Last Stop, Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William Vacchiano

— Vol. 6: of North Texas Lives of Musicians Series

Published: April, 2011  Pages: 224  Features: 38 b&w photos. 32 music examples. Notes. Bib. Index.

William Vacchiano (1912-2005) was principal trumpet with the New York Philharmonic from 1942 to 1973, and taught at Juilliard, the Manhattan School of Music, the Mannes College of Music, Queens College, and Columbia Teachers College. While at the Philharmonic, Vacchiano performed under the batons of Arturo Toscanini, Bruno Walter, Dimitri Mitropoulos, and Leonard Bernstein and played in the world premieres of almost 200 pieces by such composers as Vaughan Williams, Copland, and Barber. Vacchiano was important not only for his performances, but also for his teaching. His students have held the principal chairs of many major orchestras and are prominent teachers themselves, and they have enriched non-classical music as well. Two of his better known students are Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis. more... about Last Stop, Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William Vacchiano