“Moreover, the lyrical episodes that are scattered throughout… are pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace.”
Joshua Kosman
San Francisco Chronicle, April 24, 2017
San Francisco Chronicle, April 24, 2017
“Constant variation yet constant repetition flows forward in ecstatic yet mournful phrases that are at once deeply romantic yet unsentimental.”
Jay Derderian
I Care If You Listen, September 21, 2017
I Care If You Listen, September 21, 2017
“Music from ‘A Story Within a Story’ by Gregory Wanamaker, a composer whose music I have admired before…is evocative and often quite lovely.”
Ronald E. Grames
Fanfare Magazine, Issue 41:2 (Nov/Dec 2017)
Fanfare Magazine, Issue 41:2 (Nov/Dec 2017)
“Gregory Wanamaker’s ‘Elegy’...is an achingly beautiful work, with harmonic tensions resolving like a high Renaissance motet.”
Ken Keaton
Palm Beach Daily News, March 17, 2015
Palm Beach Daily News, March 17, 2015
“On the quieter side, ‘Three Episodes’ by Greg Wanamaker has a playful, jazzy feel to it that I admired, as do a lot of Wanamaker’s works...”
Daniel Coombs
Audiophile Audition, February 20, 2014
Audiophile Audition, February 20, 2014
“...Greg will be remembered as a very important contributor to our repertoire someday, and I’m proud to be his friend and one of his champions.”
Timothy McAllister
Sax on the Run, Fanfare Magazine, 34:2 Nov/Dec 2010
Sax on the Run, Fanfare Magazine, 34:2 Nov/Dec 2010
•Latest News•
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World Premiere of The Tragedy of Silence at The XIX World Saxophone Congress
November 26, 2023
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I am excited to be a part of the XIX World Saxophone Congress in Las Palmas de Grand Canaria, which begins in just over a

of Light and Shadows at the 8th International Adolphe Sax Competition
October 27, 2023
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I am honored that Flickering Beams, Perpetual Wind from of Light and Shadows is included in the eliminatory round (October 31 – November 4, 2023)

Matthew Younglove’s “Night Set” Wins Silver Medal in the Global Music Awards
July 12, 2023
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Wishing my friend and collaborator Matt Younglove heartfelt congratulations! His debut solo album, Night Set, won a Silver Medal in the Album Category from the
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