Charles Sayre - An American Classic

Formal Education

  - Youngstown State University

  - Berklee School of Music

  - Private study in composition with Orlando Vitello

 

Music career began as trombonist and arranger for the Airmen of Note, the official jazz ensemble of the United State Air Force. Later this role became specific to composition and arranging for all components of the USAF Band. Forty-nine years and counting, Charles is still called on to create special works for this organization.

 

Credits: Music published with Warner Bros., Hal Leonard, Schirmer, Inc., Alfred and original works published in the domain of Charles Sayre. Charles Sayre publications are performed world wide.

 

The Taliesin Orchestra recordings, arranged and conducted by Charles Sayre, were highly successful in the genre of classical crossover music, all of the CDs appearing on the Billboard charts. Sayre carried over the Taliesin successes with arrangements and performances of material performed live with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Additional shows were created for STYX, Patti Labelle and Roger Whittaker, and with the Atlanta Symphony. He has composed, arranged, produced and conducted recording sessions in major U.S. venues as well as the world famous Abbey Road Studios in London, England.

 

Since the oboe camp began, Charles Sayre has been commissioned to compose and/or arrange music for the various participants and this year is no exception.