Frank Ticheli

Frank Ticheli is a name that makes anyone who played in a school band smile, and I am one of them. His works have become bedrock concert-band repertoire, and countless young musicians first felt the joy of ensemble playing through his melodies. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, trained at Michigan, and a Professor Emeritus at USC, he moved from trumpeter to composer to teacher of teachers. What I treasure is his refusal to hide behind difficulty; he wrote music that lights a fire in the player's heart. Embedding music in education is, to me, an achievement heavier than any flashy prize.

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Name (English)

Frank Ticheli

Name (Japanese)

フランク・ティケリ

Reading

ふらんく・てぃけり

Born

January 21, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Occupation

trumpeter / composer / musicologist / music educator

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

High school

Lloyd V. Berkner High School

University

University of Michigan

• Official sitehttp://www.frankticheli.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank%20Ticheli
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2710373

Tags

• Louisiana
• trumpeter
• composer
• musicologist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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