John Barcellona is the Director of Woodwind Studies and Professor of Flute at

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and flutist with the internationally acclaimed Westwood Wind Quintet (recordings on Columbia,

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, and Western International Music).

Career

He is currently on the Board of Directors for the

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. 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

and D.M.A. from

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. His principal teachers were

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, Carl Bergner, Roger Stevens, and John Wummer.

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barcellona, John Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American flautists University of Hartford alumni USC Thornton School of Music alumni California State University, Long Beach alumni California State University, Long Beach faculty