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Arthur W. Lehman (September 24, 1917 – June 19, 2009) was a widely recorded American euphonium virtuoso and soloist. He was noted for having radically changed the way the instrument was technically performed, and was a major influence on euphonium soloists who followed him.
The current principal euphonium of President's Own U.S. Marine Band in Washington, D.C., adjunct euphonium professor at George Mason University, and student of Brian s. Poppy Hepworth 2010- One of two current first euphoniums in the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra in Nottingham and former principle euphonium of the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra ...
The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3- or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word εὔφωνος euphōnos, [2] meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" (εὖ eu means "well" or "good" and φωνή phōnē means "sound", hence "of good sound").
Brian Leslie Bowman (born July 22, 1946) is an American virtuoso euphonium artist and music professor who, among other things, held the principal euphonium chair and was a featured soloist with the premier concert bands of the United States Navy and Air Force.
This is not to say that composers, then and now, valued the euphonium only for its lyrical capabilities. Indeed, examination of a large body of concert band literature reveals that the euphonium functions as a jack of all trades, at times doubling the tuba in octaves, at times adding warmth to the trombone section, at times adding depth to a horn line, and at times adding strength to rapid ...
TubaChristmas 2007, ice rink at Rockefeller Center, New York City TubaChristmas 2016 in Commerce, Texas. TubaChristmas is a music concert held in cities worldwide that celebrates those who play, teach, and compose music for instruments in the tuba family, including the tuba, sousaphone, baritone, and euphonium, though some participants bring rarer members of the family such as the helicon ...
Goff Richards' Pilatus, Aagaard-Nilsen's Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra, Reeman's Sonata for Euphonium and Ellerby's Euphonium Concerto were all written expressly for Mead. [4] [5] [6] He is married to Misa Mead (née Akahoshi) who is also a renowned euphonium soloist, additionally active as a freelance composer and orchestrator. [7]
Dr. Louder was a euphonium soloist with the New Columbian Brass Band as well as the assistant conductor and soloist with Leonard B. Smith's Detroit Concert Band. In addition to these roles he played principal euphonium and was the featured soloist with Keith Brion's New Sousa Band and The Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival Band. [2]