John "Doc" Marcellus

John Marcellus is Professor of Trombone at the Eastman School of Music. Kilbourn Professor (1982-83) as a member of the Eastman Brass. BS, University of Maryland; MM, DMA, Catholic University. Studied trombone with William Cramer, Lewis Van Haney, Edward Herman, Gordon Pulis, and Armand Sarro; conducting with Richard Lert and Lloyd Geisler. Member, Eastman Brass (1978-). President, International Trombone Association (1988-90). Conductor, Brighton Symphony Orchestra (1980-). Principal trombone, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra (1979-), National Symphony Orchestra (1965-1978). Guest conductor, National Music Camp, Interlochen (1982), Penfield Symphony, Brighton Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra(2005). Former soloist, US Navy Band (Washington); Baltimore, Jacksonville symphony orchestras. Soloist and chamber musician with the National Symphony Brass Quintet, Washington Theatre Chamber Players, and Contemporary Music Forum. Solo recitals in London, Paris, Cologne, Stuttgart, Birmingham, and Manchester; in Japan, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Holland, Poland, and Denmark. Appearances with the International Trombone Workshop (1970-), International Brass Congress (1976), Eastern Trombone Workshop (1973-), Eastern Music Festival, National Symphony, and Norfolk Chamber Orchestra. Premieres and commissions of 50 contemporary works. Clinician for C.G. Conn Instruments. Co-director, Eastern Trombone Workshop and Marcellus-Melick Trombone Ensemble. Founding board member, International Trombone Association. Publications in NACWPI Journal, The Instrumentalist, and Accent; arrangements published by Kendor and Belwin-Mills. Recordings on London/Decca, Nonesuch, Library of Congress, Turnabout, Opus One, Stolat, and Sine Qua Non. Solo CD, Songs, Dances, and Incantations: American Music for Trombone, on Albany Records (2002). Other CDs: Calls and Echoes with Eastman Brass, Eastman CD Series; Eastman Trombone Choir 60th Anniversary CD, Eastman CD Series. Honors: International Trombone Association's Highest Award for Pedagogy, Performance and Literature (1999), New York Brass Conference Dedication for Achievement in Brass Performance (1997), Mu Phi Epsilon Musician of the Year (1997). Faculty member, North Carolina School for the Arts (1965-68), Catholic University (1966-78), Howard University (1967-70), American University (1968-78), Chautauqua (1979-), Interlochen Arts Academy (1982-83), Eastman (1978-). A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... The Eastman School of Music is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Rochester. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in College Park, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., USA. As the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to as the University of Maryland... The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, DC, is unique as the national university of the Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by the U.S. bishops. ... The Interlochen Center for the Arts is situated in Interlochen, Michigan on a 1,200 acre (5 km²) campus, and comprises (in order of founding): Interlochen Arts Academy — a boarding high school Interlochen Arts Camp — a summer camp Interlochen Public Radio — a public radio station Interlochen Pathfinder School — an elementary...