Chuck mangione

As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, I became exposed to a lot more musical forms, elements, opportunities, and I fell in love with strings and their...
My music has always been strong in melodic content.
We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other things besides.
Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best.
To do it always right, that is what music is to me.
1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me:
I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.
The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.
In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz.