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The Newcomer
After 25 years as an undisputed orchestral authority, a German trombonist faces a new generation whose virtuosity unsettles the familiar hierarchy of his section.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
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A New Job¹
A professional horn player faces a late chance to change course, as routine, ambition and the unnerving reality of an orchestral audition collide.
Di Jean-Pierre Mathez
Suppose they had an orchestra audition and nobody won?
Di Thomas Stevens
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Henri Renart (1887-1979)
Interview
Henri Renart looks back on a remarkable musical life, from the wind bands of northern France to Paris’s leading orchestras, performing under renowned conductors while witnessing decades of change in performance, recording, teaching, and brass playing.
Di Robert Coutet
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Tell it the way it is:
A viewpoint of professional trumpet playing in the United States
A brutal reality check: Irving Bush exposes the gap between musical dreams and professional truth—revealing the harsh economics behind a career in trumpet playing.
Di Irving Bush
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A woman trombonist, Yvelise Girard
Women and Brass
From Paris conservatories to police bands, a young trombonist confronts isolation, scrutiny and ambition as women slowly enter the brass world.
Di Jean Douay
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Cleveland Orchestra Audition in 1966
George Szell’s demanding 1966 audition process unfolds through orchestral excerpts, dynamic extremes and the search for absolute ensemble precision.
Di Ronald T. Bishop
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The Audition System
Why American Musicians Emigrate?
Behind orchestral vacancies in North America, travel costs, subjective selection and hidden hiring practices help explain a growing flow of musicians abroad.
Di David P. Searfoss
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British brass players training
In 1980s Britain, brass bands, state schools and conservatoires offered different paths into music, while rising standards collided with shrinking budgets and uncertain careers.
Di Thomas Aitken
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Tuba Editorial
Roger Bobo reflects on orchestral auditions, examining imbalance between candidates and positions and questioning training, selection criteria and prospects for aspiring tubists.
Di Roger Bobo
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Parte 2
Arnold Jacobs
Interview
From Curtis to Chicago, a tuba player's path crosses Reiner, Koussevitzky and Ormandy, while teaching evolves toward breathing, thought and musical function.
Di Roger Bobo
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Parte 1
Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Nørrebro cafés to the Royal Orchestra, Anton Hansen’s early years reveal the shift from valve to slide trombone in Scandinavian orchestras.
Di Per Gade
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Parte 5
The Trumpet in the USA
The Confidence Pill
Stage fright meets medical research as performers, physicians and early beta-blocker studies reshape the debate over confidence, fairness and public performance.
Di Thomas Stevens
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Parte 3
How and why I became a musician
As cinema orchestras vanished and radio reshaped musical life, Edouard Gros learned that survival could mean changing instruments, cities and expectations.
Di Edouard Gros