Saxophone Troubadour

Author Biography

Albert Regni was the saxophonist for the New York Philharmonic from July 1963 to July 2013. His work with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and New York City Ballet Orchestras utilized him as principal saxophonist for most of those years. He has appeared as solo saxophonist with the National Symphony, American Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and The American Composer’s Orchestra under a number of luminary conductors including Leonard Bernstein, John Williams, and Leonard Slatkin.
Mr. Regni’s array of New York studio work includes hundreds of recordings on commercial, classical, Pop, Jazz, major motion pictures, and Broadway cast albums in addition to numerous radio and television commercials. The TV series Twin Peaks earned him Grammy recognition. Leonard Bernstein’s TV and CD recordings of West Side Story feature Al as principal clarinetist.
He has had extensive experience with Maestro Bernstein on the 50th Anniversary world tour of the Israel Philharmonic, and the Bernstein MASS opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971. He was also a member of the New York Philharmonic’s historic 2008 concert in Pyongyang, North Korea.
College and University teaching affiliations have included The College of New Jersey, Brooklyn College, City College of New York, New York University, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Maryland at College Park, and the Eastman School of Music all as Saxophone Professor.