Matthew Guilford, bass trombonist in the National Symphony Orchestra, has published a great new resource for bass trombonists. Advanced Etudes includes seventeen challenging etudes for advanced-level bass trombonists. Each etude is based on a theme, many from the orchestral repertoire. Introduced at this year’s International Trombone Festival, Advanced Etudes is available at Hickey’s Music.
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John Williams recently turned 90 years old, a milestone celebrated by the National Symphony Orchestra in a concert last month. Craig Mulcahy, David Murray, and Matthew Guilford performed that evening, and I’m not ashamed to say that I’m jealous of those three, especially since John Williams was in the audience and conducted “The Imperial March”...
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Matthew Guilford is solo bass trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra since his appointment by Mstislav Rostropovich in 1991. Previously he was a member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and he has performed with several of America’s leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Minnesota Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony and San...
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