The first of many YouTubes that I will recommend over time; let’s start off with one that I shot. In early 2008 I attended a professional development weekend with Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic and one of the world’s leading trombonists. It was a very fulfilling experience, especially because it helped [...]

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Now, for my first music-related post. Many trombonists around the world were shocked and saddened to hear of the untimely death of Steve Witser at age 48! For many years the Associate Principal Trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra, myself and others were quite confounded at how such a great player could be continuously looked over [...]

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