BIO
CARMINE RUSSOTTI BIOGRAPHY
Carmine Russotti has a fine educational background!
He studied music education and has a MA in Music Composition, a Music Teacher Certification New York State, & has a Tenured Teaching License in Orchestral Music – New York City.
Carmine has an extensive background in music performance both as a leader and performer.
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Performance Experience
Three of a Kind Orchestra
Freelance Musician
Hunter College Orchestra
Hunter College Jazz Band
Alex Maysonet Ensemble
Normie Wayne Music
Larry Charles Big Band
Various performances in off Broadway musicals including Fiddler On The Roof, Anything Goes, Guys & Dolls, and more!
Gloria Praise Team
W.O.W.
Tony C & The Nose Pickers
And various ensembles in the New York City Public School System
Carmine Russotti worked in the New York City public school system for 27 years as a music educator. He has taught, conducted and been the director of a variety of music and other diciplines including:
Jazz Band
Marching Band
Orchestra
Beginner & Intermediate Ensembles
Other various music ensembles
He has taught music theory, piano, beginners band and beginners orchestra, intermediate band and orchestra, brass, woodwind, percussion classes, music appreciation, mixed and girls choruses.
Also, he worked as an adjunct professor at Hunter College teaching Percussion skills to Master Classes.
He Started writing songs when he was 14 years old. Writing both the music & lyrics. He has wrote & performed music in many genres. His eclectic tastes spans from Classical to Jazz to Popular Music He has now started a project including Pop, Dance, Hip-Hop & Rap! He Has been working with Tony Coluccio@globalmediamusic for the production of his music.
“Where words fail, music speaks”