Marie Speziale
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Marie Speziale is the first female trumpet player in a major symphony orchestra. She started in the Cincinnati Symphony when she was just 19 years old. After serving in the orchestra in Cincinnati for well over 30 years she "retired". Currently she is professor of Music at Rice University's Shepherd School and still one fantastic trumpet player
Marie F Speziale Professor Professor of Trumpet
BM Trumpet Performance (1964)College-Conservatory of Music
Shepherd School of Music
1997-2001 Since 1997 to present 1979-1990 1998-2000 1998-2000 American Music Teacher Journal, 1996 to present 1996-2002 1964-1965 1965-1967 Member Member Member Host Member of the Artists, Monarch Brass and Pioneer Committees
Teaching Areas
Brass Performance/Pedagogy
Selected Publications
Other Speziale, M. "Dukas Fanfare from ." (2002).
Speziale "Transcription of Dukas Fanfare from "La Peri"." (2002).
Speziale "Transcription of Dukas Fanfare from "La Peri"." (2002).
Marie Speziale "Transcription of Handel's Concerto Grosso VI, opus 6." (1982).
Marie Speziale "Transcription of Handel's Concerto Grosso VI, opus 6." (1982).
Creative Works
Other - CD Recording/Brass Chamber Music A recording of brass music featuring members of the Houston Symphony, Opera and Ballet Orchestras, Trumpet Sections of the Houston Symphony, Opera and Ballet Orchestras, local church, (May 8 and 11, 2005) Performances - Saint Louis Symphony Guest Assistant Principal, Performer, Powell Hall, St. Louis, MO (Nov., 2003) Performances - Conductor, New World Symphony Brass Ensemble Concert Chamber music concert featuring winds and brass , New World Symphony Brass Ensemble, Lincoln Theater, South Beach, Miami, FL (Sept. 16, 2005) Performances - Third Trumpet/Houston Grand Opera Manon Lescaut, Houston Grand Opera, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX (Jan. 12 - Feb. 11, 2006) Performances - Houston Symphony Orchestra Guest Assistant Principal, Performer, Jones Hall, Houston, TX (April, Sept., 2003) Performances - Off-stage Trumpet/Houston Grand Opera Simon Boccanegra, Houston Grand Opera, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX (Oct. 9 - Nov. 4, 2006) Performances - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Guest Third Trumpet, Performer, Riverbend, Cincinnati, OH (June-July, 2003) Performances - Conductor, Rice Brass Choir Shepherd School of Music brass performance majors, Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music (2002 to present) Performances - Guest Second Trumpet/Houston Symphony Orchestra Subscription Concert Series, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Jones Hall, Houston, TX (Nov. 7-12, 2006) Performances - Houston Symphony Orchestra Performed for subscription and educational concerts, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Jones Concert Hall, Houston, TX (February, April and October) Performances - Classical and Pops Recordings All recordings made between 1964-1996, Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH (1964-1996) Performances - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Played third trumpet with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Riverbend, Cincinnati, OH (July, 2005) Performances - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Concerts Guest second trumpet, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Powell Hall, St. Loouis, MO (Dec. 7 - 12, 2005) Performances - Houston Symphony Orchestra Concerts Guest second trumpet, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Jones Hall, Houston, TX (Feb. 4 -6, 2005) Performances - Houston Pops Orchestra Concert second trumpet, Houston Pops Orchestra, Centrum Center, Houston, TX (Feb. 12, 2005) Performances - Houston Symphony Orchestra Concerts guest second/third trumpet, Houston Symphony Orchestra, The Woodlands and Clear Lake, Woodland and Clear Lake, TX (April 29, 2005) Performances - Brass Band of Battle Creek Performer, Kellog Auditorium, Battle Creek, MI (Dec., 2001) Performances - Cincinnati Symphony/Pops Concerts Guest third trumpet, Cincinnati Symphony/Pops Orchestra, Riverbend, Cincinnati, OH (July, 2005) Performances - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Guest Third Trumpet, Performer, Riverbend, Cincinnati, OH (June-July, 2002) Performances - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Guest Third Trumpet, Performance, Powell Hall, St. Louis, MO (May, 2001) Performances - Simon Winds Performer, Various, Cincinnati, OH (July, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Presentations
Other Judge. "National Trumpet Competition." George Mason University. (March, 2003)
Featured guest artist, coach. "International Women's Brass Conference." Illinois State University, Normal, IL. (June, 2003)
Workshops "New World Symphony." Miami, FL. (Oct., 2003)
Coordinator. "Shepherd School of Music Orchestral Seminars." Shepherd School of Music. (Sept. 27, Oct. 9 & Nov. 6, 2006)
Seminar I - Music From the Inside Out: Focus on the Orchestra (Panelists: 2 Rice faculty & 2 Rice graduate students) Seminar II - Orchestra Fundamentals:Governance & Citizenship (Panelists: Houston Symphony member, Houston Symphony executive director, Houston Symphony personnel manager, 3 Houston Symphony musicians, SSOM orchestra conductor) Seminar III - Orchestra Leadership: The Big Picture (Panelists: members of the American Federation of Musicians, International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians, Detroit Symphony, Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Orchestras)
Honors, Awards and Fellowships
First Prize - Trumpet Ensemble Division, National Trumpet Competition. (Mar., 2003).
