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Gianluca Farina
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Bb trumpet - 1947 NY Bach Stradivarius 37 with a #7 leadpipe C trumpet - 2016 Bach Artisan Stradivarius with a Yamaha NY Gen 2 leadpipe and tuning slide Rotary trumpet - Weimann Passion C, gold plated Eb/D trumpet- 2013 Bach Artisan Stradivarius A/Bb piccolo - 2013 Schilke P5-4 "Butler-Geyer" model, with a stock Bb leadpipe, and a Blackburn P2 leadpipe pitched in A My mouthpieces for Bb trumpet and piccolo are original designs from Vennture Mouthpieces, and my Eb, C, and Rotary mouthpieces were handmade in Japan by Toshiaki Kameyama.
- Hometown:
Nesconset, New York (Long Island)
- Year Joined:
2022
- Education:
State University of New York at Fredonia - Bachelor of Music in Education c/o 2015; New England Conservatory of Music - Master of Music in Trumpet Performance c/o 2017; Colburn School - Artist Diploma in Trumpet Performance c/o 2019
- Passions and Interests:
Working out, cooking, trying new craft beers, playing guitar, exploring new cities.
- Career Highlights:
Getting told by the associate conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre that my solo in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto was 'very not bad.' Playing principal on Scheherazade under Maestra Xian Zhang with the Colburn Orchestra, and then playing principal on Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony Symphony with her at New World. She remembered me! Ending my time with the New World Symphony by playing principal on Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Believe it or not, getting to meet one of my idols, Phil Smith, after winning my audition here.
Principal
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Stephen Madancy
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- Hometown:
Annandale, VA
- Education:
Dartmouth College, University of Michigan
- Passions and Interests:
Steve has an abiding love for the natural world; he loves hiking and camping in the mountains, particularly those in the western U.S., and is also an avid photographer. He is keenly interested in learning about different cultures around the world, and spends perhaps a bit too much time watching nature documentaries. He's visited 49 states (Alaska remains elusive), and three continents, and still hopes to find the opportunity to visit the remaining four.
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