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A female trumpeter? It's not so unusual

Judith Saxton, who is principal trumpeter for the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, doesn't consider herself a pioneer.

BY CHRIS SHULL

The Wichita Eagle

One of the coolest brass music albums you can hear is "The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli." It was recorded in 1969 and features the powerhouse brass sections from the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago orchestras.

The cover of the record album (and the more recent Sony Classical CD) pictures the musicians grouped into their ensembles, clutching their horns. Wearing white shirts, dark jackets and thin neckties, the players all sport the close-cropped, conservative haircuts of the '60s. They could be accountants, not incredible musicians.

But there is not a woman among them. In those days, American orchestras were just beginning to integrate the sexes. Then, brass sections were as all-male as the infantry.

That has changed. Women are accepted in every American orchestra today. Just look at the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, where women made up more than half of the 90-person roster last season, and where Judith Saxton has played principal trumpet since 1999.........................

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imported_administrator Pianissimo User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 208	A Female Trumpeter? Judith Saxton Article. <center>http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/ent...nt/8794525.htm</center> A female trumpeter? It's not so unusual Judith Saxton, who is principal trumpeter for the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, doesn't consider herself a pioneer. BY CHRIS SHULL The Wichita Eagle One of the coolest brass music albums you can hear is "The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli." It was recorded in 1969 and features the powerhouse brass sections from the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago orchestras. The cover of the record album (and the more recent Sony Classical CD) pictures the musicians grouped into their ensembles, clutching their horns. Wearing white shirts, dark jackets and thin neckties, the players all sport the close-cropped, conservative haircuts of the '60s. They could be accountants, not incredible musicians. But there is not a woman among them. In those days, American orchestras were just beginning to integrate the sexes. Then, brass sections were as all-male as the infantry. That has changed. Women are accepted in every American orchestra today. Just look at the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, where women made up more than half of the 90-person roster last season, and where Judith Saxton has played principal trumpet since 1999.........................