JACK CORBETT
Conductor, Worcester Youth Philharmonic
Conductor, Worcester Youth String Orchestra
Conductor, Worcester Youth Philharmonic
Conductor, Worcester Youth String Orchestra

Jack graduated from Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA during the spring of 2010. Growing up in the Northborough Public School systems he was fortunate to have great music educators. His instrumental education began on the cello when he was in the third grade. While he was in middle school the string program was cut and so Jack began to play electric bass in the jazz band. He went on to play contrabass in both the orchestra and jazz bands at Algonquin.
He received his Bachelors of Music in Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. At UMass Jack played in the Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, chamber jazz ensembles, and the bass quartet. Jonathan Brennand was the Orchestra Teaching Assistant his freshman and sophomore year. Jack studied contrabass with Salvatore Macchia and conducting with James Patrick Miller and Teresa Cheung. He was a conductor at the UMass Conducting Summer Institute in 2013 and worked with James Patrick Miller, Frank Battisti, Tony Thornton, and Wayne Abercrombie. Student teaching placements include the Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester, MA and Foxborough High School and Middle School. In Foxborough he worked with string students in grades 5-12 and conducted on five different concerts.
Jack and his brother are the third generation of their family to grow up in Northborough, MA. Although his grandfather graduated from Northborough High School, his grandmother and great grandmother were from Worcester. As a young boy and into high school, Jack and his family would frequently visit his great grandmother who lived on Lake Quinsigamond. His uncle still lives on the lake and his father’s office is in Worcester as well.
Jack is the K-5 general music teacher at the bilingual Barbieri Elementary School in Framingham, MA. It is a great honor for him to be joining the Worcester Youth Orchestras. He hopes to share his passion for music and learning with everyone involved in the organization. We are all looking forward to a great 2016-2017 season and are excited for the direction the organization is heading in!
Appointed August 2014
He received his Bachelors of Music in Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. At UMass Jack played in the Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, chamber jazz ensembles, and the bass quartet. Jonathan Brennand was the Orchestra Teaching Assistant his freshman and sophomore year. Jack studied contrabass with Salvatore Macchia and conducting with James Patrick Miller and Teresa Cheung. He was a conductor at the UMass Conducting Summer Institute in 2013 and worked with James Patrick Miller, Frank Battisti, Tony Thornton, and Wayne Abercrombie. Student teaching placements include the Chandler Magnet Elementary School in Worcester, MA and Foxborough High School and Middle School. In Foxborough he worked with string students in grades 5-12 and conducted on five different concerts.
Jack and his brother are the third generation of their family to grow up in Northborough, MA. Although his grandfather graduated from Northborough High School, his grandmother and great grandmother were from Worcester. As a young boy and into high school, Jack and his family would frequently visit his great grandmother who lived on Lake Quinsigamond. His uncle still lives on the lake and his father’s office is in Worcester as well.
Jack is the K-5 general music teacher at the bilingual Barbieri Elementary School in Framingham, MA. It is a great honor for him to be joining the Worcester Youth Orchestras. He hopes to share his passion for music and learning with everyone involved in the organization. We are all looking forward to a great 2016-2017 season and are excited for the direction the organization is heading in!
Appointed August 2014