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Solo Artist

Chamber Ensemble

Solo artist on WFMT broadcast of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series

Solo artist with the Brass String Chamber Ensemble for over 25 years

Solo artist for Chicago’s “Do-It-Yourself-Messiah” for over 25 years

Solo artist with the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra

Recorded albums with various Chicago salsa bands in the 1980's

Mr. Semanic regularly solos with The Brass String Chamber Ensemble and The Stonegate Brass Quintet .  Please visit and like the BSCE FB page here: www.facebook.com/theBSCE and Instagram page here: www.instagram.com/theBSCE.

 

 The Stonegate Brass Quintet, under his direction, is currently scheduling concerts around Chicago and the suburbs.  The most recent concert was at St Giles at Oak Park and raised over $10,000 for their organ campaign.  Here is a 7 minute highlight video from the event:  http://Youtu.be/GdVNO9ansO0

Symphony Orchestra

​Mr. Semanic has been a member of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra for over 25 years  and has performed with the Grant Park Symphony, Symphony II, Ravinia Festival Orchestra, Konxville Symphony Northwest Indiana Symphony, New Philharmonic, Elgin Symphony, , Concertante de Chicago, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Festival, Illinois Chamber Symphony, Chicago Bach Ensemble, Bach Chamber Orchestra, Fox Valley Symphony, Southwest Michigan Symphony, Hinsdale Chamber Orchestra, Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago (training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony).

Musicals

Lead Trumpet book for the following musicals since 2012:

King and I, Drowsy Chaperone, White Christmas, Singing in the Rain, Spamalot, Shrek, Crazy For You, Meet Me in St Louis, Chorus Line, Mary Poppins, Wizard of Oz and Nice Work If You Can Get It.

Jazz, Pop, Rock, Salsa, Funk...

Mr. Semanic often plays with an incredible dance band called "The Mix" - click www.themixmusic.com for more info.  He has also recorded albums with various Chicago based salsa and cumbia bands in the 1980's.

Other commercial work includes The Star Theater with Lou Christy, The Chiffons, Bobby Vinton.

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