This piece was inspired by the modern day great, saxophonist, Jeff Coffin. Like some of Coffin’s works, this piece mixes the natural sounds of the saxophone and electronic effects being placed on it. This song is dedicated to my father. The title stems from his main business, operating a successful chain of pizzerias. I find that I owe much of what I have today to pizza, and more importantly the hard work and success of my father. 

Personnel:
Tenor Saxophone-Anthony Calascibetta
Organ-Kevin Carey
Trumpet-Daulton Mysliwiec
Electric Bass-Kevin Bohen
Electric Guitar-Brendon Lennon
Drum Set-Brian Chiappinelli


Cold Pizza

This song is dedicated to my brothers, especially my brother Matthew. He and I are seventeen months apart in age. That being said, I do not know a life without him. The origins of this song go back to my songwriting class, which I had the great pleasure of taking with Mr. Cliff Brucker. I took what was my final project for this class and expanded it to emulate the playing styles of Rush. Rush, is the favorite band of not only my brothers and I, but also my father, my cousins, and my uncle. One could say listening to Rush is a Calascibetta pastime.

Personnel:
Vocals and Keys-Anthony Calascibetta
Electric Bass-Kevin Bohen
Electric Guitars-Brendon Lennon
Drum Set-Avery Witherell


My Brother

This piece was originally intended as an introduction to the final work and evolved into its own stand alone work. The song opens with a classical style saxophone quartet and moves into a gregorian chant like, four part, vocal song. The Italian words of the chant are “Tempo vola, quando ci si diverte.” This translates into “Time flies, when you are having fun.” These words were inspired by my cousin Carmelo Marco, for when he said this words they were forever engrained into my memory. That being said, this piece is dedicated to my cousins who are much more like brothers and sisters to me. It is also a reflection of my time, here, at The College of Saint Rose, for time has truly flown since my first day here three years ago.

Personnel:
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophones-Anthony Calascibetta
Tenor I-Ryan Leddick
Baritone-Chris Brennan
Tenor II-Nate Wardlaw
Bass-Ryan Carney


Tempo

A Song for My Grandfather, was the only way I could conclude a project like this. I owe a lot to both of my grandfathers, including my name. Anthony, my father’s father, Charles, my mother’s father. I lost my Nonno Antonio during the spring semester of my freshman year. At his funeral service I played Ave Maria, which was, by far, the most challenging performance I have ever done. This piece starts with a short introduction and moves into a reverse rendition of the melodic and harmonic structure of Ave Maria. The middle section is a Sicilian waltz inspired by the works of Nino Rota, the composer of the music for The Godfather. The piece concludes with the original melody of Ave Maria in a unique orchestration. This piece is truly a culmination of all of the various music composition, production, and performance techniques I have learned here at The College of Saint Rose.

Personnel:
Alto Saxophone-Anthony Calascibetta
Flute-Amarie King
Clarinet-Dan Denette
Oboe-Shannon Vanderlaan
Bassoon-Lindsey Wiehl
Grand Piano-Julia Crawford
Violin I-Diana Sofia Ortiz Salazar
Viola-Lillyrose Ruby-Eck
Violin II-Jahna Stanton
Cello-Gabriel Pellino
Mandolin-Sean Wendell
Classical Guitar-Ian Piascik
Double Bass-Brandon Powers-Green
Percussion-Michael Barranco

Una Canzone Per Il Mio Nonno

A jazz ballad, this piece is intended to capture the classical jazz tenor saxophone sounds of the likes of John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins. The tune has a similar harmonic structure as the beautiful ballad standard, Body and Soul, with a new melody rewritten over it. This song is for my wonderful and incredibly loving mother. Her love is truly unconditional and knows no bounds. Only a mother’s love involves the entire body, heart, and soul. 

Personnel:
Tenor Saxophone-Anthony Calascibetta
Double Bass-Anthony Berman
Piano-Kevin Carey
Drum Set-Eric Murtagh


With All My Heart And Soul

Rap Dudes

A song written by the fabulous Ryan Leddick, that I was fortunate enough to produce!