John Salminen
CURRENT ROLE:
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2022 to Present: Assistant Conductor - Naples Concert Band
2021 to Present: Assistant Conductor - Bonita Springs Concert Band
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RANGE OF EXPERIENCE:
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Over 43 years of teaching bands and jazz ensembles, conducting music literature for beginning to advanced levels
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Music Theatre conducting experience with pit orchestras for American musical theater productions
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Music educator who has brought clinicians such as Wynton Marsalis, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and the Canadian Brass to his students/schools
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Teaching experience in in Europe, the Middle & Far East, the Caribbean and Indonesia, resulting in a wealth of experience communicating and working with people of diverse cultural backgrounds as well as learning and conducting a wide variety of band music from around the world
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Successful track record of building and expanding participation of large, successful music programs around the world.