08.23.08 | Marchiando wins Principal Trumpet Audition with the NMSO!
John is proud to announce that the "Acting" tag has been removed from his title with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. He is now the full time Principal Trumpet!

John won the recent national audition for the coveted position and is looking forward to continued music making with his fine colleagues in the NMSO!

04.26.08 | New Mexico Symphony Orchestra 2008-09 Season
The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra has announced its Classics and Pops seasons for 2008-09!

The NMSO will collaborate with a long list of fine artists including James Shields, clarinet, Arnaldo Cohen, piano, The Figueroa Family, Elena Urioste, violin, Simon Boyar, percussion, the New Mexico Ballet and Krzysztof Zimowski, NMSO Concertmaster.

The exhilarating season will also feature works such as Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, Rachmaninoff'sSymphonic Dances, Copland's Symphony No. 3 and Mahler's Symphony No.2, Resurrection. Included in the Classics season will be a Beethoven Festival, where the NMSO will present masterworks such as Missa Solemnis, Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 8, Piano Concerto No.5, Emperor and the Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano featuring the famous Figueroa Family!

The 08-09 Pops Season features the Grammy Winning New York Voices to do a concert of music for Baby Boomers, the exciting Mariachi Cobre, the Annual Very Merry Pops Holiday Concert, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Award winning trumpeter Byron Stripling and a Viva Las Vegas show!

For more information on this exciting season of music, visit the NMSO website at www.nmso.org

04.26.08 | Marchiando to perform with La Crosse Concert Band
John will once again return to his hometown in Wisconsin to appear as a soloist with the La Crosse Concert Band. Marchiando will join his former High School Band Director, Alex Vaver in a concert to feature the trumpet solo works Dramatic Essay by Clifton Williams and La Virgen de la Macarena, made famous by the legendary trumpeter Rafael Méndez.

The concert will take place on June 25 at 7:30pm at the Viterbo University Performing Arts Center.

For more info, visit the LCCB website!

02.27.08 | Marchiando to perform with the Summit Brass at the 2008 Rafael Méndez Institute!
John Marchiando will perform with the world-renown Summit Brass at the 2008 Rafael Méndez Brass Institute in Denver, CO. The world class brass ensemble serves as the faculty for the week long seminar hosted at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver. John will join the stellar trumpet section of David Hickman, Allan Dean, Ronald Romm, Alan Hood and F. Joseph Docksey.

Honoring the legendary trumpet virtuoso, Rafael Méndez (1906-1981), the Rafael Méndez Brass Institute is the world's leading performance and career development seminar for brass musicians and educators age 18* and older. All participants perform in brass ensembles and masterclasses, coached by some of the foremost brass artists in the nation.

Tentative Faculty includes:

TRUMPET

Allan Dean – Professor of Trumpet, Yale University; Saint Louis Brass Quintet; Calliope

F. Joseph Docksey – Director, Lamont School of Music; Denver Brass and Aries Brass Quintet

David Hickman – Regents Professor, Arizona State University; Soloist; Recording Artist

Alan Hood – Professor of Trumpet, University of Denver; Jazz Soloist; Denver
Brass; Aries Brass Quintet

Dr. John Marchiando - Principal Trumpet, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra; Faculty, University of New Mexico

Ronald Romm – Professor of Trumpet, University of Illinois; formerly, Canadian Brass

HORN

Thomas Bacon – Principal Horn, Houston Grand Opera; Soloist; Saint Louis Brass Quintet

Allene Hackleman – Principal Horn, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Martin Hackleman – Principal Horn, National Symphony; formerly, Canadian Brass and Empire Brass

A. David Krehbiel – Former Principal, San Francisco Symphony; Chicago Symphony; Detroit Symphony

Jesse McCormick – Second Horn, The Cleveland Orchestra

Susan McCullough – Professor of Horn, University of Denver; Denver Brass and Aries Brass Quintet

TROMBONE

Carl Lenthe – Professor of Trombone, Indiana University; Former Principal, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

John Lofton – Acting Bass Trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic; Bass Trombone, The Phoenix Symphony

Joseph Martin – Prof. of Trombone and Euphonium, Univ. of Denver; Denver Brass; Aries Brass Quintet

