John H. Mead - Professor (retired)/ Musician (retired) - 2001

Dr. John H. Mead is Emeritus Professor of Music at Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia. He holds degrees from Ithaca (NY) College, the University of Vermont, and the University of Kentucky. He is now retired and lives in Monroe, NH.

John is Emeritus Principal Trombone of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and was a member of the WV Symphony Brass Quintet and the Huntington (WV) Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with orchestras and ensembles in Guam, Saipan, the Phillipines, numerous states, Washington, D.C., and in Europe.

John has taught at the university level at Marshall, UVM, Georgetown (KY) College, and the University of Kentucky. He has adjudicated All-State low brass auditions in Kentucky and West Virginia, and was an instrumental music teacher in New York state schools.

Here in the Northeast, John plays in local town bands, the St. Johnsbury Big Swing Band, The Maple Leaf Seven Dixieland Band, the Hanover Chamber Orchestra, the Vermont Philharmonic, and several brass quintets. He is active in Monroe's town and educational issues.