Don M. McLaurin, trumpet

863-397-4919

donmclaurin@ymail.com



PhD, MMEd, BMEd, Florida State University

trumpet teaching experience

Florida Southern College, Trumpet Instructor, appointed June 2015

Ministry of Education, New Zealand, Brass Teaching Specialist, (2006-2013)

Western Colorado University (1998-2005)

Florida Southern College (1989-98)

Idaho State University (1988-89)

Oklahoma State University (1985-86)

Valdosta State University (1983-85)

Florida State University, Trumpet Graduate Assistant, (1974-75)



trumpet performance experience

orchestral

  • Florida Orchestra (Tampa), 1994-98 (second, fourth, sub trumpet)

  • The Bach Festival Orchestra of Central Florida, 1992-98 (principal)

  • Elkhorn Music Festival Orchestra (currently the Sun Valley Symphony) 1989 (assistant principal)

  • Oklahoma Sinfonia (Tulsa), 1985-86 (assistant principal)

  • Florida Symphony Orchestra (Orlando), 1975-80 (third, sub trumpet)

  • Florida State University Symphony Orchestra, 1968-71, 1974-75 (principal)

 

chamber music

  • The Florida Orchestra Brass Quintet (Tampa), 1994-98

  • The Clarion Brass Quintet, resident faculty ensemble, Florida Southern College 1989-98 (appeared in concert with the Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet and the Empire Brass)

  • The Florida State University Faculty Chamber Orchestra, 1974-75

  • Florida State University Faculty Brass Quintet, 1974-75

 

commercial

  • Walt Disney World, staff musician, 1976-80 and 1989-98

Performed regularly with the World Band, German Band (EPCOT), the Maple Leaf Brass Quintet (EPCOT), the Bob Cross Orchestra (Top of the World Supper Club), the Holiday Orchestra (EPCOT), the Diamond Horseshoe Band

 

  • Played Lead (except Chorus Line) on the Broadway Touring Shows (Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers):

West Side Story, Chorus Line (played 3rd and 2nd) , Hello Dolly (with Carol Channing), Fiddler on the Roof (with Chaim Topal), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (with Jane Powell and Howard Keel), How To Succeed in Business (with Matthew Broderick), Grand Hotel (American Premiere with Tommy Tune), Carousel (with Robert Goulet), Damn Yankees, Annie, 1940’s Radio Hour, The Music Man, She Loves Me, The Fantastics, Follies, and Guys and Dolls

 

  • Performed with touring artists including: Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Johnny Mathis, Stevie Wonder, Mel Tormé, Jack Jones, Vic Damone, Tommy Tune, Frankie Lane, Chita Rivera, and Eddie Fisher.