Fellowships, New World Symphony. (Sept., 200).
Orchestral Appointments, Chicago Civic Orchestra. (Sept.,2003).
Leading Woman in the Arts, Greater Cincinnati Coalition of Women's Organizations. (1997).
Outstanding Woman of the Year, Fine Arts, Tampa Tribune. (1962).
Sword of Honor, Sigma Alpha Iota. (1964).
Province Leadership Award, Sigma Alpha Iota. (1964).
National Leadership Award, Sigma Alpha Iota. (1964).
Certificate of Honor, Pi Kappa Lambda. (1964).
National Foundation Award, Sigma Alpha Iota. (1962).
Adjunct Faculty Service Award, University of Cincinnati. (1997).
Certificate of Honor, Pi Kappa Lambda. (1964).
Volunteer Appreciation Award, United Way. (1983).
Residencies, Summer Festivals, Master Classes
Master Class Texas Music Festival. Master class presentation for the trumpet students, University of Houston, Houston, TX. (June, 2004)
Master Class. Presentation for the trumpet studio, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. (2002)
Kennedy Center Master Class. Monarch Brass Quintet recital/master class presentation for the National Symphony Youth Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.. (2000)
Residency Women in Music Symposium. Recital, concert, master class presentations by the Monarch Brass Quintet, Converse College, SC. (2002)
One week's residency
Trumpet/Brass Coach - New World Symphony Orchestra. Coached trumpet/brass sections, taught trumpet lessons, presented master classes and conducted brass sectional rehearsal, Lincoln Theater/Miami Beach, FL. (Sept. 5-9, 2006) Orchestral Academy three year fellowship program for young instrumentalists
Brass Week. Master class presentation, concert, conductor of the brass ensemble reading session, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. (2001)
Trumpet Coach/Mock Audition Committee - New World Symphony Orchestra. Coached trumpet section, taught lessons, gave a master class and served on the mock audition committee, Lincoln Theater/Miami Beach, FL. (Mar. 15-18, 2006) Orchestral Academy three year fellowship program for young artists
New World Symphony Orchestra. Orchestral audition training seminar - including auditions, coaching, panel discussions, Miami, FL. (November, 2002)
Festival of New Music. One week residency included master classes and performances with the California Brass Quintet and California Brass Ensemble, California State University, Sacramento, CA. (1999, 2000, 2001)
Trumpet Extravaganza. Master classes, private lessons and recital , University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. (2001)
University of Alaska Fairbanks Residency. Conducted the brass choir, performed with the faculty brass quintet, taught trumpet students, presented a master class, coached the jazz ensemble trumpet section, University of Alaska Fairbanks. (April 6-12,2005)
Summer Festival Brass Choir Conductor/Brass Coach - Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca. Comprehensive European study and performance experience for young singers, instrumentalists, pianists, conductors, and stage technicians, Lucca, Italy. (June 11 - July 15, 2006)
Lucca is the birthplace of Puccini
Summit Brass Mendez Institute. Master classes, coached orchestral trumpet section, conducted brass orchestral repertoire reading session, concert, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. (1998. 1999, 2000)
Summer Festival in Lucca, Italy. Will teach a course in brass orchestral repertiore, coach brass chamber music and conduct a brass choir concert , Lucca, Italy. (June 11 - July 16, 2006)
