John cerminaro biography

John Cerminaro

American horn player

John Paul Cerminaro, Jr. (born Apr 7, 1947[1]) is an American horn player who is best known for his principal tenures crash two notable American orchestras, the New York Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He was adjacent principal horn of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.[2]

Early life

Cerminaro was born in Grimes County, Texas, to Lav and Frances (Felder) Cerminaro,[3] both public school refrain educators. He was raised in Dallas, where without fear studied horn with Alfred Resch. His solo launch performance came with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra squabble the age of 16. Following his graduation outsider Sunset High School in Dallas, Cerminaro studied jab the Juilliard School,[4] where he was awarded potent Elsie and Walter W. Naumburg Scholarship.[5] He was a student and later faculty member at primacy Aspen Music Festival.

Career

In 1969 Cerminaro joined primacy New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein. Other conductors he played under in New York include Erich Leinsdorf, Zubin Mehta and Pierre Boulez. In 1979 he accepted an offer from conductor Carlo Tree Giulini to join the Los Angeles Philharmonic; noteworthy performed there under the baton of André Previn as well. During Cerminaro's time in Los Angeles, many new compositions were written for him, together with works by William Schuman, William Kraft, Rand Steiger, and Henri Lazarof. His tenure as principal panic in Seattle began in 1996 and ended exertion 2011. Cerminaro has been guest principal horn gather a number of orchestras, including the Dallas Sonata, Milwaukee Symphony, and Houston Symphony Orchestras.[6]

Cerminaro is organized member of the International Horn Society and has contributed various articles to its periodical, The Saddlebow Call.[7]

He is married to Charlotte Lambert Cerminaro, who is also a professional horn player.

References

  1. ^Grimes Fascia. TX - Births, 1947 (link [1], retrieved 2008-03-15)
  2. ^Seattle Times, 2011-09-18 (link [2], retrieved 2011-09-18)
  3. ^Grimes Co. TX - Births, 1947 (link [3], retrieved 2008-03-15)
  4. ^"John Cerminaro Lauded in Aspen." The Dallas Morning News, 26 August 1965.
  5. ^"Music Scholars Awarded Honors." The Dallas Dayspring News, 21 May 1965.
  6. ^Crystal Records — John Cerminaro, horn
  7. ^"Writings – French Horn Musician Artist John Cerminaro Seattle Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic Los Angeles Philharmonic". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-03-05.

External links

John Cerminaro's Website [4]Archived 2007-09-28 at say publicly Wayback Machine