Mucci, Richard
Biographical History
Richard Mucci (1939-2005) taught for thirty-three years for the elementary, middle, high school, and college levels. He collected a very large amount of recordings and materials during that time.
Richard V. Mucci pursued a career in music education through the University of Miami and majored in Music Education with a minor in trumpet. While there, he was the first chair trumpet in the University band, "Band of the Hour," and was president of the student chapter of the American Musicological Society and the student chapter of MENC. After graduating the University of Miami with honors, he was accepted at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and studied with Roger Voisan and Frederic Fennell while there.
He directed several public school band programs including Wauchula, Dade City, and Palm Beach County, as well as a community band program in the Buckhannon area.
His professional experience includes chairmanship of the Florida Music Textbook Committee, President of the Palm Beach Country Honors Band, and Life Member of the Florida Bandmasters Association.
He was sixty-five when he passed away in his home in Buckhannon.
Citation:
UPB files, June 27, 2011 (taught for thirty-three years for elementary, middle, high school, and college levels; collected large amounts of recordings and materials during that time; pursued a career in music education through the University of Miami, majored in Music Education with a minor in trumpet; was the first chair trumpet in the University band, "Band of the Hour,"; was president of the student chapter of the American Musicological Society and the student chapter of MENC; graduated with honors from the University of Miami; played under Frederic Fennell; professional experience includes chairmanship of the Florida Music Textbook Committee, President of the Palm Beach Country Honors Band, and Life Member of the Florida Bandmasters Association)Flmusiced.org, June 23, 2011: The Florida Band Master (b.1939 d.2005 was accepted at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y.; studied with Roger Voisan; 65 when he passed away at home in Buckhannon; directed several public school band programs including Wauchula, Dade City and Palm Beach County, as well as a community band program in the Buckhannon area).