Francisco Donaruma

Frank Donaruma is Principal French Horn of American Ballet orchestra at Lincoln Center, New York. His stellar career as a French horn player covers every facet of the music industry – symphony, opera, chamber, soloist, ballet, and pops – in concert halls, Broadway theaters, television, radio, recordings and film soundtracks. He has decades of involvement and experience in musicians’ unions’ governance and contract negotiations.

Musical Career

Donaruma has been Principal Horn of the Kansas City Philharmonic, The Royal Ballet, New Jersey Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Queens Symphony, and as substitute Principal in the Indianapolis Symphony, New York Pops Orchestra, The Brooklyn Philharmonic and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. He presently continues as Principal Horn in Queens and The American Ballet Theatre in New York. Besides his Principal Horn work, his orchestral experience includes the Metropolitan Opera and various ballet tours.

As a soloist Donaruma has performed concertos with many of these orchestras. He has also had a distinguished career as a chamber musician, touring the world with the Phoenix Woodwind Quintet for seven years, and with the American Brass Quintet for the 1963 tour.

Television and Radio and Recordings and Films and Broadway

Among his television appearances are several with American Ballet Theatre, including performances of Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet, Petroushka and Firebird. Other TV broadcasts include the New York City Ballet, the New York Philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Mehta, the New Jersey Symphony in a worldwide United Nations Day broadcast, and other TV staples such as Rosie O’Donnell and David Letterman. During his tenure at the Metropolitan Opera, he made many live radio broadcasts for Texaco.

Donaruma’s recording credits are extensive: from the Baltimore Symphony and the Metropolitan Opera to the Charlie Mingus Big Band, Peter Nero, Lee Konitz, and the New York Neophonic Orchestra. He has made many film soundtracks, including Reds (Warren Beatty), Garbo Talks, Billy Bathgate, Cape Fear, and Swamp Thing.

He has opened many Broadway shows, including: Oliver, Hyman Kaplan, A Dolls Life, My Fair Lady, The Boy and The Aviator, Sho-Gun, dan 1776.

Musicians’ Unions

Donaruma has always participated in union governance activities, often being on the negotiating committees or representing the union and the musicians. Beliau telah menghabiskan banyak masa sebagai pangkat dan fail perunding kontrak dengan teater Broadway,,en,NJPAC,,hr,Panggung Balet amerika,,en,Omni Orchestra,,en,Brooklyn Philharmonic,,en,dan Queens Symphony,,en,dan atas persetujuan Visual Audio berurusan dengan antarabangsa digunakan semula dan pengedaran pasaran,,en,Beliau telah bekerja selama beberapa dekad untuk keadaan kerja yang lebih baik dan keadilan dalam teater dan orkestra,,en,Konsep beliau daripada,,en,dana pendek kejatuhan,,en,membantu untuk menjaga pemuzik sepuluh orkestra dalam Dana Insurans Kesihatan pemuzik ',,en,kerja-kerja penyelidikan di Universiti New York terlibat Donamura dalam projek dengan ekonomi Robert Lindsey,,en,mengkaji corak kerja dan status ekonomi pemuzik bebas,,en,Pengajaran Muzik dan Ahli Muzik,,en,Sepanjang kerjaya beliau berprestasi,,en,Donaruma telah mengajar meluas,,en, New Jersey Symphony, NJPAC, American Ballet Theater, The Omni Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the Queens Symphony, and on the Audio Visual agreement dealing with international re-use and market distribution.

He has worked for decades for improved working conditions and fairness in theatres and orchestras. His concept of a “short-fall fund” helps to keep the musicians of ten orchestras in the musicians’ Health Insurance Fund.

Research work at New York University involved Donamura in a project with economist Robert Lindsey, studying the work patterns and economic status of freelance musicians.

Teaching Music and Musicians

Throughout his performing career, Donaruma has taught extensively, memberi tumpuan kepada pemain tanduk tahap profesional dan pemuzik yang telah pergi untuk pekerjaan atas penerbangan dalam bidang orkestra,,en,Selain mengajar swasta,,en,dia telah bergabung dengan Westchester College dan Komposer persidangan Bennington,,en,Beliau juga membangunkan program sekolah untuk pelajar gred 1-12 bersempena dengan kerja-kerja untuk Phoenix Woodwind Quintet di bawah geran daripada Rockefeller,,en,Victoria dan Levintritt Foundations,,en,Donaruma berniat membangunkan kemahiran beliau sebagai orang tengah profesional,,en,Beliau telah menamatkan latihan pengantaraan asas di New York City Bar Association,,en,dan asas latihan pengantaraan perceraian di Pusat Pengantaraan dan Latihan di New York City,,en,Beliau juga telah menamatkan program latihan New Jersey State Foreclosure Mediation,,en. In addition to private teaching, he has been affiliated with Westchester College and the Bennington Composers Conference. He also developed school programs for students grades 1–12 in conjunction with his work for the Phoenix Woodwind Quintet under grants from the Rockefeller, Victoria and Levintritt Foundations.

Penyelesaian pertikaian

Donaruma is intent on developing his skills as a professional mediator. He has completed basic mediation training at the New York City Bar Association, and basic divorce mediation training at the Center for Mediation and Training in New York City. He has also completed the New Jersey State Foreclosure Mediation training program, and presently serves as a mediator for the Bergen County (NJ) Superior Court.

Avocations

Donaruma is a collector of fine string instruments, and is respected for his knowledge in that field.

For relaxation, he embraces cooking, and particularly, cooking for a crowd. He has catered weddings and family functions, and with his wife, enjoys nothing more than having 20 friends over for a holiday dinner, featuring Italian, Lebanese, and Japanese food. He is an experienced vintner, and his reds, roses and white wines (as well as his limoncello) have been enjoyed by friends and colleagues for years. Forever a gardener, he is constantly working to improve the quality and yield of his summer produce, including many vegetables and herbs.

A Family of Professionals

Donaruma’s wife, Atsuko Sato, was born in Yokohama, Japan. Dia adalah Bassoonist dalam 20 year Broadway melanda Phantom of Opera,,en,serta Queens Symphony Orchestra,,en,New Filharmonik New Jersey,,en,The Discovery Orchestra,,en,dan Englewinds,,en,Dia adalah seorang bekas anggota fakulti Detroit Symphony dan Rutgers University,,en,Anak perempuannya Lila adalah dalam perniagaan restoran di California,,en,manakala anak Enrico adalah seorang artis dan pereka dapur,,en,dan anak perempuan Erika adalah pereka dalaman untuk HOK,,en,sebuah firma seni bina global yang pakar dalam perancangan,,en,reka bentuk dan penyampaian penyelesaian untuk bangunan mampan dan masyarakat,,en,The Donarumas mempunyai sebuah apartmen di Torre del Orso Italy,,en,menghadap ke Laut Adriatic,,en,Latihan akademik,,en,Donaruma menghadiri Eastman Sekolah Muzik,,en,Manhattan School of Music dan New York University,,en, as well as Queens Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonic of New Jersey, The Discovery Orchestra, and Englewinds. She was a former member of the Detroit Symphony and Rutgers University faculty.

His daughter Lila is in the restaurant business in California, while son Enrico is an artist and designer of kitchens, and daughter Erika is an interior designer for HOK, a global architectural firm that specializes in planning, design and delivery of solutions for sustainable buildings and communities.

The Donarumas have an apartment in Torre del Orso Italy, overlooking the Adriatic Sea.

Academic Training

Donaruma attended the Eastman School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music and New York University.