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Pictured here from 1998 after playing the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto with the Alachua County Youth Orchestra for the David Hubbell Concerto Competition. She shepherded me through my youth into The Juilliard School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dbcf8bc28887f4749bc81/1629063488254-TKDQWZCA8SBWX97TOSGN/POST+10+-+Micah+IMP+Band.jpg My Story - Make it stand out My first experience as a band director was in 1999! As part of what was called the Instrumental Music Program, a group of students at The Juilliard School gave twice-weekly classes at Public School 166 in New York. These incredible students lit a teaching fire in me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dbcf8bc28887f4749bc81/1629063504506-5YNFAXSK1LWPLSGT3JN1/POST+12+-+Brian+and+Micah.jpg My Story - Make it stand out Power pose before a show (we weren’t playing Kryl, so Brian McWhorter was probably nervous). Professor McWhorter (Trumpet Professor at the University of Oregon) has always been and remains a mentor and an inspiration. Also, 100% of the people in this picture have pharyngoceles. The American Sinfonietta, Germany, 2001 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9dbcf8bc28887f4749bc81/1629064354105-V3XDHPQIEGMATV98U7VL/174193720_161214485922609_1644498211590289658_n.jpg My Story - Make it stand out This is the group of musicians who showed me what time really is. 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