John Canarina

John Canarina (Savannah, GA) is a Juilliard graduate and professor emeritus of Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, where he was director of orchestral studies from 1973 to 2008. An assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein's direction and also active as a writer and critic, he is the author of Uncle Sam's Orchestra: Memories of the Seventh Army Symphony (1998, University of Rochester Press) and Pierre Monteux, Ma�tre (2003, Amadeus Press).

John Canarina (Savannah, GA) is a Juilliard graduate and professor emeritus of Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, where he was director of orchestral studies from 1973 to 2008. An assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein's direction and also active as a writer and critic, he is the author of Uncle Sam's Orchestra: Memories of the Seventh Army Symphony (1998, University of Rochester Press) and Pierre Monteux, Ma�tre (2003, Amadeus Press). See less