Contact
bongiornof@uncw.edu
Office: CA 1048C
910.962.3390
Studio: CA 1042
910.962.3395
Office Hours:
M-F, 8-9:00 AM
(by appointment)
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Education
Doctor of Music (1990) in Saxophone Performance with minors in Jazz Studies and Music Education, Indiana University, Bloomington
Document: The Construction and Validation of an Objective Evaluation for Jazz Ensemble Saxophone Auditions
Master of Music (1982) in Saxophone Performance with a minor in Jazz Studies University of North Texas, Denton
Bachelor of Music (1980) in Saxophone Performance & Music Education, Ithaca College, NY
Primary Teachers
Saxophone - Steve Mauk (Ithaca College), James Riggs (University of North Texas), Eugene Rousseau & Daniel Deffayet (Indiana University)
Jazz - David Baker (Indiana University), Rich Matteson (University of North Texas)
Biography
Dr. Bongiorno is Professor of Music and Chair of the Department
of Music at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where
he has taught saxophone as well as jazz studies since 1982. During
this time at UNCW, his saxophone as well as jazz students have
received national and international recognition by such organizations
as Down Beat magazine and Jazzfest USA, among others (see Student
Awards for more information).
As an active recitalist, orchestral soloist, jazz artist, and
clinician throughout the United States and abroad, Bongiorno’s
performances have taken him to Berlin, Boston, Washington, D.C.,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Montreal, New York, Tokyo, Nuremberg, Montreux
(Switzerland), Graz and Salzburg (Austria), Valencia (Spain),
Montréal, and Pesaro (Italy). He has performed solos with
various professional and college ensembles such as the Orchestra
Filarmonica Marchigiana (Italy), Shreveport Symphony, Wilmington
Symphony Orchestra, Auburn University Wind Ensemble, Williams
College Jazz Ensemble, and Northern State College Jazz Ensemble,
among others. In addition, Bongiorno performs regularly as a
member of the renowned Ryoanji Du o (saxophone & classical
guitar), as well as with his jazz group. Other performing credits
include performances as a supporting musician for the Four Tops,
Carol Channing, Red Skelton, the North Carolina Symphony, Kenny
Rogers, Frankie Vallie, Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence and Edie
Gorme, as well as for the movie sound track of Chasers and an
instructional video called Sing Like a Pro.
Bongiorno's solo compact disc recordings include the critically
acclaimed Classic Saxophone, Classic Saxophone, Vol. 2: Musica
da camera, and Images (The Ryoanji Duo). He has also recorded
a jazz play along CD of original jazz compositions as well as
a master class CD on learning to improvise using transcriptions
for Jazz Player Magazine and a saxophone vibrato master class
CD released by the Saxophone Journal.
He has numerous publications including saxophone transcriptions
of "Classical" music, original compositions for jazz
combo, paper presentations at the Eighteenth Annual International
Association for Jazz Educators Conference and the Second Annual
Boston Saxophone Workshop & Contemporary Woodwind Seminar,
as well as over 100 articles and reviews in such publications
as the Saxophone Symposium, North Carolina Music Educators Journal,
the National Association of College Wind & Percussion Instructors
and Popular Musicians. Bongiorno currently writes CD reviews
for the Saxophone Journal and is the coordinating editor of saxophone
reviews for the Saxophone Symposium. He has been featured in
a front cover interview in the January/February 1993 issue of
the Saxophone Journal and is listed in the International Who’s
Who in Music, Seventeenth Edition and the Outstanding Musicians
of the 20th Century.
Finally, Frank Bongiorno has been an active member of the North
American Saxophone Alliance since 1978 and has held the office
of Membership Director/Treasurer (1984) as well as Secretary
(1988-1990). As a member of the NASA he has been invited to present
solo performances at each of the World Saxophone Congresses since
1982.
Select Reviews
The Saxophone Journal
"Bongiorno is an excellent saxophonist who has the magic
to tell stories through his saxophone performance. Not only does
he tickle the listener's ear, but he fires up the imagination
and stirs the soul."
The Shreveport Times
"Frank Bongiorno is an accomplished musician, and he struck
the right moods besides getting rather a workout."
The Spectator
"The performance featuring alto soloist Frank Bongiorno
was superb."
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