John M. Cipolla, Clarinetist Curriculum Vitae 1367 Rolling
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John M. Cipolla Curriculum Vitae 1367 Rolling Ridge Way Bowling Green, Kentucky 42013 Office: 270-745-7093, Mobile: 270-996-9270 E-mail: [email protected] Click on this symbol throughout the CV to link to related sites or documents SelectedWorks from the WKU TopSCHOLAR Research and Creative Activity Database EDUCATION The University of North Carolina-Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Doctor of Musical Arts in clarinet performance 2002 • Dissertation: Linear Aspects of Harmony in the Countermelodies of New Orleans Jazz Musician, Sidney Bechet • Advisor and major professor, Dr. Kelly Burke The Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Master of Music in clarinet performance 1987 • Major professor, Dr. George Jones The Eastman School of Music, The University of Rochester Rochester, New York Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance 1984 • Major professors Dr. Ramon Ricker, William Osseck The Juilliard School of Music New York, New York One year of study towards Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance degree 1980 • Scholarship student • Major professor, Joseph Allard ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Professor of Music 2015–present Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Associate Professor of Music 2008–2014 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Assistant Professor of Music 2002–2008 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina GTA, Full–Time doctoral student 2000–2002 Wagner College Staten Island, NY Adjunct clarinet and saxophone instructor 1993–1998 State University of New York at Purchase Purchase, New York Adjunct clarinet instructor 1992 PERFORMING MUSICIAN EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Radio City Music Hall Orchestra New York, New York Principal Clarinet, multiple woodwind player, permanent orchestra member 1985–2021 • Live concerts, live and televised performances of extravaganza productions New York City full–time freelance studio & Broadway woodwind musician New York, NY Recordings, Live Performances 1985–2000 • Multiple woodwind player CATS New York City Broadway Orchestra New York, New York Reed III, tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo 1992–2000 • Permanent orchestra member Various New York City Broadway Show Productions New York, New York Substitute Broadway Show multiple woodwind player 1985–1992 • Phantom of the Opera, The Will Rogers Follies, Chorus Line, Miss Saigon, Chicago, The Secret Garden, Grand Hotel, City of Angels, Nunsense 1 Shōgun: The Musical New York, NY Reed II, clarinet, flute, piccolo 1990–1991 • Permanent orchestra member RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY PERFORMANCES Solo Recitals International International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2019 Knoxville, Tennessee Invited Solo Recital July 2019 • Contemporary Italian Music Ibero-Americano do Clarinete Castelo de Paiva, Portugal Invited Clarinet Soloist with Festival Jazz Ensemble April 2019 • Academia Ibero Americana do Clarinete Festival Poster 9th European Clarinet Festival/European Clarinet Association Camerino, Italy Invited Solo Recital August 2019 • Contemporary Italian Music and Jazz Recital Video International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2018 Ostend, Belgium Invited Solo Recital July 2018 • Contemporary Italian Music International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2015 Madrid, Spain Invited Solo Recital July 2015 • Neo Classical Italian Contemporary Bass Clarinet Music International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2014 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Invited Solo Recital July 2014 • Commission and World Premiere, Voice of the Onion by Kenneth Berger, pianist, Zachary Lopes Bulgarian Tenth International Competition "Young Virtuosos - 2014" Sofia, Bulgaria Invited Solo Clarinet Recital March 2014 • Solo Hungarian Clarinet Music International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2013 Assisi, Italy I.C.A. Board of Directors Recital July 2015 • Commission and International Premiere, New Mythologies for solo clarinet, Brad Baumgardner Marcos Romāo International Clarinet Meeting Loures, Portugal Invited Solo Recital July 2013 • Bach and Jazz Clarinet Academia Ibero-Americano do Clarinete at the Academia de Música Castelo de Paiva, Portugal Invited Solo Clarinet Recital April 2012 • Contemporary French and American Jazz Music South American Clarinet Congress Lima, Peru Invited Solo Clarinet Recital September 2011 • French and American Jazz Clarinet Music International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2011 Northridge, California I.C.A. Board of Directors Recital August 2011 • French Solo Clarinet Music Selmer-Paris Showroom Paris, France Invited Solo Clarinet & Saxophone Recital