Anthony Iannaccone (born New York City, 1943) studied at the Manhattan 
         School of Music and the Eastman School of Music.  His principal teachers were 
         Vittorio Giannini, Aaron Copland, and David Diamond.  During the 1960's, he supported 
         himself as a part-time teacher (Manhattan School of Music) and orchestral violinist.  His
         catalogue of approximately 50 published works includes three symphonies, as well as smaller
         works for orchestra, several large works for chorus and orchestra, numerous chamber pieces, 
         a variety of large works for wind ensemble, and several extended a cappella choral compositions.
         His music is performed by major orchestras and professional chamber ensembles in the US and 
         abroad. He is an active conductor of both new music and standard orchestral repertory.  
         In addition to conducting numerous regional and metropolitan orchestras in the US, he has 
         conducted several European orchestras, including the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, the 
         Bavarian Festival Orchestra, the Janacek Philharmonic, the Moravian Philharmonic, and the 
         Slovak Radio Orchestra.  Since 1971, he has taught at Eastern Michigan University, where he 
         conducts the Collegium Musicum in orchestral and choral music of the late 18th century.