His work was featured at the first Jazz Composers Symposium in Tampa, Florida in 2006 and in the ArtEz Composition Contest in Enschede, Netherlands in 2013. His original works for big band, small groups, orchestra, orchestra with big band, and percussion ensemble have been performed by The Greg Runions Big Band and The Greg Runions Septet, The Kingston Symphony Orchestra, and byĮnsembles at colleges and high schools in Canada, the U.S., and the Netherlands. Greg Runions is a Canadian composer, arranger and percussionist residing in Kingston, Ontario. Presently, Chris is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University and Professor in the Music and Digital Media program at St. He holds Baccalaureate degrees from Saint Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Music degree (Performance) from State University of New York, College at Potsdam as well as a PhD in Education from McGill University, Montreal. He has also performed with the Kingston Symphony Orchestra as Guest Principal Clarinetist and soloist. He has performed with noted Canadian jazz musicians Phil Nimmons, Peter Appleyard, Mike Murley, David Braid, Jon McLeod, Carol Wellsman and with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under the direction of Pinchas Zukerman. Sample recording from the Island Star performance – Tribute to Benny Goodman “Bei Mir Bist du Shoen” Chris Alfano, ClarinetĬhris is an active musician performing on clarinet, saxophone and flute in both classical and jazz idioms.

Don’t Be That Way, Stompin’ At the Savoy (Eddie Daniels Version), In A Mist, The Man Love, Bei Mir Bist du Shoen, If I Only Had A Brain, Sing Sing Sing, and Goodbye Lady Be Good, Moonglow, Avalon, Memories of You, The Chaser. They have performed on the Island Star, as part of the Kingston Jazz Society’s series at the Tett Centre, as part of the Happy Hour Sound Bytes series as well as part of the St. Together they bring alive the music of Benny Goodman, performing famous works such as Avalon, Moonglow, Memories of You, and others. The Benny Goodman Tribute Band features local Kingston musicians Chris Alfano (clarinet), Greg Runions (vibraphone), Paul Clifford (bass) and Rich Bannard (drums).

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