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Filtering by Tag: Weston Sprott
What better way to improve in the practice room than by joining the best musicians in the world while they practice?
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear trombonist Weston Sprott of the Metropolitan Opera do a deep dive into the practicing routine that has made him one of the best trombone players in the world!
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This was one of my favorite episodes we've ever done of The Brass Junkies. Weston Sprott, Acting Principal Trombone of the Metropolitan Opera, is as thoughtful a human being as you will ever find. We talked about his incredible career and also went into the diversity issues still facing the industry today. A lot of food for thought.
And the story of him running into one of his heroes, Wynton Marsalis, on the streets of New York City and what went down is worth the whole download!
From the show notes:
TBJ73: Trombonist Weston Sprott on Performing with the Metropolitan Opera, the Diversity Issues Facing the Industry and Running Into One of His Heroes on the Streets of New York
Weston Sprott is the Acting Principal Trombone of the Metropolitan Opera and has appeared with major orchestras all over the world.
In this episode, we cover:
- His gig
- What the best subs have in common
- Coming up in TX
- Teaching
- Best student characteristics- “They do what I tell them to do”
- The acidic, dry and awesome John Rojak
- His website and resources
- Diversity issues in classical music
- Meeting Wynton Marsalis
- The McGurk Effect
- The Sphinx Organization
You can check out the complete show notes including all links mentioned during this episode over at Pedal Note Media.
"Many players see a low dynamic marking on a part and let that turn them into apologetic, frightened musicians. I think it is beneficial to do the exact opposite. "
-Weston Sprott, Acting Principal Trombone of the Metropolitan Opera
The above is a quote from a fantastic article by Weston Sprott that he posted on his website. It is only two paragraphs long and well worth the 30 seconds.
As the title of the article says, don't be shy!
And don't miss the awesome conversation we had with Weston on The Brass Junkies. It will get you thinking about some really important stuff.
