Education
Ohio University- Master of Music, Percussion Performance (2016-2018)
Jazz Studies, Drum Set, Contemporary Music - Awarded Graduate Service in Music Award
Ohio University- Bachelor of Music, Percussion Performance (2012-2016)
Cum Laude, Awarded Performance Major of the Year 2016, John Wesley Kelley Memorial Scholarship & Gateway Academic Scholarship
Reynoldsburg High School (2008-2012)
Graduated Valedictorian, Awarded John Philip Sousa Award & Band Boosters Scholarship
Teaching/Work Experience
Athens Community Music School -Private lesson instructor (2014-2018)
Ohio University School of Music Graduate Assistant (2016-2018)
Ohio University Percussion Club (2014-2018)
Guest Lecturer
Marching Percussion Director/Instructor
Fredericktown HS, Reynoldsburg HS, Athens HS, Morgan HS, Shawnee HS
Performance Experience
Notable Performances
Carnegie Hall, NYC- Ohio University Wind Symphony (2017)
Nashville CMA Festival- Julia Neville Band (2018)
Nelsonville Music Festival- AaronMichaelButler.collective (2017 & 2018)
Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC)- Ohio University Graduate Percussion Ensemble (2016)
Ohio Intercollegiate Jazz Ensemble (2016)
Ohio University Ampersand Festival- composer & performer (2017-2018)
Ohio University World Music & Dance Festival (2012-2018)
Working "Live" Bands
Largemouth Brass Band (2017-Present)
Maxwell Hedron (2018-Present)
All Powerful Sungoddess (2021-Present)
Third String Jazz Trio (2023-Present)
Contemporary Music
KOI Percussion (2017-Present)
Ohio university ensembles
Jazz Ensemble 1, Jazz Combo 1, Jazz Percussion Ensemble, Chamber Percussion Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra, New Music Ensemble, African Ensemble, Indian Ensemble, Japanese Taiko Ensemble, Brazilian Samba Group, Steel Band
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
OHIO UNIVERSITY ENSEMBLES
Composed and arranged new music for Big Band, Jazz Percussion Ensemble, and Wind Symphony- performed and professionally recorded on and off campus.
Collaborated and composed with student dancers at Ohio University for solo and group pieces- performed live and recorded.
Click here for link to recordings: (Seth's Youtube Channel)
Working "Live" Bands
Seth currently arranges and composes music for the Largemouth Brass Band and 6:5 Quartet. He is also writing new music for projects that are underway.
Freelance writing
Composed and arranged music for marching percussion since 2012.
Dance Collaborations
Composer/collaborator
Group piece- "Between"
Choreographer Lily Gelfand, for Dancers, Cello, & Percussion
Solo piece- "How About, I Try"
Dancer Caroline Ciferno, for Prepared Vibraphone and Percussion
Composer- "The Paths Between"
by Seth Alexander, for Dancers & Wind Ensemble
Performed at the 2018 Ampersand Festival (Ohio University Wind Symphony)
Arranger- "A Public Conveyance"
by Corrinne Bailey & Wolfmen, for Solo Dance, Quartet, & Wind Symphony
Arranger- "Conductress"
Dancer Corrinne Bailey & Wolfmen, for Solo Dance and Trio
American College Dance Association
Accompanist for ACDA Conference hosted at Ohio University (2016 & 2018)
Azaguno Drumming & Dance Ensemble
Traveled and collaborated with artists around and outside of the country on the traditions of African dance and music- performing musician for group (2014-2016).
Recorded works
(Follow LINKS for recordings)
Wolfmen
The Man Who Disappeared (2017)
In a Quiet Place (2015)
ghost trio
Color Spectrum Series (2018)
Ohio University Wind Symphony
“A Public Conveyance” (Untitled work, recorded 2018)
Color + Light (2016)
Ohio University jazz ensemble
“Nakibembe” (Untitled Album recorded 2018)
Fathers of the revolution
Underground People (2015)