| Yes Noel, he was 1st trumpet in the Met Orchestra in New York for over 40 years I believe. He was a fantastic trumpet player. I studies with him in the 70's. I remember that he was really into playing piccolo trumpet back then. He called it "the instrument of the future". We used to play the St. Jacomes etudes together. I would be struggling to play the etude, while he would play the same etude an octave above me!
He also used to compose etudes all of the time. He would hand them out to us during our lessons. Only God knows where those photocopies are today.
He was part of the NY school, along with players such as Vacchiano (who taught Broiles) and John Ware. Very strong, powerful players, with scintillating sounds. He believed that one's embouchure should be "as high as possible" on the upper lip so it could "withstand the beating that it would surely recieve". He changed my embouchure. I think it ended up working out...somehow.
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