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Emily P.

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Age: 5+

Speaks Italian, English

Teaching since 2007

M.M. Multiple Woodwind Performance

About Emily P.

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Brooklyn/Queens-based saxophonist and woodwind doubler Emily Pecoraro is known for her work in divergent ventures across the musical spectrum. In addition to her creative pursuits, Emily is a staple of the Broadway pit orchestra community, and has been a chair holder in the orchestra for The Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Rockettes for the last three Seasons. She is the regular lead alto saxophonist for both The Temptations and The Four Tops “New York” horn section, backing up the living Motown legends Otis Williams and Duke Fakir, and was previously a regular tenor and alto saxophone soloist with The Temptations Revue featuring the late Motown legend Dennis Edwards. As an administrator, Emily was the Founder and Program Director for WIJO Mentors, the Women in Jazz Organization’s collegiate mentorship program, from its inception in 2018 through the conclusion of the 2021 academic session. She also was the Founder, Artistic Director, and curator of The Variousound Sessions, an experimental concert series which held monthly residencies at Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and previously Pine Box Rock Shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Emily is the co-director of the Quarantined Woodwind Ensemble, a Covid-era virtual project featuring a rotating roster of 150+ woodwind and percussion players from the Broadway and Jazz communities in New York. With a creative output embracing both groove-based and classical music, Emily has performed and recorded with other such groups as: Dingonek Street Band, NYChillharmonic, Aberdeen, Shubh Saran, The Ed Palermo Big Band, The Big Apple Circus, Big Mean Sound Machine, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Manthattan Symphonie, Brooklyn Wind Symphony, and many others. Emily is the leader and composer for EMPECTET, a Chamber Jazz group based in Brooklyn. Emily holds her M.M. in Multiple Woodwind Performance from The Boston Conservatory, with concentrations in saxophone, clarinet, and flute. She also holds a B.M. in Music Education from Ithaca College, with an emphasis on jazz performance and pedagogy in addition to traditional studies in music education.

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Peter Fastovsky

Student's home

A great first lesson. Hoping it continues.

Posted Feb 28, 2018

Lucia Flaumenhast

Student's home

Emily is warm, energetic, very professional and talented. We love her!!

Posted Dec 12, 2017

Cassel

Teacher's studio

My daughter had the most wonderful first lesson I could have hoped for! Thank you for making her education enjoyable.. it already left her wanting to come back !

Posted Sep 17, 2017

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Experience

Professor

Jul, 2011 - Jul, 2015

Ithaca College Summer Music Academy

I teach a variety of subjects at the Ithaca College summer pre-college program, including: - Creating and executing curriculum for academics at the middle and high school levels in traditional music theory, pop music theory, music theory analysis, and music history - Clarinet professor - Jazz faculty, combo coach - Assistant to orchestra program, assisting the conductor with rehearsal and communication with the students - Overseer of female counselors

"42nd Street" National Broadway Tour

Dec, 2016 - May, 2017

Big League Productions

I was Reed 2 on this tour, where I performed on tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, and piccolo.

Tenor Saxophone and Alto Saxophone Soloist

Jul, 2016 - Jul, 2017

The Temptations Revue feat. Dennis Edwards

The Temptations Revue is a band that features Dennis Edwards, the last living member of the Motown superstars the Temptations. I was featured on their concert in Hamden, CT where I was the alto and tenor saxophone soloist.

Floral Designer

Jan, 2016 - Dec, 2016

Park Delicatessen Brooklyn

I was a floral designer at the super-hip Park Deli in Prospect Heights, BK. Check out my social media through my handle, #FlowersbyEmPec .

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" National Broadway Tour

Nov, 2015 - Dec, 2015

Big League Productions

I played the Reed 1 chair in the orchestra - my book included piccolo, flute, Bb clarinet, soprano saxophone, and alto saxophone.

Floral Designer

Jun, 2015 - Nov, 2015

Rose Red and Lavender

Assistant Staff and Retail Manager Floral Designer Bridal Consultant Terrarium Designer Educator: creator of lesson plans, teacher of: flower arranging classes, terrarium making classes, flower crown making classes

"Guys and Dolls" National Broadway Tour

Dec, 2014 - Jun, 2015

Big League Productions

I played the Reed 2 chair in the orchestra for the Broadway National tour of "Guys and Dolls" by Frank Loesser. My book included flute, Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and bass clarinet.

Floral Designer

Apr, 2013 - Jan, 2015

Fern by Boston Rose Florist

Assistant Staff and Retail Manager Bridal Consultant Terrarium designer Antique upcycler Floral Designer

"My Fair Lady" National Broadway Tour

Oct, 2011 - Oct, 2011

Big League Productions

I subbed in the Broadway National Tour of "My Fair Lady" in the orchestra, playing Bb and bass clarinets.

Education

B.M. Music Education

Aug, 2008 - May, 2012

Ithaca College

M.M. Multiple Woodwind Performance

Aug, 2012 - May, 2014

The Boston Conservatory

Music, Italian

Jun, 2011 - Jul, 2011

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Awards

Flora Brown Award

Aug, 2008

Ithaca College

Woodwind Department Assistant

Aug, 2013

The Boston Conservatory

Charlotte Plummer Owen Memorial Scholarship

Aug, 2010

Women’s Band Directors International

Col. G. Howard Music Scholarship

Aug, 2010

Ithaca College

Ithaca Access Grant

Aug, 2008

Ithaca College

Affiliations

Girl Scouts of America

Jun, 1996

It began over 100 years ago with one woman, Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon "Daisy" Low, who believed in the power of every girl. She organized the first Girl Scout troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, and every year since, we've made her vision a reality, helping girls discover their strengths, passions, and talents. Today we continue the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We're the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs for girls from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to do something amazing.

American Federation of Musicians

Jan, 2016

A labor union representing professional musicians in the United States and Canada. Founding in 1896 as the successor to the "National League of Musicians," the AFM is the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians.

National Association for Music Education

Sep, 2008

Founded in 1907, NAfME is among the world’s largest arts education organizations. NAfME advocates at the local, state, and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers.

International Clarinet Association

Sep, 2008

The International Clarinet Association is a community of clarinetists and clarinet enthusiasts that supports projects that will benefit clarinet performance; provides opportunities for the exchange of ideas, materials, and information among its members; fosters the composition, publication, recording, and distribution of music for the clarinet; encourages the research and manufacture of a more definitive clarinet; avoids commercialism in any form while encouraging communication and cooperation among clarinetists and the music industry; and encourages and promotes the performance and teaching of a wide variety of repertoire for the clarinet.