November 2010 • Filmed for promotional TV special in Paris, France about music education and Selmer clarinets 1st European Clarinet Festival Kortrijk, Belgium Invited Solo Recital November 2010 • 20th Century European Clarinet Music International Clarinet Association, ClarinetFest® 2010 Austin, Texas Board of Directors Recital July 2010 2 • Music of Miklós Rózsa International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2006 Atlanta, Georgia Invited Solo Clarinet Recital July 2006 • French Solo Clarinet Music International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest® 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana Keynote lecture/performance July 2001 • A Portrait of Sidney Bechet RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY PERFORMANCES Solo Recitals National University of Alabama Birmingham Clarinet Symposium Birmingham, Alabama Invited Solo Recital February 2016 • French, German and American works for clarinet and piano University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee Invited Solo Recital January 2012 • French and American Clarinet Music The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Invited Solo Clarinet Recital March 2010 • Atonal Contemporary Solo Clarinet Music Arkansas Tech University Russellville, Arkansas Invited Solo Clarinet Recital April 2007 • German and French Clarinet Masterworks University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Invited Solo Clarinet Recital November 2006 • French Clarinet Masterworks Atlanta Clarinet Association Atlanta, Georgia Invited Solo Clarinet Recital April 2006 • German Clarinet Masterworks • Sponsored by Selmer Paris Corporation Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Invited Solo Clarinet Recital September 2006 • French Clarinet Masterworks Miami University Oxford, Ohio Invited Solo Clarinet Recital September 2006 • French Clarinet Masterworks University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Invited Solo Clarinet Recital September 2006 • French Clarinet Masterworks University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Invited Solo Clarinet Recital September 2006 • French Clarinet Masterworks Texas State University/College Music Society Round Rock, Texas Invited Solo Clarinet Recital October 2006 • Traditional Solo Clarinet Music West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania Invited Solo Clarinet Recital February 2005 • Traditional Solo Clarinet Music Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Invited Solo Clarinet Recital October 2005 • Clarinet Masterworks from France and America. University of Maryland/Clarinet Connection Festival College Park, Maryland Invited Solo Clarinet Recital October 2004 3 • Music for Solo Clarinet University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium Norman, Oklahoma Invited Solo Clarinet Recital October 2004 • American Music for Clarinet Southeast Missouri State University Cape Giardeau, Missouri Invited Solo Clarinet Recital September 2003 • Music for Solo Clarinet University of West Georgia Carrollton, Georgia Invited Solo Saxophone Recital September 2003 • Saxophone Masterworks Nicholas Roerich Museum New York, New York Solo Clarinet Recital September 1999 • French Masterworks University of Southern Utah Cedar City, Utah Invited Clarinet Recital September 1999 • Solo Clarinet Masterworks RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY PERFORMANCES Solo Recitals Regional/State/Local Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Clarinet Recital August 2017 • Masterworks for clarinet solo and clarinet and piano Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Saxophone Recital March 2017 • French Masterworks for saxophone and piano Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Clarinet Recital August 2016 • German and American Clarinet Works Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Jazz Saxophone Recital March 2016 • Jazz Standards Duo with Double Bass Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Recital August 2015 • French, Italian and German Master Works for Clarinet Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Woodwind Doubling Recital March 2015 • Clarinet and Saxophone Masterworks Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Saxophone Recital April 2014 • Contemporary French, South American and North American Concert Saxophone Music Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Clarinet Recital September 2013 • Commission and USA Premiere, New Mythologies for solo clarinet, Brad Baumgardner Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Saxophone Recital February 2013 • Saxophone Traditions Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty Solo Clarinet Recital September 2012 • Nueva Música. Para Cuatro Clarinetes Kentucky Music Teachers Association Richmond, Kentucky Lecture Recital October 2011 • Concerto for Clarinet, Carl Nielsen 4 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Faculty