{"id":217287,"date":"2026-04-15T13:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/?p=217287"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:09:12","slug":"alexander-davis-appointed-assistant-teaching-professor-of-woodwinds-and-woodwind-area-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/2026\/04\/15\/alexander-davis-appointed-assistant-teaching-professor-of-woodwinds-and-woodwind-area-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Davis Appointed Assistant Teaching Professor of Woodwinds and Woodwind Area Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"

The John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Davis<\/strong><\/a> as Assistant Teaching Professor of Woodwinds and Woodwind Area Coordinator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A New York City based bassoonist, Davis is recognized for his expressive playing, thoughtful artistry, and commitment to building connection and community through music. He is also a dedicated advocate for equity in the arts and serves as Founder and Artistic Director of Sugar Hill Salon<\/strong>, a Harlem based chamber music series that highlights Black and Brown wind artistry.<\/p>\n

An accomplished performer, Davis has appeared with a wide range of leading ensembles, including the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra<\/strong>, American Composers Orchestra<\/strong>, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra<\/strong>, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra<\/strong>, and The Knights<\/strong>. He is also a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble<\/strong> and Quintet of the Americas<\/strong>, and has performed on Broadway in productions including The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>, Sweeney Todd<\/em>, and Camelot<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Davis holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in music education and performance from SUNY Fredonia<\/strong>, a master\u2019s degree in performance from Stony Brook University<\/strong>, and a Performer\u2019s Certificate in Orchestral Performance<\/strong> from the Manhattan School of Music<\/strong>. He is currently a doctoral candidate in music at Stony Brook University<\/strong>. His principal teachers have included renowned bassoonists Frank Morelli<\/strong>, Bob Williams<\/strong>, and Laura Koepke<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Already a valued member of the Cali faculty, Davis has made a strong impact as a teacher, mentor, and collaborator. In this new role, he will continue to support students with the same depth of artistry and dedication, while helping to shape a musical environment that is both inclusive and forward looking.<\/p>\n

The Cali School invites the community to join in congratulating Davis on this appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Davis as Assistant Teaching Professor of Woodwinds and Woodwind Area Coordinator. A New York City based bassoonist, Davis is recognized for his expressive playing, thoughtful artistry, and commitment to building connection and community through music. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":217288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217287"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217290,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217287\/revisions\/217290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}