Photos of William Vacchiano

1935 NYP Trumpet Section: Harry Glantz, Vacchiano, and Nat Prager (Courtesy of Eileen Prager Perry)

NYP Brass Section, ca. 1938 (Courtesy of Eileen Prager Perry)

Maria Alessi, Joe Jr, Carmine Fornarotto, and Vacchiano

Vacchiano spotlight portrait

NYP in 1939 (Courtesy of NYP Archives)

Vacchiano backstage

Vacchiano getting ready to enjoy a lobster dinner

Vacchiano demonstarting an excerpt

Birthday party at Juilliard, 1975 (Photo by Mel Broiles)

Vacchiano telling stories at his birthday party at Juilliard, 1975 (Photo by Mel Broiles)

Bob Johnson, Dick San Filippo, and Vacchiano (Courtesy of Robert Johnson)

Casual Vacchiano

Sam Goldfarb, Vacchiano, Roger Murtha, Edwin De Groat, Claude Gordon at the NYBCS

Vacchiano Portrait

Mark Gould, Gerard Schwarz, Vacchiano, and Fred Mills at 90th birthday party at Juilliard (Photo by Peter Schaaf)

Lifelong friend Izzy Blank with Vacchiano

Al Ligotti and Vacchiano

New York Philharmonic on Japan tour, 1961

Outside the Tokyo Hotel on May 9th, 1961 (Courtesy of Atsuyoshi Takayama)

Lee Soper, Vacchiano, and Charlie Schlueter at 80th birthday party (Courtesy of Lee Soper)

Lavignac solfege book, one of Vacchiano's favorites

Vacchiano's house in Flushing, NY. He purchased it in 1935 for $6,000.

"The Crying Bench." Many students sought solace here after lessons at Vacchiano's house.

Vacchiano at his 90th birthday party at Juilliard (Photo by Peter Schaaf)

Vacchiano and Arturo Sandoval

Vacchiano and Izzy Blank

Vacchiano and Carmine Fornarotto, former NYP 2nd trumpet

85th birthday party at Juilliard (Photo by Peter Schaaf)

Vacchiano and Ray Mase at his 85th birthday party (Photo by Peter Schaaf)

Vacchiano and Gerard Schwarz in Aspen

Vacchiano at the Hartt School of Music

Vacchiano at his NYBCS roast in 1978

Vacchiano playing the F trumpet he used to record the Brandenburg Concerto #2

Vacchiano enjoying an afternoon off

Vacchiano with Polisis at Juilliard's Honorary Doctorate Ceremony in 2003 (Photo by Peter Schaaf)

Vacchiano in Lincoln Center

Vacchiano playing, portrait

Vacchiano in the winter of 1997

Vacchiano smiling inside his studio at Juilliard

Vacchiano talking about mouthpieces

Vacchiano with his grandchildren (Jennifer, Michael, Emily, and Carolyn)

Vacchiano with a big smile

Vacchiano giving a master class

Vacchiano conducting the Queens Symphonic Band, 1992 Holiday concert (photo courtesy of Raoul Camus)

Vacchiano's New York Philharmonic ID

Ronald Tenore and Vacchiano

Trumpet section of the Bronxville NY Pops Band: Albert Mingrone (conductor), Philip Varriale, Vacchiano, Joseph Greco (photo courtesy of Ron LoPinto)

Prager and Vacchiano rehearsing

Vacchiano giving at lecture a the NYBCS

Vacchiano in his studio at Juilliard

Vacchiano trying out new leadpipes

Vacchiano and Fred Mills, 1995

Vacchiano at the beach in Maine

Vacchiano practicing in his basement

Juilliard President Joseph Polisi, Vacchiano, and Ronald Romm (Photo by Peter Schaaf)

Vacchiano and Julius Baker congratulating each other on recieving their honorary doctorates from Juilliard (photo by Peter Schaaf 2003)

Vacchiano and Philip Varriale at Gettysburg

Vacchiano playing close up

Title page to Vacchiano's unfinished autobiography

First page of Vacchiano's unfinished autobiography

Last Stop, Carnegie Hall: New York Philharmonic Trumpeter William Vacchiano (by Brian A. Shook)