Ralph Sauer – Former Principal Trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Larry Zalkind – Principal Trombone, Utah Symphony Orchestra; Professor, University of Utah

EUPHONIUM

Brian Bowman – Professor. of Euphonium, Univ. of North Texas; Former Soloist, U. S. Air Force Band

TUBA

Kathy Brantigan – Professor of Tuba, University of Denver; Denver Brass and Aries Brass Quintet

Daniel Perantoni – Professor of Tuba, Indiana University; Soloist; Saint Louis Brass Quintet

Robert Tucci – Principal Tuba, Bavarian Opera & Ballet Orchestra, Munich, Germany

For more information, please visit www.mendezbrassinstitute.com.

12.27.07 | Marchiando to perform Bach's Brandenburg 2
John will perform the difficult Second Brandenburg Concerto by J.S. Bach with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra in March of 2008. The performances will be part of the annual tour with the NMSO through western New Mexico.

Joining John as soloists will be NMSO Concertmaster Krzysztof Zimowski, Principal Flutist Valerie Potter and Associate Principal Oboist Melissa Pena.

11.16.07 | Graduate Assitantship Available at UNM!
I'm very happy to announce the availibility a Graduate Assistantship position in Trumpet for the 2008-09 academic year at the University of Mexico.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via this site, or send me an email.

The specifics:

POSITIONS AVAILABLE FALL 2008

GRADUATE BRASS ASSISTANTSHIPS: TRUMPET

The University of New Mexico Department of Music is seeking excellent performers wishing to study for a master's degree in Trumpet Performance. Assistantship includes performing with the University of New Mexico Graduate Brass Quintet, the UNM Wind Symphony, and/or the UNM Symphony Orchestra as needed. Additional duties may include assisting the faculty with brass fundamentals classes for music education majors, coaching undergraduate brass chamber music ensembles, teaching applied lessons for non-majors, and assisting the faculty with undergraduate recruitment. Total workload is 10 hours per week. This is a two-year (four-semester) half assistantship (contract is by semester, but renewable if work is satisfactory). Pay is approximately $5800 per academic year and includes a waiver of tuition (exclusive of special course fees) for up to 6 credits per semester (fall and spring). Any additional hours can be taken at the in-state tuition rate.

The UNM Graduate Brass Quintet receives regular coaching with members of the UNM Brass Faculty and principal brass players in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and assists the Department of Music in the recruitment of undergraduate students through performances and clinics in area high schools.


The UNM Department of Music has 54 fulltime and part-time faculty members, and approximately 300 undergraduate and graduate majors. The music facility boasts a world class 300-seat recital hall and is adjacent to Popejoy Hall, a 2000-seat auditorium that hosts performances by the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, professional touring companies and UNM musical ensembles. The university is located in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan center of approximately 600,000 residents and is nestled next to the Sandia Mountains. With an average of 340 days of sunshine annually, the climate accommodates a wide range of outdoor activities. The beauty of its physical surroundings, coupled with New Mexico's rich cultural and artistic heritage, makes studying at UNM a rewarding and enjoyable experience.

Deadline: February 15, 2008
For further information and application materials, please contact:
Colleen Sheinberg, Graduate Coordinator
Department of Music; The University of New Mexico
MSC04 2570; 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: (505) 277-8401
E-mail: colleens@unm.edu

09.08.07 | Marchiando to perform solo recital in October.
Join John and pianist Michael Bowen for an electrifying night of music for trumpet and piano. Entitled "Just for Fun", this varied program will feature a wide array of music ranging from classics by Haydn and Méndez to exciting new transcriptions of music by Debussy and De Falla.

When: October 11, 2007, 8pm
Where: Keller Hall, UNM Campus

More info to come!

08.22.07 | New Mexico Symphony Associate Principal opening.
The New Mexico Symphony will hold an audition for the position of Associate Principal/Third Trumpet on September 17, 2007. This is a one-year appointment for the 2007-08 season. Repetoire for the season includes Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Walton's Balshazzar's Feast, Ravel's Daphis and Chloe, Shotakovich's Symphony No. 5 and more.

For information and audition repertoire, please visit www.nmso.org.

