Trumpet Department

Michael Sachs Head, Trumpet Department; Chair, Brass Division, joined The Cleveland Orchestra as Principal Trumpet in 1988. Praised by critics for his "spectacular chops," and "radiant tone," he is recognized internationally as a leading soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, teacher, author and clinician. Michael Sachs is frequently featured as soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra. Highlights include the 1996 world premiere of the John Williams' Concerto for Trumpet, commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra for Mr. Sachs, with Music Director Christoph von Dohnanyi conducting, and the United States and New York premieres of Hans Werner Henze's Requiem in 2000, also with Mr. Dohnanyi conducting. Mr. Sachs has also appeared as guest soloist with major U.S. and international orchestras and chamber groups, including the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Auckland (New Zealand) Philharmonia, The Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra (Ostrava, Czech Rep.), San Diego's Mainly Mozart Festival and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Mr. Sachs can be heard on over 125 recorded works with The Cleveland Orchestra, including featured performances of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat recorded for Deutsche Gramophone with Pierre Boulez, and Ives' The Unanswered Question recorded for London/Decca with Christoph von Dohnanyi. In April 2005, Mr. Sachs performed a recital of music for trumpet and organ with Todd Wilson as part of Severance Hall's Organ Recital Series. The recital was recorded and was released on CD by the Musical Arts Association (parent organization of The Cleveland Orchestra). Along with his active performance schedule, Mr. Sachs serves as Chairman of the Brass division and Head of the Trumpet Department at CIM. In addition to serving on the faculty of leading summer festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, Blekinge International Brass Academy (Karlskrona, Sweden), Eastern Music Festival, Grand Tetons Music Festival, Masterclass Internacional para Instrumentos de Metal (Lisbon, Portugal), National Orchestral Institute and Summit Brass, Mr. Sachs regularly presents master classes and workshops at conservatories and major universities throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. At the invitation of Sir Georg Solti, he served as Principal Trumpet/Instructor in the Solti Orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall. He is the author of Daily Fundamentals for the Trumpet and Mahler: Symphonic Works, Complete Trumpet Parts, both published by the International Music Company. Mr. Sachs has also contributed forewords to Rafael Mendez's Prelude to Brass Playing and The Herbert L. Clarke Collection, both published by Carl Fischer Music. His newest project, 14 Duets for Trumpet and Trombone, co-authored with Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic Joseph Alessi, was released in November 2007 published by Carl Fischer Music. Starting in January 2009, Michael Sachs became the editor of the "Inside the Orchestra Section"s column for the International Trumpet Guild journal. Prior to joining The Cleveland Orchestra, Mr. Sachs was a member of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, where he also performed with the Houston Grand Opera and served on the faculty of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He has performed with many ensembles in New York City including the New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke's, the New York Chamber Symphony, The New York Choral Society, Boys Choir of Harlem, and Speculum Musicae. Mr. Sachs has been involved in a wide range of media events including performances on CBS This Morning, The Kennedy Center Honors and The Heroes of Conscience Concert for PBS. Originally from Los Angeles, Michael Sachs attended UCLA, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History before attending The Juilliard School of Music. His former teachers include Mark Gould, Anthony Plog, and James Stamp. For more information on Mr. Sachs, please visit his website at www.michaelsachs.com E-mail Website

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Horn Department

Richard Solis Head, Horn Department, has been a member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1971. He served as principal horn with the Orchestra from 1978 until 1995. Mr. Solis attended CIM and studied horn with Myron Bloom from 1965 until 1969. He is a former artist-in-residence at the University of Delaware and was principal horn of the Festival Casals. His recordings include chamber music from the Marlboro Festival, and he can be heard on more than 100 recordings with The Cleveland Orchestra as principal horn. He was appointed to the CIM faculty in 1977.

Richard King Horn, began serving as principal horn of The Cleveland Orchestra in 1997, having joined the ensemble in 1988 as associate principal at the age of 20. Mr. King has been featured numerous times as soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra and has also appeared as soloist with New Zealand's Auckland Philharmonia and the Tokyo Symphony. A native of Long Island, New York, Mr. King began playing the horn at the age of 9. He briefly attended New York's Juilliard School of Music and subsequently earned a diploma from Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. His primary horn teacher was former Cleveland Orchestra principal Myron Bloom. While at Curtis, he spent summers at the Tanglewood, Spoleto and Schleswig-Holstein music festivals. An active chamber musician and recitalist, Mr. King performs frequently as a guest at summer festivals and as a member of the Center City Brass Quintet since 1985. Their five recordings on the Chandos label have been met with wide critical acclaim. In addition, he has recently released an album of Schubert Lieder transcribed for horn and piano on Albany Records. Mr. King is also on the faculty of the Kent/Blossom Music Professional training program. He previously served on the faculties of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and Carnegie Mellon University. He plays a Conn 8D French horn and is a clinician for the Conn-Selmer musical instrument company. He was appointed to the CIM faculty in 1995. Website

Trombone Department

Richard Stout Trombone, has been a member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 2001. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. From 1988 until 2000, he was a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, being appointed Principal Trombone in 1998. He has also served as Principal Trombone of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and Second Trombone of the Eastern Music Festival. He was a substitute player with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra and performed as soloist with the Jacksonville Symphony and at the Eastern Music Festival. Mr. Stout was appointed to the CIM faculty in 2001.

Tuba Department

Ronald Bishop Head, Tuba Department, retired from The Cleveland Orchestra after having served as principal tuba since 1967. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastman School of Music and a Master of Science degree from the University of Illinois. He completed private studies with Arnold Jacobs. He is a member of the Severance Brass Quintet, Cleveland Low Brass Ensemble, and the Cleveland Symphonic Winds, and is a former member of the American Wind Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and San Francisco Opera Orchestra. He has served as soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra on numerous occasions, and made frequent appearances as a clinician, soloist and recitalist. Previous faculty appointments include Baldwin-Wallace College, the Eastman School of Music, Oberlin College, San Francisco State College, and Youngstown State University. In 1983, he was inducted as National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international music fraternity. In 1988 he received the Alumni Achievement Award from Eastman School of Music. He has received Grammy Awards for PDQ Bach: An Awful Lot of Wind and Percussion Instruments; Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli: Brass Ensembles of Philadelphia, Chicago and Cleveland Orchestras, 1969. He was appointed to the CIM faculty 1968. E-mail Website