David Angelo Ciancaglini David Angelo Ciancaglini is a contemporary composer, teacher, Bassoonist, Saxophonist, Oboist,Clarinetist and Contrabassoonist in Rochester, NY, USA and the surrounding areas. Mr. Ciancaglini is now an alumnus of George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) where he studied Contrabassoon (Bassoon) and composition. Under the batons of Anthony J. Maiello and John E. Casagrande, Mr. Ciancaglini has performed in George Mason University's Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, Pit Orchestra, Symphonic Band, and Chamber Orchestra playing Contrabassoon and Bassoon. He was also the Contrabassoonist for the NoVA Manassas Symphony Orchestra (Manassas, VA) and the American University (Washington D.C.) under the direction of Shizuo Kuwahara. He has had the honor of performing at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, the National Cathedral of Washington, DC, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall in New York City. As a student at George Mason University, Mr. Ciancaglini  studied bassoon and contrabassoon with Truman Harris of the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington D.C.), Fraser Jackson of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Canada) and with Douglas Kehlenbrink of George Mason University. He was also the most prestigious composition student of Steve Antosca, director of Washington DC's Contemporary Music Forum, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Recently, Mr. Ciancaglini participated in a master class seminar with Marvin Hamlisch at GMU. As a composer, Mr. Ciancaglini has composed over eighty pieces, most of which are self published and for sale right from this website. Mr. Ciancaglini loves to explore the timbre properties of each instrument or voice he is composing for, always trying to get the most colors out of limited color pallet. He is quite fond of a peculiar septet that consists of oboe, alto clarinet, bassoon, marimba, percussion, piano and double bass. He is passionate about the symphony orchestra and dedicated to the art of orchestreation. He is also a volunteer firefighter, serving the Hydrant Hose Company of the City of Geneva (New York) Fire Department. A Truly dedicated man, he responded to 325 emergency calls in 2008, and was fireman of the year of 2008. Currently, Mr. Ciancaglini enjoys teaching kindergarten, and is a member of the International Double Reed Society, World Clarinet Alliance and the American Composers Forum. With his wife Jessica, they currently reside in Geneva, New York, where he is continuously composing, performing as a saxophonist with NAIAD and furthering his education in orchestration. Mr. Ciancaglini is the son of a Hammond B3 player and is proud of it