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About Manny Laureano
- Manny Laureano (born August 17, 1955) is an American trumpet player and conductor. He is currently the Principal Trumpet of the Minnesota Orchestra, as well as the Co-Artistic Director of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies.
- Laureano began his musical studies in the New York City public school system and received his Bachelor of Music Degree from the Juilliard School in 1977.
- He was appointed Principal Trumpet of the Seattle Symphony, where he performed various solo works, including the rarely played concerto by Michael Haydn.
- He held this post he held for four years before serving in his current position as principal trumpet with the Minnesota Orchestra.
- He has appeared numerous times with the Minnesota Orchestra as soloist playing concertos by Haydn, Hummel, Arutiunian, and Tomasi.
- He also performed the American premiere of the concerto by Viennese composer Friedrich Wildgans along with Leonard Slatkin conducting in Minneapolis in 1983.
- He has performed as soloist with a variety of ensembles throughout the United States including the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony, and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs in Colorado. As a conductor, he has worked with a variety of ensembles, ranging from having been Music Director of the Calhoun-Isles Community Band in Minneapolis, Music Director of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, to several appearances in Young People's Concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra.
- He has been in demand as a clinician for young orchestras throughout the state of Minnesota.
- In 2002, Manny and his wife Claudette were invited to guest-conduct the National Suzuki Youth Festival Orchestra and were invited to serve again in 2004.
- Manny has served as Co-Artistic Director of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS) since 1988.
- He is the conductor of the MYS Symphony Orchestra, and is the brass coach for the MYS Repertory Orchestra, conducted by Co-Artistic Director Claudette Laureano.
- Laureano served as Assistant Conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra during the 2005-06 season and served as conductor of the 2008-2009 Minnesota All-State orchestra.
- In recent years he has appeared regularly as guest conductor at Indiana University, as well as the Eastern Music Festival, St.
- Olaf College, and Bethel University.
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