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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

John Taver(Taber) was a principal trumpet player with the Montreal Symphony in the 70s.
Joe Umbrico is a Canadian who was a Curtis student in the 50s, I think he is a pasf principal trumpet player with the Toronto Symphony.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Derek,

The mistake of the spelling of Ben Klatzkin name came about during a conversation with a friend in SF and dung the talk he mentioned that Mr. Klatzkin's name was mis-spelled on a couple of album covers/ programs thru the years so in my scribblings, I wrote both versions in my notes. I had just spoke to Mr. Bush the day previously about Ben Klatzkin and how he had played in the SF Phil before playing in Los Angeles so I was aware of the true spelling and just awaited the chronology. Of course, in my haste to post , I blew it and gave Murphy's law another victim.

I had an idea to further your quest in finding the entire section personal of the orchestra's. All the local musician unions would have contracts and records of the players in the cities that each orchestra had hired on a year to year basis , plus a principal and assoc. principals position has a slightly higher scale most times so it would be easy to somewhat identify what chair the player occupied. I asked Bill Peterson, past president of the Los Angeles local 47 ( and a fine trumpet player in his own right ) about this and he confirmed that those kind of records are kept and it would just to find the right person in the local willing to look for them.

This would not be my first choice in getting the information your looking for , but you could use it over the long haul by just planting the seeds now with the locals , maybe finding a kind soul who would like to help, and wait for info to start trickling in.

Anyway, just a thought.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's an incomplete list for Dallas:

1948 - ?? Bernard Adelstein
1953 - 1958 Frank Kaderabek
???? - ???? Ron Modell
1970 - 2002 Richard Gianguilio (sp?)
1989 - 1995 David Bilger co-principal
1996 - 200? Jeff Curnow
200? - 2004 Andrew McCandless
1978 - Present Tom Booth -- Asst. Principal

Around 1992 or so Gianguilio and Bilger traded positions. I know that Tom Stevens was a member of the DSO for one or two seasons in the late 1960s before going to LA, but I don't know what position he held.

I'll fill in the details as I find them.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It’s exciting to see all of the involvement in this project so far! I’m on vacation this week, working on some projects around the house, so this “side project” really fits nicely with my schedule. Just so I don’t miss anything, I thought it would be worthwhile to organize some additional thoughts that I have about this “online” effort.

Once an orchestra’s principal trumpet roster is essentially completed, I think it should be moved to a separate folder within the Orchestral/Chamber Music/Solo folder. The final list would include the current section (found on the Internet) along with a link to the orchestra’s web site. This would then be a great place to submit comments about recordings that are memorable from the different historical sections that have recorded over the years. This could eventually include all of the section players too, and could be added at a later date.

I think that once I finish my postings tonight, I should be able to open separate folders for both the Detroit Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony using this format.

This current folder (what you’re reading right now) will be like a living, working document, gather ideas and information about MANY sections from orchestras across the world. Once a definitive listing has been generated then it would simply be moved to it’s own folder.

Comments or suggestions are appreciated!

Thanks to captain canuck and mcstock for contributing to this effort.

My goal for tonight is to:


  1. Complete the Detroit Symphony Orchestra section based on input from the ITG Journal and what we currently have in this folder
  2. Add to the Cleveland Orchestra list that mstrpt started based on input from the ITG Journal and what we currently have in this folder
  3. Update the New York Philharmonic list based on comments received so far and request anyone with dates to help out (I’ll begin looking in past ITG Journals to see what I can find too)
  4. Modify the Boston Symphony list based on input from an ITG Journal article
  5. Move the San Francisco and Detroit Symphony lists to their own folders
  6. Comment on some of the names for the Canadian Symphonies


Whew! What a list. We’ll see how quickly I can work.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

1982-Current_______Ramon Parcells
1975-1982_________Donald Green
1966-1975_________Frank Kaderabek
1944-1966_________James Tamburini
Collapse of Detroit Symphony 1949 – 1951
1943-1944_________Leonard Henkle
Collapse of Detroit Symphony 1942 – 1943
1937-1942_________Leonard B. Smith
1936-1937_________Albert Mancini
1935-1936_________Howard Fenimore
1933-1935_________Albert Mancini
1928-1933_________Elden Benge
1926-1928_________Otto Kurt Schmeisser
1923-1926_________Solomon Lubin
1922-1923_________Ewald Dietzel
1921-1922_________Samuel Miller
1920-1921_________Gustav Heim
1918-1920_________Solomon Lubin
1914-1918_________Earl N. Van Amburgh


Web Site: http://www.detroitsymphony.com/dso/orchestra/role.aspx?role=trumpet

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
Ramon Parcells – Principal Trumpet
Kevin Good
Stephen Anderson
William Lucas


Reference for this information is the October 1976 ITG Journal article entitled "Trumpet Sections of American Symphony Orchestras: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra", by J. Jerome Amend.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cleveland Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

