Robert Russell Bennett Harmonica Concerto Opening

Robert Bonfiglio plays the opening of the Robert Russell Bennett Harmonica Concerto all in 5/8 time. Called the “Leading America Harmonica Virtuoso” by the New York Times, ROBERT BONFIGLIO has dazzled audiences at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the Gewandhaus, Teatro Colón, Teatro Massimo, Teatro Amazonas, Kennedy Center, Boston Symphony Hall, Lincoln Center and throughout the world. He performed the World Premiere of the Henry Cowell Harmonica Concerto with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. BONFIGLIO has been a Concerto Soloist with over 200 orchestras around the world including the Minnesota Orchestra, John Williams and the Boston Pops, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Luxembourg Philharmonic, the Leipzig MDR Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Puerto Rico Symphony, the Madrid RTVE Orchestra, the Estonia National Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Mexico City Philharmonic, as well as the Milwaukee Symphony, Boston Symphony, Utah Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. His first RCA recording of the Villa-Lobos Harmonica Concerto, he has performed this Concerto over 420 times . Robert Bonfiglio got his Masters degree in Composition from Manhattan School of Music. He studied composition with Aaron Copland. Robert studied harmonica with Cham-ber Huang and was coached for 12 years by Andrew Lolya, the first flute of the New York City Ballet. Website: http://robert-bonfiglio.com/ ROBERT BONFIGLIO is the Founding Director of the GRAND CANYON MUSIC FESTIVAL.