Rashida Black of the Myrtle Hart Society, MyrtleHart.org, has alerted AfriClassical to an upcoming performance by the African American trombonist Weston Sprott, a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, who writes: “On April 15th, I will be a guest soloist (along with David Bilger, principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra) with the Curtis Brass Ensemble. The concert is at 8 PM at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia.”
Weston Sprott is an Artist/Clinician for the Edwards Instrument Company. Its website provides this bio for him: “Weston Sprott was appointed to the position of second trombone of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in the spring of 2005. He began his musical training in his hometown of Spring, Texas. Mr. Sprott attended Indiana University before completing his Bachelor of Music degree at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. His primary teachers include Michael Warny (Houston Grand Opera and Ballet Orchestras), Carl Lenthe (former Principal Trombone, Bavarian State Opera and Bamberg Symphony) and Nitzan Haroz (Principal Trombone-Philadelphia Orchestra). While a student at Curtis, Mr. Sprott held the positions of Principal Trombone in the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra (Philadelphia) and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra. He was the founding member of the Texas Trombone Octet, a group that won the Emory Remington competition and was featured in concert at the International Trombone Festival in Helsinki, Finland. Mr. Sprott has performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Tanglewood Music Center, Spoleto Festival USA, Hot Springs Music Festival, The American Wind Symphony Orchestra, and The Sphinx Symphony (Detroit).” Full Bio
Weston Sprott
African American Trombonist
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Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Black Classical Trombonist
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