James Wallace Sherry

2708 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 366-9332
jim@lyricbrass.com



EDUCATION
1998 Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD. DMA in progress.
1992 Yale University School of Music, New Haven, CT. MM GPA 3.9/4.0
1988 Illinois State University, Normal, IL. BS History/Social Science GPA 3.6/4.0
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT
Director of Bands, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Director of Jazz Ensemble since Fall 1993.
Director of Concert Band and chamber music program since Fall 1995.
Free-lance trumpet player with local orchestras listed below.
Educator at organizations and schools listed below.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1998- Trumpet Instructor, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD
1998- Trumpet Instructor, Community College of Baltimore, Essex, MD
1996- Trumpet Instructor, Peabody Institute, Preparatory Division.
1996- Brass Instructor, Mt. Royal Symphonic Orchestra, Baltimore, MD
Grades 4-8, includes beginning band, jazz class, and chair of brass department.
1996- Brass Faculty, Kinhaven School of Music, Weston, VT (June-August).
Summer orchestral and chamber music school for advanced high school students.
1994-1998 Young Audiences of Maryland and of Washington DC
Numerous school shows and presentations for children of all age levels.
1994-1998 Trumpet Instructor, Levine School of Music, Washington DC
1993 Teaching Assistant in Bibliography and Music History, Peabody Conservatory.
1993 Instructor, SAT Review, Catonsville High School, Catonsville, MD
1992 Graduate Assistant for J.S. Bach scholar Rosalyn Tureck, Yale University
1985-1989 Trumpet Instructor for 25 students weekly, Music Shoppe, Normal, IL
CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE
1995- Director, JHU Concert Band
1993- Director, JHU Jazz Ensemble
1985-1998 Various clinics, workshops and masterclasses with school jazz programs, marching bands and concert bands.
CLASSICAL TRUMPET EXPERIENCE
Handel Choir of Baltimore, Concert Artists of Baltimore, Baltimore Opera Orchestra, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (substitute), Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (substitute), Peabody Symphony Orchestra and Peabody Wind EnsembleÑprincipal trumpet. Trumpet and organ recitals in Europe and United States. Completion of four Peabody doctoral-level recitals. Soloist on various local concert series, such as Mary Our Queen Cathedral, Music Under the Dome at Sts. Philip and James. Soloist with Yale Concert Band, Peabody Camerata, Mt. Vernon Chamber Orchestra, and New Haven Chamber Orchestra.
JAZZ AND COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
Leader, Time After Time Jazz Quintet, Baltimore, MD, since 1994. Leader, Hot Time Dixie Band, Bloomington, IL 1986-89, Eubie Blake Culteral Center Jazz Ensemble, Krush Grooves (reggae), Latin Fire, Raffi Rodriguez Orchestra, New Haven, CT, Russ Morgan Orchestra, Las Vegas, NV, Ronnie Scott Dance-A-Lot Orchestra, the Aristocrats, Lead Trumpet for The Bob Hope Show.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
1994-1997   Trumpet, Monumental Brass Quintet, Washington, DC. Approximately one hundred concerts each year over three seasons, including several national tours, in addition to workshops and masterclass with school children across the US.
1994-1996   Ensemble Assistant, Peabody Conservatory, 28 hours/week. Personnel manager/librarian for Peabody Wind Ensemble, Peabody Camerata, and Peabody Preparatory Orchestras. Involved stage management for concerts, operas, and events, supervision of work-study students, interdepartmental communication and coordination, and purchase of music and supplies from various vendors.
1990-1992   Program Editor, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, New Haven, CT. Involved supervision of the completion of all program notes for the twelve week summer festival, including research, writing and editing.
1989-1990   Community Organizer, full time. Northwest Bronx Community Coalition, Bronx, NY. Job entailed work with neighborhood residents and city authorities on local issues, such as education, employment, housing and youth activities.
1988-1989   Coordinator of the Student Volunteer Center, full-time volunteer, United Campus Christian Foundation, Illinois State University. Involved supervision of student political science, economics, communications and sociology interns in global research, environmental issues, "Isms" awareness (racism, sexism, etc.) and community involvement.
TEACHERS
Steve Hendrickson, Principal Trumpet, National Symphony Orchestra; Harlan Parker, Director, Peabody Wind Ensemble; Ed Hoffman, Associate Principal Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Langston J. Fitzgerald III, Second Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Bob Sullivan, Associate Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic; Allan Dean, Professor, Yale University; Tom Duffy, Director of Bands, Yale University; William Vacchiano, Professor, Julliard School of Music; and Richard Lehman, U.S. Marine Band, Washington, DC.

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