CORAL SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

Performer Details

Performer Bio Synopsis

The Coral Springs Middle School Jazz Band is recognized as one of the finest Middle School Jazz Band programs in the state of Florida. The CSMS Jazz Band consists of about 25 of the most talented musicians at CSMS, and membership in one of the two ensembles is by audition only. Since Jazz Band is totally extra-curricular, students and parents dedicate many extra hours before and after school for rehearsals and performances. Under the direction of Mr. Piccinelli the CSMS Jazz Band has consistently received Superior ratings at district evaluations as well as other numerous awards and honors, and in 2013, the Band was invited to perform at the Florida Music Educators Association annual Conference in Tampa. In addition, this group actively supports our school and community by promoting Jazz Education in the local Elementary Schools, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and for special events such as the 2014 Martin Luther King Celebration in Coral Springs, FL, and the Annual WW2 Veterans Day service in Boca Raton, FL. Many of our students have been accepted to the All-County and All-State Concert and Jazz Bands. The main goal of the CSMS Jazz Program is to promote jazz education, and to excite Middle School students about learning to explore their creativity through improvisation.

Conductor's Bio

Mr. Luis Piccinelli is the Director of Instrumental Music at Coral Springs Middle School, a position he has held since 2007. Mr. Piccinelli’s responsibilities include conducting the Advanced Band, the Intermediate Band, Beginning Bands, the Marching Band, and two Jazz Ensembles. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mr. Piccinelli also oversees and organizes a Winter Guard/Color Guard program that under his supervision has won numerous awards and championships. Also, under Mr. Piccinelli’s direction, the CSMS Orchestras and Bands have consistently received Superior ratings at the Florida Orchestra/Bandmasters district music performance assessments, and were recognized as a State program of excellence by being invited to perform at the 2014 State music convention in Tampa. Mr. Piccinelli was selected as the 2013 Teacher of the Year at CSMS, and in the same year the membership of the Florida Bandmaster’s Association voted him the winner of the prestigious 2013 Tom Bishop Award honoring him for building one of the finest programs in the State after taking over a program on the verge of being cancelled. Mr. Piccinelli received a Bachelor’s Degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Miami (FL). He has performed as soloist with the University of Miami Wind Ensemble under the Direction of Gary Green, and in 2004 Mr. Piccinelli won a job for the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America. His professional affiliations include memberships with the Florida Bandmaster’s Association, Florida Music Educator’s Association, Broward County Band Director’s Association, International Clarinet Association, and the Florida Orchestra Association. Mr. Piccinelli also runs a summer music camp that annually serves about 200 students from the community, teaches private lessons, and implemented an innovative After School Elementary Beginning Band program that offers band instruction to under-privileged 3rd-5th graders. In February of 2014 Mr. Piccinelli married his wife Angelica and they now reside in Coral Springs, Florida.