Hi all,
So recently I was asked to write a piece for brass ensemble for the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Brass Ensemble. The name really is a mouthfull, but it was just premiered two weeks ago at the Manhattan School. It was the first live performance of one of my pieces.
You can hear/watch the performance here: http://www.youtube.c...nel_video_title
It's not perfect, but expecting a perfect performance is unrealistic. They also had been playing for some time before this.
Since then I was recently asked to write a piece for symphonic band to premiere in China. My college's band is doing a week and a half-long tour of Beijing and Xi'an, so I'm in the process of putting something together for that, which I'm really excited about.
It's been a while since I've been on here. Go to my facebook page and like it if you're interested in more updates about stuff :). www.facebook.com/michaeltdefilippis
Below is the concert program in which my name appears for the first time with some not-so-bad company.