Preparatory Division Faculty
Donald BatchelderBachelor of Music, Master of Music, The Juilliard School
Trumpet
Profile:Principal Trumpet, New York City Opera Orchestra.
Faculty, John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University.
Trumpet studies with William Vacchiano, Mel Broiles. Additional studies
with Philip Smith, Vincent Penzarella, Arnold Jacobs. Principal Trumpet,
Stamford Symphony and Westfield (NJ) Symphony. Freelance performer since
1983 with the Metropolitan Opera, New Jersey Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic,
American Symphony, and on Broadway. Former faculty, Caldwell College,
Kean University. Mannes Preparatory Division since 2008.