John Marchiando was recently appointed to the position of Principal trumpet of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra after winning a nationwide audition in August.  John had been performing as Acting Principal with the NMSO since 2006 after joining the orchestra as Associate Principal.  

Marchiando also holds faculty positions at the University of New Mexico and at the Rafael Méndez Brass Institute, where he also performs with Summit Brass.  He has performed with the Santa Fe Opera, Phoenix Symphony and Arizona Opera and has appeared as a soloist with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Summit Brass and Denver Municipal Band, among others.

Dr. Marchiando holds degrees from the University of Michigan (BM, MM) and Arizona State University (DMA). He has studied with David Hickman, Armando Ghitalla, Charles Daval, Raymond Mase, Chris Gekker and Ramon Parcells.

For more information, visit his website at www.johnmarchiando.com.