John Barcellona is the Director of Woodwind Studies and Professor of Flute at CSULB and flutist with the internationally acclaimed Westwood Wind Quintet (recordings on Columbia, Crystal, and WIM). the Quintet is currently recording the complete 25 Quintets of Anton Reicha. The third CD was released on the Crystal label in September 2006. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Flute Association.

An active freelance musician in the Southern California area, he has played Principal Flute with the Pacific Symphony, the Royal Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet, the Joffery and the San Francisco Ballet. Studio credits include recordings for Disney such as the motion picture The Newsies. His solo album, Is This The Way To Carnegie Hall (with Calvin Smith, horn) was nominated to the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for a Grammy award. He was also a member of the Moyses Duo, with retired pianist, Louis Moyses.

He is also active on the masterclass/recital circuit and has collaborated with many prominent flutists including Julius Baker, William Bennett, Michel Dobost, and many others. In July of 2007, he was a guest artist at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival for the 25rd consecutive year. He is the designer of the Kori Flute (along with help from CSULB Instrument Technician, James Long). The Kori Flute introduced the Barcellona Model. He has been design consultant for the A.D. Geoffrey, Natuski, and Maramatsu Flute Companies.
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He is has written a column for Flute Talk magazine entitled, "The Flute Doctor." This was their first series of articles regarding flute pedagogy for this publication.

He has made appearances at the International Cello Encounter in Rio de Janero, Brazil. He received his B.M. from Hartt School of Music, M.A. from CSULB and D.M.A. from USC. His principle teachers were Harold Bennett, Carl Bergner, Roger Stevens, and John Wummer.

You can read some of Dr. Barcellona's Flute Talk pedagogy by picking up an issue. For more information, visit the Flute Talk website:

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