Welcome to this week’s edition of Brass Digest, where I recap stories, auditions, events, and links added to the website.
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📰 This Past Week’s News & Stories
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📅 Upcoming Events
April 22: Charlie Vernon Faculty Trombone Recital at DePaul University
April 22: Cleveland Institute of Music Trombone Choir Concert
April 23: Alison Balsom Performs Marsalis Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra
April 25: (World Premiere) Duo2Arts Performs Adulthood Stories with Huelva Symphony Wind Band
April 25-27: Thomas Rolfs Performs Glanert Trumpet Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
📇 Recently Added Events
💿 Albums Added to the Brass Albums Database
𝄢 Recent Works Added to Brass Music by Black Composers/Artists
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🎼 Recent Works Added to Brass Music by Women Composers/Artists
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New Brass Auditions
📯 French Horn:
📎 Trombone: Noord Nederlands | Berlin | Graz | Göttingen
🎺 Trumpet: Plauen-Zwickau
2️⃣🐑 Tuba/Euphonium:
🎓 College Job Postings
Brass: Alamo Colleges
Trombone: University of Alabama | California State University, Fresno
Trumpet: California State University, Fresno
🎂 Brass Birthdays This Week
April 22 – Tommy Turrentine
23 – Benny Harris
24 – Bart Varsalona
29 – Ward Pinkett
🔗 New Links
Brass Repair Directory: Tooter’s Brassworks
Brass Ensembles and Quintets: 3rd Coast Brass
Trumpet Artists: Tyler Helms
🎉 Recent Winners and Hires
Philip Pineda - Assistant Principal Trombone, Munich Symphony Orchestra
Kris Johnson - Jazz Trumpet, University of Michigan
Rex Richardson - Trumpet, University of South Carolina
Zachariah Davis - Brass, Texas Woman's University
Elizabeth Toles - Trombone, Oklahoma State University
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