jazz Ensemble- Saxophones
Anonymouz Soul, LLC- Music Director, Woodwind
Tidewater Winds- Tenor Saxophone
Norfolk State Marching Band- Drum Major
Music Festivals
R.M.P.B.B. Brass Quintet Seminar, The Curtis Institute, Philadelphia PA
H.B.C.U. National Band Directors Consortium, Atlanta GA
US Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, James Madison University, VA
Conducting Experience
Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble
Delaware State Choir and Jubilee Ensemble
Norfolk State Band Program
Teaching Experience
The Epiphany School- Teaching Artist
Overlea High School- Assistant to Band Director
Baltimore Symphony OrchKids- Clinician
Central Middle School Band- Teachers Assistant
Internships
American Studio Orchestra, Baltimore MD
R.E.A.L. Orchestra, Charlotte NC
Virginia Beach Youth Orchestra, Virginia Beach VA
Saxophone, Composer, Music Director
References- Available Upon Request
Larry Williams, Horn Instructor, Chamber Music Faculty Chair, Preparatory Brass & Winds Department Director, Adult & Continuing Education (ACE), Peabody Conservatory
Stephanie Sanders, Assistant Professor of Music/Woodwind Specialist, Norfolk State Univ.
Paul I. Adams, Director of Bands/Trombone Specialist, Norfolk State Univ.
Dr. David Tolley, Assoc. Prof. of Composition, Recording/Production & Music Industry, Delaware State Univ.
Kenneth Radnofsky/saxophone- present,
Timothy Green/saxophone- 2 years,
Stephanie Sanders/saxophone- 4 years,
Dr. James Lee III/composition- 3 years,
Larry Williams/horn, composition, artist development- 5 years
RESUME
Charles is a self taught composer native to Dover, Delaware. He is an active member and composer for Sotto Voce Saxophone Duo and Kaya Wind Ensemble. He also holds an active composition residency with the American Studio Orchestra in Baltimore, MD. He has written works for both Sotto Voce and Kaya Winds, ASO, The Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble, Delaware State University Music Programs and the R.E.A.L. Orchestra in Raleigh, North Carolina. Prior commission projects include pieces by Seychelle Dunn (Longy Conservatory), Linus Ellis (Richmond, VA), Sting Brass Quintet (The Curtis Institute) and Dr. Anita Thesen (Baltimore, MD). Currently, Charles resides in Boston actively composing, performing, volunteering as well as studying with Ken Radnofsky.