Tomorrow night is the National Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opening Ball and Concert. This concert rings in the 78th year of the National Symphony, and my 19th year as its bass trombonist. My rudimentary mathematics indicate that sometime in 2010, I will have been the NSO’s bass trombone player for 25% of its existence. Whooppee! Maybe [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Calendar Update, September 2009
PERFORMANCES Washington Symphonic Brass “The Best of the WSB!” A collection of favorites from 17 years of great brass playing, this concert features the music of Bizet, Brahms, Prokofiev, Puccini, Richard Strauss, and more, and includes performances by some of your favorite soloists in the WSB! Conducted by A. Scott Wood from the Amadeus Orchestra. [...]