MJ

If anyone has aspirations of playing in an orchestra and wants to get an education to prepare him or herself to win a job it is very important to take a look at where former students are winding up.

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Jhorn229h

AMEN!

J

amtrpt

Lots of great ideas on this one. Thanks for the input.

Mr. Clean,
Nice too see your post. Hope all is well in LA.

Andrew

JMesh

However, at this point it is important to draw attention to another aspect of the Butler/Geyer studio success: the quality of the students as students. If you read up on Barbara's ITG master class (http://www.trumpetguild.org/2006conf...thur/303.html), you would note that she talks about the determination of her successful students and their willingness to teach themselves. I'll never try to diminish how instrumental Butler and Geyer have been very important in their success as I have the highest respect for both of them, but if the right techniques are applied, any student, regardless of quality of teacher (although this would make it harder/easier), could in fact be as successful.

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Jimi Michiel

When he was an active teacher, Mr. Vacchiano was THE teacher. He got the best students, and helped those students reach their potential. It seems like the same thing is now happening at Northwestern. I doubt that Mr. Vacchiano's success will ever be replicated, for many of the same reasons that the Canadians, Celtics, UCLA Bruins and (especially!) the Yankees will never dominate in the same way they once did.

New York Philharmonic

• Morris Boltuch – former 4th trumpet
• Carmine Fornarotto – former 2nd trumpet
• Philip Smith – current principal
• James Smith - former 4th trumpet
• John Ware - former co-principal

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

• Joseph Alessi, Sr. – former 2nd trumpet
• Mel Broiles – former principal
• Frank Hosticka – associate musician
• David Krauss – current principal
• James Pandolfi – former 3rd trumpet

Orchestra

• Stephen Chenette – Minnesota Orchestra, former principal
• Philip Collins – Cincinnati Symphony, current principal
• Armando Ghitalla – Boston Symphony Orchestra, former principal
• Richard Giangiulio – Dallas Symphony Orchestra, former principal
• Chandler Goetting - Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, former principal
• Don Green – Los Angeles Philharmonic, current principal
• Mike Hipps – Minnesota Orchestra, retired
• David Kuehn – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, former principal
• Manny Laureano –Minnesota Orchestra, current principal
• Douglas Lindsay – Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, current associate principal
• Adel Sanchez – National Symphony Orchestra, assistant principal
• Charles Schlueter – Boston Symphony Orchestra, current principal
• Thomas Stevens – Los Angeles Philharmonic, former principal
• Bruce Revesz – New York City Opera Orchestra, retired

Conductors

• Albert Ligotti – Athens Symphony, Georgia
• Gerard Schwarz – Music Director, Seattle Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Gene Young

NYC Ballet

• Ronald Anderson – former principal, currently teaching at Bennington College
• Neil Balm – current co-principal NYC Ballet
• Robert Haley – NYC Ballet
• Theodore Weis – NYC Ballet and Opera, former principal

Studio/Freelance

• Neil Balm – New York City
• Robert Karon – Los Angeles
• Malcolm McNab – Los Angeles
• Alan Rubin – New York City
• Lee Soper – New York City

Jazz

• Donald Byrd
• Mercer Ellington
• Jonah Jones
• Wynton Marsalis
• Joseph Wilder

Soloists/Chamber Artists

• Stephen Burns - soloist and Artistic Director of Fulcrum Point
• Fred Mills - formerly with Canadian Brass, currently at University of Georgia
• Ronald Romm – formerly with Canadian Brass, currently at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professors

• Edward Carroll – California Institute of the Arts
• Mario Guarneri – formerly with LA Philharmonic, currently at San Francisco Conservatory
• Louis Ranger – University of Victoria, BC
• Jeffrey Silberschlag – St Mary’s College of Maryland

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Jimi Michiel

+ Miles Davis (if only for 3 semesters)

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amtrpt

Jimi,
Thanks for the amazing information on Mr. Vacchiano. It's amazing how many wonderful players he had a hand in developing.
Thanks!
Andrew

trpt2

Not to cause a stir, but,

In Philly, the Only student of theirs was Chris Martin. It sounds like you are doubling the success rate, as I am assuming you are including Chris in Chicago and Atlanta, as well as Philly. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Also, don't forget James Darling:
Students in:
Phoenix
Dallas
Detroit
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Mexico
(I believe LA, but could be wrong)
And if you are counting players winning other jobs, you must count Montreal, San Francisco Opera, San Antonio)
These are by no means a complete list- just off the top of my head. Too bad he retired from teaching, as well as Cleveland-
Truly a remarkable teacher!
(almost all of these from Baldwin-Wallace, no less!!!-"WHERE"???)
Also, you can add me to the list of Ghitalla, and Vacchiano., two other greats who have saved my life more times than I can count, orchestrally!
Bob

MJ

Thanks for the post Bob. Welcome to the TM!

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