CURRICULUM
VITAE
JOHN
A. RUTHERFORD
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Home Address: |
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3925 Bishop |
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734-945-5984 |
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EDUCATION
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M.M., Jazz Performance |
Anticipated 2008 |
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B.A, Music Management |
Anticipated 2008 |
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The B.M., Trombone
Performance |
1996 - 1999 |
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The New England
Conservatory of Music |
1994 - 1996 |
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TEACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
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Current Positions: |
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Faculty-Artist on
Trombone, Bay View Music Festival.
Duties include applied
instruction and recruitment of college trombone students, student brass
quintet coachings, and performances as both a chamber musician and soloist in
front of audiences up to 1,500 people.
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2004 - present |
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Past Positions: Instructor of Trombone, The |
2000 - 2002 |
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Instructor of Low Brass, |
2001 - 2002 |
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School for the
Performing Arts – |
2001 - 2002 |
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Adjudicating: Metropolitan Youth Symphony Concerto Competition (yearly) |
2006 - present |
Recent Student
Accomplishments:
Andrew
Mitchell - Eastern Trombone Workshop
National Solo Competition Semifinals (2006); Finalist, 2006
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September 2005 |
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March 2005 |
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January 2004 – April 2004 |
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1998 - present |
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1998 - present |
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2001 - present |
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Pine Mountain Music Festival, principal
trombone |
June/July 2001 |
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra, guest principal trombone |
Jan. 2001 |
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Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, guest
principal trombone |
July 2000 |
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Michigan Opera Theater, substitute on tenor and bass trombone |
2000 – present |
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Jerusalem International Symphony Orchestra, co-principal trombone |
1997 - 1999 |
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Philharmonic Orchestra of
Palermo, Sicily, acting principal trombone |
Fall 1999 |
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Music Academy of the West, fellowship student |
Summer 1999 |
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Yo-Yo Ma and the |
1999 - 2002 |
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Motor City Brass Quintet, founding member and manager (www.motorcitybrass.com) |
2000 - present |
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Avatar Brass Quintet, substitute |
2004 - present |
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Detroit Chamber Winds, substitute on tenor and bass trombone and
euphonium |
1999 - present |
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2000 - 2002 |
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Michigan Chamber Brass, member |
1999 - present |
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Bay View Brass, faculty quintet at the Bay View Music Festival |
2004 - present |
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Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, fellowship student |
Summer 1997 |
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Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra, Alexandre Guilmant’s Morceau Symphonique and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Concerto for trombone and orchestra |
May 2005 |
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Toledo Symphony, Music Under the Stars Series,
E. Loffler’s Posaune Bravour
and Arthur Pryor’s Razzazza-Mazzazza |
August 2001 |
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Birmingham-Bloomfield Orchestra, Launy Grondahl’s Concerto for trombone and orchestra |
May 2000 |
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Atrio Palazzo delle Aquile, |
October 1999 |
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Britton Recital Hall, |
November 1997 |
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Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Bozza’s Ballade for trombone and orchestra |
February 1997 |
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Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra, Ferdinand David’s Concertino for trombone and orchestra |
February 1993 |
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Motor City Horns, founding member of this horn section for-hire. Recent tours have included tours with Bob
Seger and the Silver Bullet Band as well as Clarence Clemons, of Bruce
Springsteen’s E-Street Band (www.motorcityhorns.com) |
2000 – present |
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Saoco, member of |
2003 – present |
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Detroit Commercial Freelance Musician, performances
accompanying artists including: Debbie Gibson, Gladys Knight, the
Temptations, the Four Tops, the O’Jays, and the Fifth Dimension. |
1999 – present |
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Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra, lead trombonist with this award winning modern
jazz ensemble based in |
1999 - 2003 |
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Henry Mancini Institute Big Band, fellowship student, performances with
Terrance Blanchard, Patti Austin, Bill Watrous, Patrick Williams, and Jerry
Goldsmith |
Summer 2000 |
Recordings
for radio and television (i.e.
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The Rat Pack Tribute, tenor trombone |
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Annie, lead trombone |
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The King and I, bass trombone |
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The Producers, lead trombone |
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Thoroughly Modern Millie, bass trombone/tuba |
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Camelot, bass trombone |
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The Producers, tenor trombone |
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Paul Paray Symphonies (2006)
Assumption
Grotto Orchestra
Blues in the Night (2006)
Sheila
Landis and Rick Matel
Kenny
Flav Presents Wayne Kounty
Rouge (2004)
The
Artemis
Troublee: Music of Paul Paray (2003)
The Assumption Grotto Orchestra
Charlie
Dentel with the
The
Winds of the
Yo-Yo
Ma and the
The
Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra featuring Marcus Belgrave
Season of Hope
(2002)
The Brothers Groove featuring the Motor City Horns
The
Mel
Wanzo Scholarship,
$2500
cash award to an outstanding jazz student, 2005-2006.
First
Prize, Concerto Competition
Bohemian Club of
The Rotary Club of
A
Brief History of the Trombone
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Founder and President of Brassjar Music. Divisions include: Artist Management, Music
Publishing, and Musician Contracting. (www.brassjarmusic.com) |
2000 - present |
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Business and Referral Service Agent, |
Jan. 2001 – Oct. 2001 |
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Office Manager, |
Dec. 1999 - May 2000 |
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Marketing Department Intern, |
June 1996 - August 1996 |
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Administrative Assistant to the Director of Community Collaborations,
New England Conservatory of Music. Duties
included maintaining a database and researching articles and books used by
the Director. Acted as a liaison
between the Director and community collaborators. |
January 1996 - June 1996 |
Member, American Federation
of Musicians
Member, American Symphony
Orchestra League
Member, International
Trombone Association
Member, International
Association of Jazz Educators
Member,
Member,
REFERENCES
Dr. Andrew Bishop
Assistant Professor of Music/Albion College
517-629-0481
andrewbishop@comcast.net
Jacob Cameron
Instructor of Tuba
Christopher Collins
Director of Jazz Studies/Wayne State University
313-577-1780
ccollin@wayne.edu
Dave Everson
Assistant Principal French Horn/Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Adjunct Professor of French Horn/The
248-703-6197
deverson59@hotmail.com
Randall Hawes
Bass Trombonist/Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Adjunct Professor of Trombone/Northwestern University
248-723-0794
randyhawes@comcast.net
Maury Okun
Executive Director/Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings
Principal Trombone/Michigan Opera Theatre
248-374-1310
okun@detroitchamberwinds.org
James Pugh
Trombone soloist and recording artist
Professor of Trombone/University of
917-453-7118
jimpugh@optonline.net
Alan Taplin
French Horn/Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Instructor of French Horn/University of
419-868-6053
actaplin@earthlink.net
Kenneth Thompkins
Principal Trombone/Detroit Symphony Orchestra
248-828-3463
kwthompkins@aol.com
Scott Thornburg
Professor of Trumpet/Western
Principal Trumpet/Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
269-383-3648
thornlar@aol.com
Jarod Vermette
Principal Trombone/Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra
jarodvermette@hotmail.com