John Barcellona is the Director of Woodwind Studies and Professor of Flute at CSULB and flutist with the internationally acclaimed

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(recordings on

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, and Western International Music).

Career

He is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Flute Association. His solo album, ''Is This The Way To Carnegie Hall'' (with Calvin Smith, horn) was nominated to the

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for a

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Education

He received his B.M. from

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, his M.A. from CSULB and D.M.A. from USC. His principal teachers were Harold Bennett,

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, Roger Stevens, and

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External links

* http://www.csulb.edu/depts/music/woodwinds/john_barcellona.html * http://www.producersinc.com/BandInfo.php?Band=christophercaliendo * http://fsaf.org/artists.php?department=7 * http://www.christophercaliendo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=435&Itemid=499

References

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