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watsmubic
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Lets give it up for Billy Hunter again. He just won Baltimore today.
Hell Yeah B Ray |
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wiseone2
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On 2004-03-15 20:47, watsmubic wrote:
Lets give it up for Billy Hunter again. He just won Baltimore today.
Hell Yeah B Ray
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I just got off the phone with Langston Fitzgerald. Fitz is the Trumpet Professor at Penn State University. He was a member of the Baltimore Symphony since the 1970-71 season.
I joined the Baltimore Orchestra in 1965, I left the year Fitz joined the orchestra.
Wow...........time flies.
Yeah Billy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wilmer
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HorneyMikey
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Just to satisfy everyone's (mine) curiosity, what horn did Billy use to win the audition?
(We all know the principal player uses M*n*tt* horns) 
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romey1
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Billy plays Bach.
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HorneyMikey
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Heh heh............
Lets see if Balio makes him switch....
(Let the flames begin) |
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tpetplyr
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So, just out of random curiosity, about how many profesional orchestras use Monettes (or at least a player does?)
Boston, Baltimore....?
Stuart
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Annie
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Doesn't the section have to conform to the sound of the first, which would make them switch to similar horns?
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On 2004-03-16 10:32, Annie wrote:
Doesn't the section have to conform to the sound of the first, which would make them switch to similar horns?
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It makes it really difficult in the violin section when the concertmaster brings a strad. Oh well, gotta match sounds....  |
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wiseone2
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On 2004-03-16 10:32, Annie wrote:
Doesn't the section have to conform to the sound of the first, which would make them switch to similar horns?
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Two of the greatest second trumpet players I know of are Nat Prager and Seymour Rosenfeld. Prager played everything on a Bb Besson while Vacchiano played almost every permutation of a C or D trumpet known to mankind.
Seymour used a Bach bell on a Besson horn or vice versa.
Trumpet sections don't have to play the same equipment.
If it sounds great............it's great.
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wiseone2
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On 2004-03-16 09:37, HorneyMikey wrote:
Heh heh............
Lets see if Balio makes him switch....
(Let the flames begin)
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Fitz played Blackburns and Bachs
Wilmer
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HorneyMikey
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Wilmer, Fitz is teaching at Penn State now
Is he still playing second trumpet? |
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wiseone2
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On 2004-03-16 12:15, HorneyMikey wrote:
Wilmer, Fitz is teaching at Penn State now
Is he still playing second trumpet?
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Fitz is in his second year as Professor of Trumpet at Penn State.
He took a year's leave from Baltimore and decided to stay at the university.
Sounds like they have a good program at PSU.
Wilmer
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HorneyMikey
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And Penn State got a great musician and teacher!
(And a nice guy also)
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bugleboi
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| Fitz is a good guy, I had the oppurtunity to spend some time with him, my dad(Fred Irby), and Fitz both taught together @ Howard. |
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NIKE_07032
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Mr. Wise;
i know this is off the the topic, but are you still playing with the Brookly philharmonic?
i just checked their website, and the principal spot says TBA.
I heard you were a great influence on many trumpet players including Wynton Marsalis. |
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wiseone2
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On 2004-03-19 09:19, NIKE_07032 wrote:
Mr. Wise;
i know this is off the the topic, but are you still playing with the Brookly philharmonic?
i just checked their website, and the principal spot says TBA.
I heard you were a great influence on many trumpet players including Wynton Marsalis.
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I stepped away from the principal chair after being there for thirty- two years.
I feel great now, but last year I did not physically feel first trumpet strong. The orchestra needed a healthy principal trumpet
I have survived a bout with cancer, but I didn't bounce back as quickly, or as fully as my buddy Clark Terry. However, this year, without the stress of the season in Brooklyn, I am almost ready to get back into things.
Heck..........I've got the Kanstul M-B4s P and the M-C4s P. Maybe I'll give the New York Philharmonic a call:-}
Wilmer
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Wow, glad to hear you're doing better, Wilmer! Please accept my prayers for continued, improving health. - Don
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NIKE_07032
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I'm glad you are doing well Mr. Wise, and I know that you'll live for a very long time.
So are you planning to audition for the Associate principal spot in the NY phil?? |
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