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Who are YOUR models for music? Which performing artists do YOU listen to?

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Flute - Emmanuel Pahud, Sharon Bezaly, Julius Baker, Jean-Pierre Rampal, James Galway, Nestor Torres, Ian Clarke, Greg Patillo, Thomas Robertello, Mimi Stillman

Oboe - Albrecht Mayer, John Mack, Joe Robinson, Alex Klein, Eugene Izotov, Heinz Holliger, Elaine Douvas, John de Lancie

Bassoon - David McGill, Arthur Grossman, Klaus Thunemann, Dag Jensen, Joseph Polisi, Frank Morrelli, Breaking Winds Bassoon Quartet,

Clarinet - Larry Combs, Stanley Drucker, Alessandro Carbonare, Andrew Mariner, Sabine Meyer, John Manasse, Ricardo Morales, Eddie Daniels , Paul Votapek

Saxophone - Don Sinta, Eugene Rousseau, Fred Hemke, Tim McAllister, John Edward, Daniel Duffayet, Marcel Mule, Mi-Bemol Saxophone Ensemble, Nuclear Whales, Eastman Saxophone Project – Rite of Spring, Apollo Sax Quartet, Jazz: Cannonball Adderly, Michael Brecker, Orenette Coleman, Benny Carter, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, James Moody, Gerry Mulligan, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn, Lester Young

Trumpet – Sergei Nakariokov, Alison Balsom, Chris Martin, Phil Smith, Maurice Andre, Bud Herseth, Ting Thing Helseth, Rafael Mendez, Wynton Marsalis, Jazz: Miles Davis, Clark Terry, James Morrison, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Chase, Wayne Bergeron, Arturo Sandoval, Doc Severinsen, Andrea Tofanelli, Allen Vizzutti, Chris Botti

Horn - Dale Clevenger, Dennis Brain, Barry Tuckwell, Philip Farkas, Herman Baumann, London Horn Sound, Vienna Horns

Trombone - Joe Alessi, Charles Vernon, Jay Friedman, Christian Lindberg, London Trombone Sound, John Allred, Alain Trudel, Ben VanDyke, Jazz: Bill Watrous, JJ Johnson, Tommy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden, Kai Winding, Dick Nash, David Steinmeyer, New York Voices

Euphonium - David Childs, Steven Mead, Adam Frey, Brian Bowman, Leonard Falcone, Mark Fisher, Demondrae Thurman

Tuba – Arnold Jacobs, Patrick Sheridan, Warren Deck, Gene Pokorny, Craig Knox, Andrew Hitz, Roger Bobo, Dan Perantoni, Harvey Phillips, Sam Pilafian

Percussion – Steve Gadd, Evelyn Glennie, Mark Ford, Chris Lamb, Colin Currie, Keiko Abe, Alan Abel, Marilyn Mazur, Dave Weckl, Amsterdam Percussion Group, New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Nexus

Guitar – John Williams, David Russell, Jason Vieaux, Julian Bream, Strunz and Farah

Violin - Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz, Isaac Stern, Midori Goto, Julia Fischer

Viola – Kim Kashkashian, Paul Silverthorne

Cello - Pablo Casals, Yo-Yo Ma, Mtislav Rostropovich, Jacqueline Du Pre

Bass – Francois Rabbath, Edgar Meyer

Bands/Ensembles – United States Marine Band, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Royal Northern College, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Belgian Guides, Cleveland Winds with Frederick Fennell, Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Japanese Bands, Mnozil Brass, Summitt Brass, London Brass, Empire Brass, Blitz Brass

Orchestras – Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Amsterdam, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic (also Gustavo Dudamel’s Youth Symphony – The System – Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Venezuela)

Jazz – Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Airmen of Note, Stan Kenton, GRP Jazz Band, Big Phat Band, North Texas One O’Clock Lab Band, Boss Brass – Rob McConnell, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Bands, Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Woody Herman, Glenn Miller, New Orleans Styles - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Young Blood Brass Band, New Orleans Night Crawlers

Choirs – Polyphony, Robert Shaw, Bacholian Singers, Eric Whitacre, Chanticleer, The King Singers, St. Olaf Choir, Acapella Groups – Pentatonix, Straight No Chaser, Rockapella, Take 6, Manhattan Transfer, First Call, Red Army Choir (Volga Boatman, Annie Laurie), October Project (Book of Rounds)