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.
The Influence of Mr. William Vacchiano
A fact sheet compiled by Brian A. Shook
The following is a partial list of former students who studied with Mr. Vacchiano and what positions they hold/held. This list is not comprehensive the estimated total number of students taught by Mr. Vacchiano exceeds 2,000.
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 Marys College of Maryland