Joe Procopio

Joe Procopio [email protected] http://www.joecopio.com Artist/Composer/Conductor Professional Musician/ Artist/ Leader/Lead Alto Sax for many of the nation’s top recording artists including: Steve and Eydie Gorme, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Welk, Frankie Avalon, Frankie Laine, Jack Jones, Kathryn Grayson, Carmel Quinn, Don Cornell, Bobby Rydell, Vic Damone, Rodney Dangerfield, Foster Brooks, The Vagabonds, The Ritz Brothers, Sammy Cohn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Tiny Tim, Al Martino, Petula Clark, Wayne Newton, Pat Cooper, The Four Tops, The Spinners, etc. Lead Reed Central New York, Jack Palmer Orchestra “The Procopio Brothers” Joe and Greg Procopio Sax and Guitar Duo Artist/Writer Warner Brothers/Mercury/ Kama Sutra/Buddah Records Child Prodigy “guest” guitarist for Miller, Dorsey, and other Big Bands Conductor Boston Symphony Orchestra student Clarinetist Conservatory Of Milan, Italy Lead Alto Sax Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Savoy Theater Myrtle Beach, SC Lead Reed Palace Theater MB,SC, Chorus Line, Phantom, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sunset Blvd,etc. Teacher/Administrator Miles Clark Endowed Chair, Music, College of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC Chairman Music Department Cazenovia Central School Cazenovia, NY Director Of Instrumental Music Chapel Hill High School Chapel Hill, NC Instructor Applied Music Cazenovia College Cazenovia, NY part-time Deaconate St. James Church Cazenovia, NY, Diocese of Syracuse, NY Member of the Board of Catholic Education Diocese of Syracuse Region II Awards/Honors I am indexed. Listed in the Londeix as ‘Compositeur Americain’ in “150 Years Of Music For Saxophone” International Publication by Jean-Marie Londeix, Roncorp 1994 pg.212, pg.293 Teacher Of Guitarist T. Maxwell heard in TV’s Magnum P.I., The Rockford Files, Kojak Awarded membership in American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Top 25 International and Award Of Excellence Music City Song Festival Nashville, TN Recording Artist Award International Competition Columbia Records and ASF Placed top 2% internationally with GRE Advanced Placement Test in Music Full Tuition Scholarship Conservatory Of Milan, Italy Conductor Scholarship Boston Symphony Orchestra Candidate Woodrow Wilson and Danforth Foundation Fellowships Publications BOOKS: Basic Music Theory (New Edition), Making Sense With Music, Basic Harmony And Musicianship, Basic Fingering Charts, The EasyWay To Play Guitar, The EasyWay To Play Clarinet, The EasyWay To Play Saxophone, The EasyWay To Play Flute, The EasyWay To Play Piano, The EasyWay To Read Music Treble Clef, The EasyWay To Read Music BassClef, The Words Of Christ, Básica Música Teoría SOLOS: Theme And Three Variations For Saxophone Alone (Premier at World Congress Saxophones); Barbie, Giuditta, Cara Mis, St. Mary’s Song, Honkin’ Horns, Cryin’ Saxes, The Argument, Ba Doo Ba, SONGS: “Looking For The Good Life” Title song for Dirty Dancing II Vestron, SHEET MUSIC: The Bach Jazz Sonata in Eb, Papa’s Famous Dances, The Argument, Lilly’s Dance (The Tumbler), Honkin’ Horns, Cryin’ Saxes, CD’s: Joe Procopio “Live In Concert”, “All In My Life” Papa’s Famous Dances” “Making Sense With Music” “Pethoven” Special Music For Pets And People Education B.S. 1963 Education, Crane School Of Music, SUNY Potsdam, NY M.S. 1973 Education, Crane School Of Music, SUNY Potsdam, NY Certificate Of Music Conducting and Clarinet Boston Symphony Orchestra Certificate Of Music Conservatory Of Milan, Giuseppe Verdi Milan Italy Teachers Conducting: Robert Shaw, Igor Stravinsky, Eric Leinsdorf, Eugene Ormandy; Saxophone: Earl Bostic, Dr. James Stoltie; Clarinet: Gino B. Cioffi Prin. Clarinet Boston Symphony Orchestra, A. Prisco Conservatory Of Milan, G.Boralli RAI Italia, Louis Marucci (protégé Pinti/ Toscanni); Guitar: Frank Vaccaro; Composition: Aaron Copland, Gunther Schuller