Graduation with an undergraduate degree was followed by two summers with the Spoleto Festival and 1 1/2 years with Ken Hamilton and Friends. A move to the Reno/Tahoe area resulted in a great number of varied performance opportunities for several years. Hotel/Casino Orchestras
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Commercial Performances
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Production and Touring Broadway Shows
| Ice Capades | Hello Dolly | Annie |
| Hello Hollywood Hello | Moulin Rouge | Music Man |
| Ringling Brothers Circus | South Pacific | My Fair Lady |
Compact Disc Recordings
Craig Boche with the Rod Pierson Big Band. (Recorded August 2006)
The Daugherty McPartland Big Band: Love to Swing. (Recorded August 2003)
The Bill Shepherd Big Band: Ballroom Memories. (Recorded 2003)
The Music of Alan Schmitz: Lyric Images. (Released 2003). Capstone CPS-8724
Shows with well-known entertainers
Aretha Franklin |
Shirley MacLaine | Manheim Steamroller |
| Manhattan Transfer | Harry James Orchestra | Carl "Doc" Severinson |
| Ray Charles | Jugio Inglesias | Roberta Flack |
| Natalie Cole | Rosemary Clooney | Tom Jones |
| Frank Sinatra | Marvin Hamlisch | Florence Henderson |
| Tony Bennett | Gene Krupa Orchestra | Dick Van Dyke |
| Sammy Davis jr. | Jonny Mathis | Carol Channing |
| Bill Cosby | Tempest Storm | Red Buttons |
| The Carpenters | Moody Blues | Richard Harris |
| Carla Bley & Steve Swallow | Nelson Riddle Orchestra | Eddie Bracken |
| The Temptations | Sheena Easton | John Davidson |
| Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | David Copperfield | Steve Lawrence |
| John Pizzarelli | Don Rickles | Edie Gorme |
| Benny Goodman Orchestra | Neil Sedaka | Dianne Carrol |
| Engelbert Humperdinck | Bobby Vinton | Vic Damone |
| Dionne Warwick | Juliet Prowse | Bob Newhart |
| Lynda Carter | Shields & Yarnell | Pat Boone |
| Danny Thomas | Red Skelton | Anna Maria Alberghetti |
| Debby Boone | Robert Goulet | Four Girls Four |
| Rich Little | Roger Miller | Four Guys Four |
| "Mac" Davis |
