Want to keep your trombone with an AR-1 rotor in peak working condition? We recommend oiling your rotor every two weeks for proper care and maintenance. Try setting a personal goal to go through 1 bottle of oil per year. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more maintenance information.
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I love writing these posts! Brian Wendel, a phenomenal young trombonist, has won the principal trombone chair in the Cleveland Orchestra. The CO has been without a permanent principal trombonist for four years. I’m sure they’re thrilled that Brian will be joining them soon.
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Starting in 2001, Karo Harutyunyan began his first steps in his career when he realized his dream was to be a professional trombonist. He studied at Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan to ensure he received a proper education for his future career. Karo was accepted to The State Television and Radio Orchestra of Armenia as...
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Aline de Alcântara is currently the Second/Assistant Principal Trombonist of the South Denmark Philharmonic, a position she began in the Summer of 2019. Born in Pirassununga, Brazil, Aline started studying trombone at the age of 15 with her father Francisco de Alcântara and then continued at the São Carlos College Marching Band in the countryside...
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Terry Shiu was born in Hong Kong. He is the first Chinese citizen to earn a master’s degree in trombone performance. He began his trombone studies at the age of 14. He was the three-time winner of the H.K. School Music Festival Senior Trombone Solo Competition from 1979-1081. Shiu graduated from APA with a full...
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Kun Ying Lee was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from the Taipei National University of the Arts with a trombone degree. In 2010, Lee was accepted at the State University of Music and Performing Arts, Stuttgart where he studied with Henning Wiegraebe, Matthias Gromer, Joseph Bastian. He completed his Master’s degree in 2013. During...
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Steven Vogel is a Houston based trombonist and low brass instructor who is in high demand as both a performer and educator. Noted for his versatility of style and energy in performance, he has performed in solo and chamber music capacities throughout the United States in the past several years. A Texas native, Steven completed...
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Currently the principal trombonist of Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Washington, Huai-En Tsai enjoys his career as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician, as well as a scholar and pedagogue. He has performed with top-notch artists, including musicians from Vienna Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, U.S. Marine Band, U.S. Army Band,...
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Originally from the tri-state area in New York, Jonathan Reycraft grew up drawing comparisons between the sounds of the city and the sounds of the orchestra – with shipping crates as string basses and water towers as snare drums. From that upbringing, he began with the Suzuki method on violin, picking up trombone in high...
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Brian Wendel joined The Cleveland Orchestra as Principal Trombone in August of 2022, appointed by Franz Welser-Möst. He previously served as Principal Trombone of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) for five seasons, beginning in 2017. Enjoying the thrill of solo performances and competitions, he has appeared as a soloist with the Vancouver and Prince George...
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A native of Norwich, New York, Tom Pylinski maintains an active career as a freelance trombonist and music teacher in Northeast Ohio. He is a member of the Akron Symphony Orchestra, the Canton Symphony Orchestra, and the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the orchestras of Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Buffalo, Syracuse, South Bend, Wheeling,...
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Dan Coffman joined the United States Naval Academy Band in 2017. Hailing from Oak Park, IL, Dan graduated from Indiana University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Music degree, where he studied with Peter Ellefson. He also studied with Larry Zalkind at the Eastman School of Music, where he holds a Master of Music degree...
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