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GEORGE L. TUCKWILLER III
Assistant Professor
Department of Music, Art & Design
Virginia State University
P.O. Box 9007
Davis Hall, Room 207
Petersburg, VA 23806
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PERSONAL
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Date of Birth
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May 6, 1947
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Place of birth
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Portsmouth, Virginia
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E-Mail
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gtuckwil@vsu.edu
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Business Telephone
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(804) 524-5302 / 524-5311
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Virginia State University FAX
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(804) 524-6862
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Marital Status
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Married Sharon E. Tuckwiller
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Children
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Matthew Lee, Anna Christine
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EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Music
1973-present
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
I currently teach:
19th Century music
Advanced Conducting
Applied Brass Students
Brass winds
Elementary Conducting
Music and Art Appreciation
Music Appreciation
Trumpet Ensemble
I have previously taught:
Brass Ensemble
17th Century Music
Sight-Singing and Ear training
Symphonic Band University Orchestra
Committee Assignments
IPA Committee – Institutional Performance Agreements
New Building Committee - Chairman
Scholarship - Music Department
Recruitment and Retention Committee- School of Liberal Arts and Education
Recruitment and Retention - Music Department
Registration - School of Liberal Arts and Education
Adjudicator for various Band Festivals and Solo Competitions
Various Search Committees
Second Trumpet
1967-2002 Richmond Symphony Orchestra
Richmond, Virginia
I performed with the Richmond Symphony as Second Trumpet and as the Leader of
the Richmond Symphony Brass Quintet from 1970 –2002. I retired from the RSO in June 2002.
In addition to my duties as Second Trumpet, I also served in the following capacities:
Board of Directors - Two Three Year Terms
Long Range Planning Committee
The Orchestra Committee, member and Chairperson
The Artistic Advisory Committee
Managerial Search Committee
Union Steward
Contract Negotiating Committee - Four Negotiations
Buyout Committee
Delegate to the National Convention of the Regional Orchestra Players Association
(ROPA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Austin, Texas; Knoxville, Tennessee
Adjunct Trumpet Teacher
1996-present
Collegiate School
Richmond, Virginia
I teach trumpet lessons to elementary, middle school, and high school students.
Lecturer
1974-75
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
I taught private lessons to trumpet, trombone and French horn applied brass students.
Instructor
1974-75
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
I taught private trumpet lessons to applied brass students.
U.S. Army
1973
Honorable Discharge
Clerk
1972-73
Boykin's Music Inc.
Richmond, Virginia
I worked part-time and full-time as a clerk in music instrument sales
Clerk
1967-72
Walter D. Moses Music Co.
Richmond, Virginia
I worked as a mail clerk and in both instrument sales and sheet music sales
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Music
1973
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Major: Applied Music - Trumpet
Minor: Piano
Activities: Section leader of VCU Concert Band, Brass Ensemble
Guest soloist with the VCU Orchestra
Student conductor of the Band
Charter Member of Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity
President of Phi Mu Alpha Fraternity
Principal Trumpet in the Intercollegiate Band for 1967,1968 and 1969
Master of Music Education
1979
Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia
Major: Music Education.
Minor: Trumpet Performance
Activities: Taught all upper brass students
Directed the University Brass Ensemble
Reestablished the VSU Orchestra and gave numerous performances
General music courses (Music and Art)
Directed the Symphonic Band
A component of my graduate study was a summer residency in Graz, Austria with the
American Institute for Musical Studies. I received a scholarship through AIMS, which
funded my participation in this program and I performed throughout Austria with the
AIMS Orchestra and Brass Quintet as Co-principal Trumpet.
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.
Additional study (12 hrs) toward a Doctorate in Musical Performance -Doctorate level
applied instruction and Analytical Theoretical Techniques.
Master Classes
Arnold Jacobs: Chicago Symphony, Northwestern Faculty
Vincent Czichowicz: Chicago Symphony, Northwestern Faculty
Charles Geyer/ Barbara Butler: Chicago Symphony, Northwestern Faculty
PRINCIPAL TRUMPET INSTRUCTORS
Edward Mirr: Principal Trumpet, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Commonwealth University
Edwin Thayer: Principal Horn, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Commonwealth
University
Currently, Principal Horn, National Symphony Orchestra
Charles Brady: Second Trumpet, National Symphony
Adel Sanchez: Principal Trumpet, National Symphony
Steven Hendrickson: Principal Trumpet, National Symphony
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AFM Local 123 – Executive Board, Member
American Federation of Musicians Local 123, Richmond, Virginia, Member
Consultant, Richmond Symphony Orchestra
James River Brass Quintet, First Trumpet
Intercollegiate Music Association
International Trumpet Guild, Member
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Rho Omega Chapter
Richmond Brass Consort, Music Director, Conductor
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