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This Sinfonian of Steel has his own concert hall in New York City.

Who isAndrew Carnegie?

This honorary Sinfonian is the creator of theKodak moment AND has his own conservatory.

Who isGeorge Eastman?

From this family of “Hotrocks” comes this Sinfonian who made tires.

Who is(Harvey) Firestone, Jr.?

This Sinfonian, who died in 2008, inheritedhis own _____ and Sons piano

manufacturing company.

Who is(Henry) Steinway?

This Sinfonian owned his own yeast company.(The baking kind, not the other kind…)

Who isJulius Fleishman?

This Sinfonian wooed Randy, Paula, and Simonon American Idol in 2003.

Who isRuben Studdard?

This Sinfonian began his acting career onthe police force. Later in life, he worked as

a detective.

Who isAndy Griffith?

This Sinfonian’s PBS show, which took placein his own neighborhood, remains the network’s third-longest running series after Sesame Street

and Masterpiece Theatre.

Who isFred Rogers?

This trumpet player led the NBC Orchestraduring Johnny Carson’s era.

Who isCarl “Doc” Severinsen?

Along with a James Bond film under his belt, this TV composer also wrote the theme song

for the 2005 video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

Who isJohn Cacavas?

This Sinfonian served as VPOTUS underCalvin Coolidge.

Who isCharles Gates

Dawes?

This Sinfonian was mistakenly declared POTUSby the Chicago Daily Tribune.

(Oops – it was really Truman who won.)

Who isThomas Dewey

This US Congressman from New York alsoserved as mayor of NYC and now has

an airport named after him.

Who is (Fiorello)

La Guardia?

This man has served the fraternity as national president longer than any other.

Who is Richard Crosby?

This Sinfonian died in 2006 while working forpeace in Iraq.

Who is Tom Fox?

His "Play-A-Long" series of instructional book and CD collections, using the 

chord-scale system, the first of which was released in 1967, are an internationally renowned resource for jazz education. 

Who is Jamey Aebersold?

This jazz icon composed over 1000 piecesin various genres that included blues, gospel,

film, popular and classical. 

Who is Duke Ellington?

This jazz trumpeter gave Rocky aworkout track. 

Who is Maynard Ferguson?

This flugler took us to the Land of Make Believe(and occasionally appeared on King of the Hill).

Who is Chuck Mangione?

The one Ellis Marsalis son who is also his brother.

Who is Branford Marsalis?

This Sinfonian composed a concert marchfor each state in the Union.

Who is John Philip

Sousa?

Its said that cartoonist Charles Schwartz was invited to stand proxy for the

initiation of this beloved Peanut character.

Who is Schroder?

This cellist developed the modern cello technique(and also invented the end pin).

Who is Pablo Casals?

This tenor was the first opera singer to appearon Saturday Night Live.

Who is Luciano Pavarotti?

This man founded Vic Firth drum stick company.

Who is Everett Firth?