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Attention all serious band teachers and students!

We are proud to announce we have added

Brian O’Flaherty

(Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Composer, Arranger)

To our faculty. Brian is a heavyweight veteran musician and teacher. Please check out his bio:

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music(Composition)-(Oliver Ditson Award for Composition—1976)—Roosevelt Univ. (Chicago-1979) Graduate work—Northern Illinois Univ. (1979-80)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Private trumpet since 1975

Graduate teaching asst. to Ron Modell (N.I.U.-1979-80)

Clinics in high schools and colleges nationwide (1981-)

Eastman School of Music summer band camp (1985)

Woody Herman Alumni Orch.—jazz orch. in residence—UNF (1996)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BIG BANDS

Louis Bellson, Woody Herman, Don Sebesky, Mel Lewis, Bob Mintzer,

Kim Richmond (L.A.)

Various television and radio jingles

Tony Awards orchestra 2002-2006

Various movie soundtracks including Missing in Action, Invasion U.S.A., For the Boys,

Chicago, and The Producers

Numerous Broadway shows including 42^{nd Street, Peg, Tap Dance Kid, Starlight Express, Les Miserables (L.A.), Titanic, Wild Party, The Color Purple, and “The Drowsy Chaperone”}

PARTIAL DISCOGRAPHY

Birthday Concert (1981)———————Jaco Pastorius

Live at Concord (1981)———————-Woody Herman

World Class (1982)—————————Woody Herman

London Gig (1982)—————————-Louis Bellson

Moving Lines (1984)————————-Don Sebesky

Hot (1987)————————————–Louis Bellson

Guys and Dolls (1992 Revival Cast Album)

Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge (1995)

Joyful Noise: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1999)—Don Sebesky

To A Lady (2001)—————————–Tom Talbert

A complete discography may be viewed by visiting allmusic.com and typing in Brian’s name.

Performed at Tanglewood with John Williams (2004)

Please check out a couple samples of Brian’s playing at myspace.com/britrpt

Brian can teach not only trumpet, but also music theory, harmony, composition, jazz arranging, jazz harmony and jazz improvisation.