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CHAD SHOOPMAN
Chad is an avid conductor, trumpet player, and educator
in demand world-wide. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Mr. Shoopman
works primarily for the Walt Disney World Company in Orlando, Florida.
He performs extensively as lead trumpet and conductor for a wide variety
of musical endeavors including The Main Street Philharmonic, Disney’s
Candlelight Processional, The Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, The Florida
Orchestra, Chuck Owen and The Jazz Surge, the hr-Big Band in Frankfurt,
Germany, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band.
An Adjunct Professor at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, Chad is
also in demand as a clinician and adjudicator. His effort and
commitment to music education in these roles has brought him recognition
and acclaim throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, and Germany.
As a clinician for Disney’s Magic Music Days, Mr. Shoopman works with
over 80 high school and college bands and orchestras from all over the
world each year.
As a studio musician, Chad has recorded numerous projects for Walt
Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, television, radio, and feature films
including Danny Elfman’s score to the motion picture “Extreme Measures”
starring Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman.
Chad Shoopman received a Bachelor’s
degree in Music Education (’96) and a Master’s degree in Conducting
Performance (’99) from the University of Arizona. He currently resides
in Windermere, Florida with his wife Susan and daughter Sophia.
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