| Here’s the list of all players that have officially been in the New York Philharmonic trumpet section (on any part) since 1928:
1944-48..........Boltuch, Morris
1990-93..........Coble, Goerge F.
1962-93..........Fornarotto, Carmine
1928-42..........Glantz, Harry
1929-35..........Klass, Solby
1928-30..........Konevsky, Leonard
1967-68..........Ligotti, Albert (ex)
2006-.............Muckey, Matthew
1977-06..........Penzarella, Vincent (or possibly 2005. I’m not sure when he retired)
1929-62..........Prager, Nathan
1976-78..........Ranger, Louis
2006-.............Ross, James
1928-36..........Schlossberg, Max
1973-77..........Schwarz, Gerard
1979-80..........Shnek, Zachary (sub)
1942-77..........Smith, James
1978-.............Smith, Philip
1998-.............Smith, Thomas V.
1993-03..........Sullivan, Robert
1935-73..........Vacchiano, William
1928-29..........Venezia, Frank
1948-88..........Ware, John R.
1993-95..........Wilt, James
Find out who grew up in California, and you will probably have your match. I see that Norman Schweikert played in the Meremblum orchestra and he went on to the CSO on horn.
Good luck!
__________________ Derek Reaban
Tempe, Arizona |