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John Cipolla is a Selmer Clarinet Artist and is available for clinics, workshops and concerts. He plays on a set of Selmer Recital clarinets, a Selmer Reference 54 alto saxophone, and Gonzalez clarinet reeds. For more information please browse this web page. You can contact John at:
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I play the clarinet and saxophone and teach at Western Kentucky University. I live in Bowling Green, KY with my wife and two daughters. In addition to teaching at Western, I play recitals and give workshops as a Selmer Clarinet artist. I used to live in New York City and work as a freelance woodwind player. I played in the Broadway show Cats for 9 years and have been in the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra for 22 years and while there, played with many different artists and ensembles. |
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My primary goal now is to continually develop as a musician and teacher. I travel each year doing various recitals and projects. I recently completed a jazz duo recording with a legendary pianist/clarinetist, “Doc” Livingston, from Bowling Green, KY. It is now available on www.cdbaby.com. It is a relaxing and swinging set of medium tempo standard tunes that Doc and I played for a big concert in Bowling Green recently. The concert celebrated his 60+ year performing career. |
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As I continue to listen to great players and recordings, meet great musicians and read books about these people, I become inspired to continue to grow as a musician myself. We are part of a long lineage of wonderfully vital musicians and I feel it is my duty to continue not only to grow as a performer and artist, but also to work with students and help them along in their development so they may do the same for others and we can perpetuate this wonderful art of music in our world. |
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Below I listed a more complete bio of my background. I invite you to browse through these pages. I hope some of the information helps to give you a focus in your music and gives you inspiration to practice your music with even more enthusiasm each day. All it takes is to just start, then the “exploration and discovery” begin to naturally evolve in every new practice session and performance…just pick up your instrument and start. |
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Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. |
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BIOGRAPHY John Cipolla is assistant professor of music (clarinet and saxophone) at Western Kentucky University. His new compact disc, Misbehavin’—a jazz duo recording (clarinet & piano) with Kentucky jazz piano and clarinet legend, “Doc” Livingston—has recently been released and is available through the web site, CDBaby.com. He has performed with The Bowling Green/Western Symphony Orchestra, Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra, The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Mozart on Fifth (a chamber woodwind trio), St. Luke’s String Quartet, Muir String Quartet, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Greensboro Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, New York City Opera, Meredith Monk Ensemble, Steve Reich Ensemble, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, Liberace, Liza Minelli, Tony Bennett, and Mario Bauza’s Latin Jazz Ensemble. John was a member of the New York City Broadway Show Cats Orchestra from 1992 to 2000 and has been a member of the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra in New York City since 1985. His publications/recordings are on Sony, ECM New Series Records, G. Schirmer, Music Minus One, C.F. Peters Editions, and numerous journals. He has served as a judge for the International Clarinet Association (I.C.A.) Young Artist competition (2004) and the I.C.A. research competition (2004). John serves as a member of the I.C.A. Web Site Task Force. |
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John’s education includes: UNC Greensboro (DMA, clarinet performance), Rutgers (MM, clarinet performance), Eastman School of Music (BM, saxophone performance), Juilliard School of Music (scholarship saxophone student of Joe Allard, 1980). John is chair of the International Clarinet Association Research Presentation Committee. He has been recognized as the 2003/2004 Third District Kentucky Music Educators "College/ University Teacher of the Year.” He was awarded a 2005 Western Kentucky University Junior Faculty Scholarship and First Prize at the 2003 International Clarinet Association Research Presentation competition. He has performed at the Atlanta Clarinet Association Conference (2006), Texas State College Music Society Conference (2006), Texas Tech University Clarinet Symposium (2005), Wayland Baptist University (2005), The University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium (2004), The International Clarinet Association (2006, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998), Tennessee Music Educators Conference, Kentucky Music Educators Conference (2003), The College Music Society Southeast Chapter (2002) and the New York State Music Educators Association (1999). John has also performed at many universities and high schools throughout the United States. He performs on Selmer Recital clarinets and Gonzalez reeds and is a Selmer Clarinet Performing Artist. John lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky with his wife and two daughters. |
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In 2000, my family and I moved to North Carolina so I could go back to school and get a
doctorate degree. I was lucky to go through school at UNCG and then land in Bowling
Green, KY at Western. It is a wonderfully supportive institution where the music students
get lots of individual attention and get an opportunity to perform in many types of
ensembles.