William Vacchiano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Vacchiano

American trumpeter and trumpet instructor

Date of Birth: 23-May-1912

Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 19-Sep-2005

Profession: musician, trumpeter, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About William Vacchiano

  • William Vacchiano (May 23, 1912 – September 19, 2005) was a trumpeter and trumpet instructor. Originally from Portland, Maine, Vacchiano studied trumpet at age 12.
  • At 14 years old, he was playing in the Portland Symphony.
  • He joined the New York Philharmonic in 1935 as third/assistant principal trumpet and appointed principal trumpet in 1942 by Bruno Walter.
  • He taught at the Juilliard School for 67 years (1935-2002).
  • He was also a professor at the Mannes College of Music from 1937–83 and the Manhattan School of Music from 1935-2002.
  • His students included Wynton Marsalis, Philip Smith, Charles Schlueter, Gerard Schwarz, Manny Laureano, and Miles Davis. His obituary in The New York Times quoted him saying: "This, to me, is happiness.
  • When I feel bad I go down to the studio in my house, I pick up my horn and I'm in seventh heaven.
  • That's what music should be like."

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