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"Truly
charming" . . . "You'll laugh, you'll get more than one
lump in your throat, and you'll enjoy every word of this beguiling
collection of stories, all wrapped up in the person of one John
Sant'Ambrogio, cellist and story-teller extraordinaire." --
MVDaily |
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John
Sant'Ambrogio's
cello stories:
About the Author John Sant'Ambrogio has enjoyed an illustrious career as a cellist in top orchestras, chamber music ensembles and as a pedagogue for over five decades. Appointed Principal Cello of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) in 1968 after being a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nine years, Mr. Sant'Ambrogio has served as Principal Cello of such orchestras as the Casals Festival (Puerto Rico), Grand Teton Music Festival (WY), Lancaster Festival (OH) and the Seventh Army Symphony (Europe). In 1987, he founded and was the first Artistic Director of Strings in the Mountains in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. His discography includes chamber music and orchestral recordings on the TELARC, RCA, IMG and VOX labels. Mr. Sant'Ambrogio studied with Leonard Rose, Paul Olevsky and Diran Alexanian and has passed on these pedagogies while on the faculties of Washington University, the St. Louis Conservatory and Boston University. His students have won jobs in major symphony orchestras including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Retiring from the SLSO in 2005, he moved to Steamboat Springs, CO to pursue his love of skiing, hiking, cycling and photography. Still a very active chamber musician and teacher, he founded the Generations Piano Trio in 2005 with violinist Dmitri Pogorelov and pianist Judith Lynn Stillman. Mr. Sant'Ambrogio continues to perform throughout the country with
his trio and, to his delight, with his daughters Stephanie, violinist,
and Sara, cellist. Acknowledgements All succcessful books have a team that supported the author during the years of the book's development and publication and is now acknowledged: Brenda Harbert, who typed the manuscript years ago; Betsy Chase,
who typed the last five chapters, George Spitzer, the publisher
who said this book must be published, Jill Murphy Long, who encouraged
the author to perservere, Jane Spitzer,editor extraordinaire;
Ken Lee, who was patient in taking the many photographs of which
one became the cover of the book; Gary Albright, who designed
the cover; and Dan Dreyfus, who took the photo of the author gazing
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John Sant'Ambrogio
Institutions Founded:
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Co-Director and Co-Founder of Red Fox Music Camp and Music Festival, New Marlboro, Mass. 1949-79.
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Founder and Director of the Strings in the Mountains Music Festival, in Steamboat Springs , CO. 1987-92
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Founder and Director of the St. Ambrose Chamber Orchestra, 1992 to present.
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Founder and Director of Arts for the Soul, Seminar/Retreat in Steamboat Springs, CO. 2002 to present.
Professional Experience
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St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Principal Cellist from 1968- 2005
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Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1959-1968
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Casals Festival Orchestra, Principal Cellist, 1969 & 1970
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Grand Teton Music Festival, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Principal Cellist 1980-1985
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Elliot Piano Trio, 1992-2005
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Giovanni String Quartet, 1972-1976
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St. Louis String Quartet, 1968-2005
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Boston Piano Trio, 1965-1968
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Seventh Army Symphony, Principal Cellist, 1956-1958
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Teaching Experience
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Private cello instructor since 1959 to the present
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Former pupils have won positions in major symphony orchestras including Boston Symphony,Chicago Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony.
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St. Louis Conservatory, 1985-1989
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Mountain Team Concepts Music Camp, Director and Founder, 1992-1996
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Grand Teton Music Seminar, 1980-1985
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Washington University, 1970-1974
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Boston University, 1963-1965
Teachers
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Leonard Rose, 1953-1955
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Paul Olevsky, 1950-1952
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Diran Alexanian, 1948-1950
Education
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B.A. in Music Education from Lebanon Valley College, Anneville, PA; 1954
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M.A. in Music from Ohio University, Athens, OH; 1968
Recordings
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Clarinet Quintets of Mozart & Brahms on VOX label.
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More than 20 recordings with the Saint Louis Symphony on TELARC, RCA, IMG and VOX.
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Executive produced two recordings for Strings in the Mountains: The Eroica Trio and Gilles Apap & The Country Mountain Boys.
Film
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Was the originator of the film "Eroica" which was shown on PBS 400 times in December of 2003