05.24.07 | John to appear with the LSO - UPDATE!
John will return to his hometown in Wisconsin to perform the Haydn Trumpet Concerto with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Concert dates are Friday October 19 and Saturday October 20. The program will also feature Wagner's famous Overture to Rienzi, music from Howard Shore's score to The Lord of the Rings and Resphigi's powerful Pines of Rome.

Marchiando will also perform a recital as part of the LSO visiting guest recital program on Wednesday, October 17. This concert is hosted by an LSO patron and attendance is extremely limited.

For more information on the recital, or to order tickets for the LSO concert, visit the La Crosse Symphony website at the link below.

05.11.07 | Marchiando to produce new Summit Brass recording.
John and Josh Whitehouse will Co-produce the upcoming live concert recording of the Summit Brass to be released on Summit Records. This recording will mark the second such project that Marchiando has collaborated on with the world-renown brass ensemble, having produced the 2004 release, Summit Brass Live.

The recording will take place in July 2007 at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute, hosted by the University of Denver.

05.10.07 | Friends News!
I thought I'd take some time to mix it up here a bit and share with you some of the good news of a few of my very close friends and colleagues.
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Peter Ullfers, Principal Horn-NMSO, will join the music faculty of the University of New Mexico as Professor of Horn. Welcome aboard Peter!

Debra Taylor, Principal Trombone-NMSO, Adjunct Professor of Trombone-UNM, has finished her Masters Degree in Trombone Performance at UNM. Way to go Debbie!

Susan Fritts, 4th Horn-NMSO, won the 2nd Horn position with the Kansas City Philharmonic. We'll miss you, Susie!

James Shields, Principal Clarinet-NMSO, was recently granted the tenure track position with the symphony. Glad you're here Jimmy James, you sound great!

Amanda Pepping, trumpet soloist, has been accepted into the DMA program at the University of Georgia, where she will study trumpet with Fred Mills! Knock 'em dead, Amanda!

04.30.07 | Marchiando to play Principal Trumpet with NMSO and SFS for 2007-08 season!
John will again perform as Acting Principal Trumpet with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra for the upcoming 2007-08 concert season. Among the season highlights are Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, Sibelius' Second Symphony, Shostakovich Fifth Symphony and Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.

Marchiando will also reprise his role as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Santa Fe Symphony, whose concert season includes masterworks such as Orff's Carmina Burana and Mahler's Symphony No. 1.

04.10.07 | Marchiando and Whitehouse to perform Trumpet and Organ Concert - POSTPONED
Due to scheduling conflicts, the June 10 Trumpet and Organ concert to feature John Marchiando, Joshua Whitehouse and Gordon Stephenson has been postponed. It will be re-scheduled for the Fall of 2007.

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John will join trumpeter and Summit recording artist Joshua Whitehouse for a concert to feature music for trumpet and organ. Organist Gordon Stephenson will collaborate with the duo on the performance to be held at St Mary's Basilica in downtown Phoenix, AZ on June 10, 2007.

More information to come!

03.21.07 | Marchiando granted tenure with the NMSO

John Marchiando has been granted tenure for his position of Associate Principal/3rd Trumpet with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.

He will continue to perform as the Acting Principal Trumpet for the remainder of the 2006-07 concert season.

08.30.06 | Marchiando to perform with Santa Fe Symphony


John Marchiando will perfom as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Santa Fe Symphony for the 2006-07 concert season.

08.01.06 | Marchiando appointed to Acting Principal with the NMSO

John Marchiando has been appointed to the position of Acting Principal Trumpet with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra for the 2006-07 season.

John will take the chair vacated by Jon Dante, who will perform as Principal Trumpet with the Malaysian Philharmonic.

Marchiando joined the orchestra in January 2006 as Associate Principal/3rd Trumpet.

03.04.06 | Marchiando joins brass faculty at UNM.
John Marchiando has accepted an appointment to the position of Lecturer with the Brass Faculty of the University of New Mexico.

The Brass Faculty at UNM:

Jeffrey Piper, trumpet
John Marchiando, trumpet
Karl Hinterbichler, trombone
Debra Taylor, trombone
Peter Ulffers, horn
Richard White, tuba