1. Background and education

2. Professional career

3. Author

4. References

Proud of his musical heritage, Neglia honors his Great Uncle [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Paolo_Neglia Francesco Paolo Neglia] who was born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enna Enna] on 22 May 1874 and died in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbania Intra] on 31 July 1932 in his book, Center Stage.

Background and education

Neglia is the son of Sicilian immigrants, Giuseppe Neglia and Vina Profita, and grand nephew to the accredited musician and composer, conductor and teacher, Francesco Paolo Neglia. Neglia graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey in 1981. He received his Bachelor of Music (1986) and Master of Music (1987) degrees from the Mannes College of Music in New York City where he studied with Walter Rosenberger and [https://nyphil.org/about-us/artists/christopher-s-lamb Christopher Lamb] of the New York Philharmonic. During his tenure at The Mannes College of Music, Neglia performed Orchestral works from all Classical periods as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_classical_music contemporary music] - here Neglia flourished. Performing the music of contemporary greats such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Crumb#Chamber/instrumental George Crumb], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irwin_Bazelon Irwin Bazelon], Dan Levitan, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Harris Roy Harris], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cage John Cage], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Reich Steve Reich], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Glass Philip Glass], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgard_Var%C3%A8se Edgar Varèse], Neglia found his musical calling. A few years later, Neglia, along with three colleagues formed the percussion quartet Ethos Percussion Group. 25 years later, the group is still performing.

Professional career

Neglia is a veteran force in the Performing Arts. He has been a working percussionist, music contractor, personnel manager and music coordinator for more than 30 years. He has worked closely with some of the best-known names in the industry. Classical artists such as Gil Shaham, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Midori, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Emanuel Ax, Sarah Chang, Leila Josefowicz, Evelyn Glennie, Joseph Kalichstein, Sir James Galway, André Watts, Pamela Frank, Lillian Kallir, Claude Frank, Jerome Hines, Murray Periah, Richard Goode, Empire Brass, Richard Stoltzman, Leon Fleisher, Plácido Domingo, Peter Serkin, Andrea Bocelli, Peter Schickele, Yo-Yo Ma, Vladimir Feltsman, Vadim Gluzman, Karel Husa, Frederica von Stade and Contemporary artists such as: Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, Mel Tormé, Joan Rivers, The Moody Blues, Marvin Hamlisch, Queen Latifah, Christopher Cross, Neil Sedaka and former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani.

Neglia works for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center where he has taken part in dozens of Musical productions including The King and I, West Side Story, Oklahoma, Chicago, The Rat Pack, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, The Color Purple, Legally Blonde and South Pacific as well as a host of guest artists including Michael Feinstein, Bernadette Peters, Don Rickles, Chris Botti, Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard, Garrison Keillor, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Toni Tennille, Patti Austin and Smokey Robinson.

As a Music Coordinator, Neglia has worked on World Tours including The Hans Zimmer Tour, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda The Legend of Zelda], Symphony of the Goddesses, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_the_Final_Fantasy_series Distant Worlds, Music from Final Fantasy], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones Game of Thrones] Tour, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Games_Live Video Games Live] Tour, as well as Fashion Guru, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kors Michael Kors] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Fashion_Week NY Fashion Week] in 2016. Additionally, Neglia was the Music Coordinator for Town Square Productions on the Broadway musical “A Tale of Two Cities” first opened at Asolo Theater in Sarasota, Florida where it was well received. Later, Neglia and TSP worked on Disenchanted.

Neglia performed live on WNYC radio, All Things Considered and has made various recordings for RCA, Decca & Delos International records. He has appeared worldwide, covering 27 Countries in solo and orchestral performances and worked with a range of musical greats from Plácido Domingo to the Moody Blues. Neglia has also appeared and performed in motion pictures that include, I love NY, with Christopher Plummer and Scott Baio and “Joe Gould’s Secret” with Stanley Tucci which ran on HBO.

Neglia covers the entire gamut of music production and performance. Neglia resides in Florham Park, New Jersey with his wife Alexandra, and sons Phillip and Daniel. For relaxation, Jim enjoys traveling, reading, writing and keeping his website up to date.

Author

Published in 2012 by AuthorHouse, has been placed on the “required reading list” at the Ithaca College School of Music, New York University – Steinhardt School Department of Music & Performing Arts Professions and it is currently under consideration at the Colorado College Center for Entrepreneurship as well as at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, Longy School of Music of Bard College, The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and DePauw University School of Music, The Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College, Wanda L. Bass School of Music Oklahoma, Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Setnor School of Music Syracuse University, Lawrence Conservatory of Music, Middle Tennessee State University School of Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts at The George Mason University, Manhattan School of Music, Brigham Young University School of Music, and The Mannes College of Music.

References

• AuthorHouse Publications
• it:Francesco Paolo Neglia
• http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/an-international-performing-artist-shares-his-30-year-success-story-201915321.html
• http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/30-countries-25-years-1-Passion-Featured-in-New-Book-ONWARD-AND-UPWARD-20130225
• http://townsquareproductions.com/projects/broadway/
• http://www.njsymphony.org/about-njso/administrative-staff
• http://www.zoominfo.com/p/James-Neglia/29434246
• http://www.newsday.com/business/press-releases/jim-neglia-announces-release-of-onward-and-upward-1.6311086

• The Soul Survivors
• The Soul Survivors (Denver Band)
• The Soul Train Theme
• The Soulution
• The Sound and the Fury (album)
• The Sound And The Fury (Nerina Pallot Album)
• The Sound and the Fury (Nerina Pallot album)
• The Sound and the Fury (The Flash)
• The Sound Bluntz
• The Sound City Sessions
• The Sound Dimensions
• The Sound (New Zealand)
• The Sound of A
• The Sound of a Flower
• The Sound of a Million Dreams (song)
• The Sound of Belgium
• The Sound of Colors
• The Sound of Colors: A Journey of the Imagination
• The Sound of Colours
• The Sound of Feeling
• The Sound of Heart (manhwa)
• The Sound of Heart (webtoon)
• The Sound of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
• The Sound of Love (Cassius song)
• The Sound of Love (song)