Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Flute

Jim Walker: “I Counsel My Students Who Want to Become Symphonic Players to Find a Way to Develop Comradery Between the Other Woodwind Players in Order to Play Well as a Section. It Has to Be a Team Effort”

Legendary flute soloist Jim Walker details his time spent performing in the LA Philharmonic and Hollywood studios, how and when the group Free Flight formed, and his long and successful professorship at USC and Colburn.

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Tuba

Roger Bobo: “Teaching Is as Gratifying as or More Gratifying than Playing”

Roger Bobo is a living legend of the tuba. We all know him for his long career with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the L.A. Brass Quintet, his recordings, and his solo performances, but also because he has taught hundreds of students all over the world. This exclusive interview in which we talk about his career is a must.

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Trombone

David Rejano: “Listen to Good Music, Not Only to Trombone Music”

David Rejano (principal trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) is a musician who has stood out since he was very young, being a member of Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, graduating with a special prize at the Paris Conservatory with Gilles Millière, and being principal trombone of prominent European orchestras since he was 19 years old.

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Trumpet

Thomas Stevens: “We Should Avoid the Tendency to Treat ‘Our’ Students as Proprietary Entities”

In Trumpet Magazine, we had the immense honor and privilege of interviewing one of the BIG ones — with capital letters! This interview with the former principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic is not only comprehensive, but also extremely interesting. It’s a must read! Keep in mind that Stevens does very few interviews!

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