Bio - Dr. Isidore
Rudnick
Dr. Isidore Rudnick (Director) is a nationally
recognized music educator, jazz trombonist, conductor, composer and arranger. He holds a Bachelors of Music
Degree and a Masters of Music Degree from the University of North Texas and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree
from the University of Miami (Florida). Dr. Rudnick has served as Music Department Coordinator at the
University of Maine at Augusta, Director of Instrumental Music and Jazz Studies at Yakima Valley College
(Washington), Artistic Director at the School for Creative & Performing Arts in Cincinnati (2005-2015)
and has been a visiting artist at the Krakow Academy of Music in
Poland.
In 2015, Dr. Rudnick produced and directed the National
Arts Education Collaborative Concert in Manhattan, bringing high school students from across the U.S to
perform. An accomplished composer and arranger, Dr. Rudnick has written works for large and small jazz
ensembles, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra and wind
band.
As a performer and director, Dr. Rudnick has shared the
stage with prominent jazz artists including Carmen MacRae, Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Heath, Slide Hampton, and David
“Fathead” Newman. As a trombonist, he has performed at leading jazz festivals in the U.S. and Europe.
Currently, Dr. Rudnick is the Fine and Performing Arts Curriculum Manager for Cincinnati Public
Schools.
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