Bob Early 2nd tpt PhiladelphiaOrchestra Has Retired

[alexwill]

From Philadelphia Orchestra Press Release....I don't see it posted online...

.(Philadelphia, August 27, 2020)––The Philadelphia Orchestra Association today recognized 14 Orchestra members and one staff member for their exemplary contributions during a celebratory online event. First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang was awarded the 2020 C. Hartman Kuhn Award, and retiring members James Barnes (stage personnel), Eric Carlson (trombone), Robert W. Earley (trumpet), Robert M. Grossman (principal librarian), John Hood (bass), Robert Kesselman (bass), and Booker Rowe (violin) were honored for their combined 200+ years of dedicated service. Derek Barnes (cello), David Bilger (principal trumpet), Darrin Britting (director of publications and content development), Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia (English horn), David Nicastro (viola), Yayoi Numazawa (violin), and Harold Robinson (principal bass) were each celebrated and acknowledged for their 25 years of service.........

Robert “Bob” W. Earley received a bachelor’s degree in education from the Conservatory of Music at Baldwin-Wallace College and went on to earn a master’s degree with honors in performance from the New England Conservatory. Prior to joining The Philadelphia Orchestra as second trumpet in 1992, he was associate principal trumpet of the Montreal Symphony, principal trumpet of the Opera Company of Boston, and also played with the Boston Pops Orchestra and the Boston Symphony. As a teacher, Earley has been affiliated with Rutgers University, Temple University (where he remains on the faculty today), McGill University, Rowan University, the University of Michigan, and the Eastman School of Music.

[Vin DiBona]

He had a great career and I believe he posts here from time to time. There is a recent thread which it appears he was able to add to the discussion.
R. Tomasek