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Weston Sprott
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Weston Sprott was appointed to the position of second trombone
of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in the spring of 2005. He
began his musical training in his hometown of Spring, TX. Mr.
Sprott attended Indiana University before completing his Bachelor
of Music degree at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
His primary teachers include Michael Warny (Houston Grand Opera
and Ballet Orchestras), Carl Lenthe (former Principal Trombone,
Bavarian State Opera and Bamberg Symphony) and Nitzan Haroz (Principal
Trombone-Philadelphia Orchestra).
While a student at Curtis, Mr. Sprott held the positions of
Principal Trombone in the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra (Philadelphia)
and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. He was the founding member
of the Texas Trombone Octet, a group that won the Emory Remington
competition and was featured in concert at the International
Trombone Festival in Helsinki, Finland. Mr. Sprott has performed
with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra
of Philadelphia, the Tanglewood Music Center, Spoleto Festival
USA, Hot Springs Music Festival, The American Wind Symphony Orchestra,
and The Sphinx Symphony (Detroit). Mr. Sprott has worked under
the baton of many of the world's great conductors including Sir
Simon Rattle, James Levine, Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, Christoph
Eschenbach, Charles Dutoit, Andre Previn and numerous others.
Mr. Sprott was recently featured in the documentary film "A
Wayfarer's Journey:Listening to Mahler" with actor Richard
Dreyfuss and actress Kathleen Chalfant. He was also a performer
in the film "Rittenhouse Square" under the direction
of Robert Downey, a documentary that played in major film festivals
throughout the United States to critical acclaim. Other engagements
have led to performances with gospel and jazz artists such as
Branford Marsalis, Take 6 and Donnie McClurkin. Performances
and interviews with Mr. Sprott have been seen and heard on PBS'
Great Performances, NPR's Performance Today, and Sirius Satellite
Radio.
In demand as a soloist and masterclass clinician, Mr. Sprott
has been a featured guest artist at several of America's leading
conservatories and universities. He previously served on the
faculty of The New School University, a division of the Mannes
School of Music in New York City. Weston Sprott is an artist/clinician
for the Edwards Instrument Company. He performs exclusively on
Edwards trombones and Doug Elliott mouthpieces. |
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