1988-Current_______Michael Sachs
1960-1988_________Bernard Adelstein
1958-1960_________Richard Smith
1935-1958_________Louis Davidson
1934-1935_________Vladimir Drucker
1927-1934_________Alois Hruby
1925-1927_________F. Venezia
1924-1925_________L. Barton
1923-1924_________Gustav Heim
1922-1923_________Sigmund Herring
1921-1922_________D. Luckstone
1920-1921_________S. Miller
1919-1920_________E. Rozanel
1918-1919_________W. I. Barnes


Web Site: http://www.clevelandorch.com/html/about/MusiciansRoster.asp

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
Michael Sachs – Principal Trumpet
Jack Sutte
Robert Sullivan – Assistant Principal
James Darling


Reference for this information is the February 1994 ITG Journal article entitled "Trumpet Players of the Cleveland Orchestra, 1918-1993", by Mary Thornton.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

San Francisco Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

1980-Current_______Glenn Fischtal
1979-1980_________Laurie McGraw
1957-1979_________Donald Reinberg
1944-1957_________Charles Bubb
1931-1944_________Benjamin Klatzkin
No 1934-1935 Season due to Financial Problems
1930-1931_________Lawrence Barton
1929-1930_________Kenneth Rissland
1925-1929_________Vladimir Drucker
1923-1925_________Edward Dietzel
1922-1923_________Harry Glantz
1921-1922_________William Thieck
1919-1921_________Stephan Miller
1912-1919_________Donald Rosebrook
1911-1912_________Adolph Seiferth


Web Site: http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/orchmain.asp?nodeid=65&roleid=11

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
Glenn Fischtal – Principal Trumpet
Mark Inouye – Associate Principal
Jeff Biancalana
Chris Bogios


Reference for this information is the February 1996 ITG Journal article entitled "The Trumpet Players of the San Francisco Symphony 1911-1995", by Stefan Cooper. Independent verification of this information by Trumpet Herald member Larry Gianni.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

1981-Current_______Charles Schlueter
1979-1981_________Rolf Smedvig
1966-1979_________Armando Ghitalla
1950-1966_________Roger Voisin
1920-1950_________Georges Mager


Web Site: http://www.bso.org/listC.jhtml?id=cat240038&area=bso

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
Charles Schlueter – Principal Trumpet
Peter Chapman
Thomas Rolfs – Assistant Principal
Benjamin Wright

From the December 1985 ITG Journal I found the following quote in the article entitled “A Tribute to Georges Mager (1885-1950)”:

Quote:

After thirty years (1920 to 1950) as first trumpet he was described by Serge Koussevitsky, conductor of the Boston Symphony from 1924 to 1949, as “covering the orchestra with gold”.


It also mentioned that he joined the orchestra in 1918 as a viola player and moved to the trumpet section in 1919 and was named to principal trumpet that season.

I have shown Roger Voisin as Principal trumpet from 1950-1966, but he joined the orchestra in 1948.

Comments welcome on this one! I’ll look for more information myself before this is moved to its own folder.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Geoff (captain canuck),

In an ITG Article from September 1989 entitled "Trumpet Personnel in Major North American Orchestras: 1989" by John Ossi, I found the following information:

Montreal Symphony Orchestra:
James Thompson, Solo
Robert W. Early, Associate
Jean-Louis Chatel
Jean-Luc Gagnon

Toronto Symphony:
Larry Weeks, Principal
Joseph Umbrico, Principal Emeritus
Barton Woomert, Associate Principal
John Cowell
James Spragg

Obviously, this is just a snapshot of one year, but at least it's a data point, and it confirms Wilmer's information.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My original list of things to do was too large to complete in one evening. I'll have to get back to the New York Philharmonic list (reworked based on comments from THers) later (maybe tomorrow night) as well as moving the completed orchestras to their own folders.

How does this format look to everyone?

I think it's a really good start!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The National Arts Centre Orchestra, based in Ottawa.
I believe it was formed in '68 or around there.

1995 - present____________Karen Donnelly
1972? - 1995_____________Douglas (Pace) Sturdevant
1968?-1972?_____________Fred Mills
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All the best to everyone, but please note that current 2nd trumpet in the Philadephia Orchestra, Bob Earley is spelled with two 'e's. Minor point, but some will remember the incredible recording of James "Chompson" and "Rob Early" playing Petrouchka with Dutoit's Montreal Symphony......
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Philadelphia Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

1995-Current_______David Bilger
1975-1995_________Frank Kaderabek
1959-1975_________Gil Johnson
1945-1958_________Samuel Krauss
1923-1945_________Saul Caston
1917-1923_________Ernest S. Williams
1915-1917_________Harry Glantz
1914-1915_________Hermann Basse
1909-1914_________Henri C. Le Barbier
1907-1909_________Christian H. Rodenkirchen
1905-1907_________Gustav Heim
1903-1905_________Max Bleyer
1901-1903_________Paul Handke
1900-1901_________Frederick E. Wagner


Web Site: http://www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/orchroster.html

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
David Bilger – Principal Trumpet
Jeffrey Curnow – Associate Principal
Robert W. Earley
Roger Blackburn


Reference for this information is the May 1977 ITG Newsletter article entitled "Trumpet Sections of American Symphony Orchestras: The Philadelphia Orchestra", by J. Jerome Amend.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

njp,

I love that recording of Petrouchka! I alway's knew about the "Chompson" spelling error but I had no idea that "Early" was also misspelled.

