Other things involving Arnav

Hillside Sunrise performed by the Wilton High School Band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlGPoI_3-NY 

This is the band playing my song! Features me on alto sax playing a custom solo instead of the usual bassoon/clarinet solo. I would like to thank the band director and the band for being able to play my piece as it was such a great honor and it sounded great! I do not know why he spelt it as HillSide but that's pretty funny. Enjoy!

In a Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington featuring Arnav Pandey:

Performed in the Darien High School Jazz Jamboree, this solo ballad featured Arnav Pandey on lead Tenor Sax. 

This has been my favorite ellington chart for a long time and I was happy that our band director finally brought this piece on our first day of jazz rehearsal and gave me a wink before putting the solo sheet on my stand. From day 1 of jazz rehearsal, I practiced this piece every day, finding new solos and new licks to try out during rehearsals and then competitions. This piece is what got me into jazz and encouraged me to continue not only in high school, but in college too. Take a listen to the chart below! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgbT_si8F78 

El Fuego de la Tierra by Erik Sherburne: 

Also performed in the Darien High School Jazz Jamboree in Connecticut, this fast latin chart features two soloists, Cooper Matik on lead Alto Sax and Arnav Pandey on Tenor Sax.

The Wilton High School's jazz 1 tradition is always to have at least 1 latin chart and 1 funk chart built into their list. In my freshman year it was Muy Caliente by Erik Sherburne, sophomore year was Torque by Alan Baylock, and junior year was El Fuego de la Tierra also by Erik Sherburne. This chart was our hardest funk chart yet just based off of the speed of the song. Other than my solo, my favorite part had to be when bass, trombone 3&4, and bari sax had a lick that was exceptionally hard but at the same time played exceptionally clean and well. Take a listen to the chart below! P.S. even Erik Sherburne commented on this video which was mind-blowing to have a composer of a song compliment our band on the piece. Pretty cool right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_9eNU3z7bg 

Holiday Jazz/Cheer -- Eagle Scout Project:

My Eagle Scout project was to bring Holiday Cheer to the community by the way of music. It was originally set for being performed at our local assisted living facilty called Meadow Ridge in Redding, Connecticut, but due to an outbreak of COVID, we were only able to send a video to have livestreamed on their TV. I met with Trackside, our local teen center, and set up an event for the holidays called Holiday Jazz. Our event was a huge success, even having my own composition called "Improvisation in G Phrygrian".  My favorite tune other than my own composition had to be Autumn Leaves.

Below is a flyer for the event that I created to market it to the community.