About the author
Joe Procopio ascap
joecopio@gmail.com
http://www.joecopio.com
Artist/Composer/Conductor
Professional Musician/ Artist/ Leader/Lead Alto Sax for many of the nation’s top recording artists including: Steve and Eydie Gorme, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Lawrence Welk, Frankie Avalon, Frankie Laine, Jack Jones, Kathryn Grayson, Carmel Quinn, Don Cornell, Bobby Rydell, Vic Damone, Rodney Dangerfield, Foster Brooks, The Vagabonds, The Ritz Brothers, Sammy Cohn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Tiny Tim, Al Martino, Petula Clark, Wayne Newton, Pat Cooper, The Four Tops, The Spinners, etc.
Lead Reed Central New York, Jack Palmer Orchestra 1970 – 1988
“The Procopio Brothers” Joe and Greg Procopio Sax and Guitar Duo 1976-1988
Artist/Writer Warner Brothers/Mercury/ Kama Sutra/Buddah Records 1965 – 1975
Child Prodigy “guest” guitarist for Miller, Dorsey, and other Big Bands
Conductor Boston Symphony Orchestra student – summer 1963
Clarinetist Conservatory Of Milan, Italy 1964
Lead Alto Sax Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Savoy Theater Myrtle Beach, SC 1996 – 2000
Lead Reed Palace Theater MB,SC,’99-01: Chorus Line, Phantom, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sunset Blvd,etc.
Teacher/Administrator
Miles Clark Endowed Chair, Music, College of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC 2001-2004
Chairman Music Department Cazenovia Central School Cazenovia, NY 1965 – 1988
Director Of Instrumental Music Chapel Hill High School Chapel Hill, NC 1988 - 1993
Instructor Applied Music Cazenovia College Cazenovia, NY part-time 1978 – 1981
Deaconate St. James Church Cazenovia, NY, (candidate) Diocese of Syracuse, NY 1980 - 1988
Awards/Honors
I am indexed.
Listed in the Londeix as ‘Compositeur Americain’ in “150 Years Of Music For Saxophone” International Publication by Jean-Marie Londeix, Roncorp 1994 pg.212, pg.293
Teacher Of Guitarist T. Maxwell heard in TV’s Magnum P.I., The Rockford Files, Kojak
Awarded membership in American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers 1987
Top 25 International and Award Of Excellence Music City Song Festival Nashville, TN 1986/1988
Recording Artist Award International Competition By Columbia Records and ASF 1982
Full Tuition Scholarship Conservatory Of Milan, Italy 1964
Conductor Scholarship Boston Symphony Orchestra (1 of 16 from 22 countries) 1963
Candidate Woodrow Wilson and Danforth Foundation Fellowships 1963
Publications
“Basic Music Theory”, “Making Sense With Music”,”Basic Harmony and Musicianship”,The EasyWay To Play Guitar”, “The EasyWay To Play Clarinet”, “The EasyWay To Play Saxophone”, “The EasyWay To Play Flute”, “Basic Fingering Charts”, Books Pub. JoeCopio Music LLC
Joe Procopio “Live In Concert” , “Saxology”, “All In My Life”
“Pethoven” Special Music For Pets And People
“Theme And Three Variations For Saxophone Alone” Premier at World Congress Saxophones ;
“Barbie”, “St. Mary’s Song”
“Looking For The Good Life” Bear Down Pub; Title song for Dirty Dancing II Vestron 1988
“Arietta”; Flute Solo Lake State Publications Grand Rapids, MI; “Sudden Loneliness”, “Let Me Try” Kama Sutra NY, NY; “Love Believes” Sunrise Recs, Hollywood, CA; “Making Sense With Music”, The Easy Way To Read Music” etc. books/ solos Published by Gordie Music Chapel Hill, NC;
Terry Tickle and His Swing City Big Band, Ravensong Records
Education
B.S. 1963 Education, Crane School Of Music, SUNY Potsdam, NY
M.S. 1973 Education, Crane School Of Music, SUNY Potsdam, NY
Certificate Of Music Conducting and Clarinet Boston Symphony Orchestra 1963
Certificate Of Music Conservatory Of Milan, Giuseppe Verdi Milan Italy 1964
Teachers
Conducting: Robert Shaw, Igor Stravinsky, Eric Leinsdorf, Eugene Ormandy; Saxophone: Earl Bostic,
Dr. James Stoltie; Clarinet: Gino B. Cioffi Principal Clarinet Boston Symphony Orchestra,
A. Prisco Conservatory Of Milan, G.Boralli RAI Italia, Louis Marucci (protégé Pinti/ Toscanni);
Guitar: Frank Vaccaro; Composition: Aaron Copland, Gunther Schuller