You'll notice that I spelled it correctly in the above post, and I simply transcribed the incorrect spelling from the September 1989 ITG Article earlier in this topic.

Thanks for pointing that out. I found the Klatzkin vs. Matzkin error in my readings on the San Francisco Symphony. I'm certain that it happens quite frequently when putting together these historical lists.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Symphony Orchestra
Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

1980-Current_______William Houghton – Principal Trumpet
1983-Current_______Gareth Bimson – Co-Principal Trumpet
1982-Current_______Andrew Hendrie – Sub-Principal Trumpet
1984-Current_______Paul Cosh – Sub-Principal Trumpet
1992-Current_______Martin Hurrell – Principal Cornet
1967-1971_________Philip Jones
1972-1980_________John Wilbraham
1972-1986_________Iaan Wilson
1974-1991_________Norman Burgess
1945-1946_________Malcolm Arnold
1935-1974_________William Overton
1950-1971_________Wesley Woodage
1952-1979_________Ian Mackintosh
1963-198?_________Richard Walton
1929-1953_________Ernest Hall
1930-1945_________Eric Pritchard
1930-1952_________Jack Mackintosh
1930-1950_________Bertie Barr
1930-1947_________Horace Hamilton


Web Site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/so/whoswho/members.shtml

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
William Houghton – Principal Trumpet
Gareth Bimson – Co-Principal Trumpet
Andrew Hendrie – Sub-Principal Trumpet
Paul Cosh – Sub-Principal Trumpet
Martin Hurrell – Principal Cornet


Reference for this information is the September 1995 ITG Journal article entitled "The BBC Symphony Orchestra Trumpet Section", by Martin Hurrell.

Please note that this is slightly different from the previous lists in that it includes all of the players that have been associated with this orchestra since it’s inception (October 22, 1930).

We needed some international flavor too! Do others have histories for let’s say, Berlin, Vienna, LSO, etc.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In reading the article on Harry Glantz in the February 1996 ITG Journal by Andre M. Smith, he mentions that the information for "this essay has been excerpted from a larger biography in progress, one that also will be a history of the trumpet in New York from 1890 to about 1940. This larger history will be published by Andre M. Smith Music Company in New York."

Does anyone know if this book has been published. I couldn't find anything on line via Google. I would be interested in purchasing the book for the pictures alone!

Any help is appreciated!

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wilmer (hello) and others,

Lou Ranger was principal trumpet of the N.Y. Philharmonic for one season between Gerry Schwarz and Phil Smith.

Best and I'll stay quiet now,
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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On 2004-03-26 19:04, ecarroll wrote:
Wilmer (hello) and others,

Lou Ranger was principal trumpet of the N.Y. Philharmonic for one season between Gerry Schwarz and Phil Smith.

Best and I'll stay quiet now,
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Hi Ed,
We are due for a NY Jazz Gang reunion.
I spoke to the New Orleans kid yesterday. His oldest son is 15.
We weren't much older when we met:-}
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

1981-Current_______Charles Schlueter
1979-1981_________Rolf Smedvig
1966-1979_________Armando Ghitalla
1950-1966_________Roger Voisin
1919-1950_________Georges Mager
1914-1919_________Gustav Heim
1898-1914_________Louis Kloepfel
1888-1898_________Pierre Mueller
1887-1888_________Edward Lafricain
1886-1887_________Richard Schuebruk
1881-1886_________Ezra Bagley


Web Site: http://www.bso.org/listC.jhtml?id=cat240038&area=bso

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
Charles Schlueter – Principal Trumpet
Peter Chapman
Thomas Rolfs – Assistant Principal
Benjamin Wright


Reference for this information is the December 1990 ITG Journal article entitled "Trumpet Players of the Boston Symphony 1881-1990: A Pictorial History", by Douglas Yeo.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Players


Start-End______Name

2003-Current_______Mark Ridenour (Acting Principal)
2001-2003_________Craig Morris
1948-2001_________Adolph (Bud) Herseth
1946-1948_________Sydney Baker
1942-1946_________Gerald Huffman
1941-1942_________Sydney Baker
1939-1941_________Reynold O. Schilke
1933-1939_________Elden E. Benge
1912-1933_________Edward B. Llewellyn
1911-1912_________Jacob (Jake) Borodkin / John Hartl
1907-1911_________Otto Schubert
1903-1907_________Paul Handke
1902-1903_________Paul Steffens
1891-1902_________Christian H. Rodenkirchen


Web Site: http://www.cso.org/main.taf?erube_fh=cso&cso.submit.viewSection=1&cso.sectionid=trumpet

Current roster for the 2003-2004 Season:
Mark Ridenour – Acting Principal Trumpet
John Hagstrom
Tage Larsen
Adolph Herseth - Principal Trumpet Emeritus


Reference for this information is the December 1983 ITG Journal article entitled "Trumpet Section of American Symphony Orchestras: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra", by Keith C. Clarke.


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