Biographical Sketch
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    Glenn Call has toured extensively as a prominent soloist, conductor and teacher, conducting and performing with orchestras and bands throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. 

   Following studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, Glenn Call began his distinctive musical career as a member of the famed "President's Own" U.S. Marine Band, performing at the White House with that elite ensemble under Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Regan. 

    Early in his career, Mr. Call was very active in England as soloist, guest conductor, and adjudicator, appearing throughout the country and on the BBC.  In England, the Press enthusiastically hailed him as "Euphonium King."

    On leaving the Marine Band, Call was offered a positon teaching at the Eastman School of Music and returned to Rochester, New York. As a Yamaha Artist, he helped design the Yamaha YEP 642, one of the most popular professional Euphoniums on the market today.

    In the late 1980's, Glenn Call accepted the directorship of the venerable Monroe County Parks Band.  Under Call's rebuilding program, the Parks Band achieved an extraordinarily high level of performance in a very short time. Drawing huge audiences wherevery perormed, it was also featured on National Public Radio broadcasts and recordings and was sponsored by Rochester's Sister-City Würzburg in a spectacular tour of Germany.

    Glenn Call holds degrees in music performance and literature from the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music and has studied conducting under Kirk Trevor of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Victor Feldbrill of Toronto and Jorma Panula of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland. 

    In addition to teaching at the Eastman School of Music, Glenn Call has also taught lower brass at Nazareth College of Rochester, at Roberts Wesleyan College and at the State University of New York at Fredonia.

    Glenn Call takes time from his busy schedule to pursue his interests in German and Asian cultures and literatures, comercial and recreational diving, alpine skiing and touring on his motorcycle.  He currently resides in Rochester, in western New York with his wife Eileen.

 For further information, contact:

Glenn Call
69 Prince Street
Rochester, NY 14605
Tel: (585) 325-6387

To contact Glenn Call by E-Mail, click here: call@rochester.rr.com

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