John Rommel (born 1958) is an American classical trumpeter and professor at the

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Life

Prior to his hiring at Indiana, Rommel was principal

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of the Louisville Orchestra from 1988 until 1996. His numerous solo and chamber music performances include recent performances of

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No. 2'',

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's ''When Speaks the Signal Trumpet Tone'', Anthony Plog's ''Double Concerto For Two Trumpets and Chamber Orchestra'', and Gyorgy Ligeti's ''Mysteries of the Macabre''. He has also performed with the Indianapolis Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Nashville Symphony, Summit Brass, Saint Louis Brass Quintet, and the Nashville Contemporary Brass Quintet. In addition to his performance experience, Rommel has recorded more than 30 compositions with the Louisville Orchestra by many of the leading composers of the twentieth century and has extensive commercial recording experience in

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and in

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. He was a clinician for the

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, a division of the

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, and has studied with former IU trumpet professors William Adam and

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, former Louisville Orchestra principal Leon Rapier, and former Chicago Symphony trumpeters Vincent Cichowicz and William Scarlett.

References

External links

"Two Celebratory Fanfares (1995)", ''Art of the States''
* 1958 births American classical trumpeters American male trumpeters Jacobs School of Music faculty Living people Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky University of Louisville alumni 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century American male musicians {{Louisville-stub