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Joe is a tubist and instrumental music teacher. He holds degrees in music education from‬ the University of New Hampshire and‬ Boston University, and a Certificate of‬ Advanced Graduate Study in education‬ from Fitchburg State University. His‬ primary teachers on tuba have been David‬ Winer, Nicolas Orovich,‬ Julian Dixon, and J. Samuel Pilafian.‬
‭Joe teaches elementary and middle school band in the Belmont, MA school‬ district. He is an adjunct member of the music faculty at Fitchburg State University, and is on the faculty at Groton Hill Music Center, Groton MA. He has taught in Andover MA, Chelsea MA, Boston University, and Waterville ME.
As a tubist,‬ he has performed with many groups including the Walt Disney World All-American‬ College Band, The Colby College Community Symphony, The Mayflower Hill Brass‬ Quintet, The Blue Hill Brass Quintet, The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra, the New‬ England Philharmonic, The Boston Horns, Ben Rudnick and Friends, The Salem Winds,‬ The Acadia Wind Ensemble, the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, The Great Bay‬ Philharmonic, The Lowell Chamber Orchestra, The New England Film Orchestra, Winchendon Winds, The Orchestra on the Hill, Central Mass Brass, and The Gateway City Orchestra.
‭He is an avid history buff, skier, golfer, baseball fan, student of Tai Chi, and assistant beekeeper, He lives in Fitchburg‬, MA with his wife, saxophonist and conductor Amy McGlothlin.