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Pages in category "Women trombonists" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Susan Addison; B.
Abbie Conant is an American trombonist and former professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Trossingen. [3] She was selected in a blind audition as the overwhelming first choice for Principal Trombonist of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in 1980, [4] but was subject to sexist discrimination once the selection committee learned they had chosen a woman.
Melba Doretta Liston (January 13, 1926 – April 23, 1999) [1] was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer. Other than those playing in all-female bands, she was the first woman trombonist to play in big bands during the 1940s and 1960s, but as her career progressed she became better known as an arranger, [2] particularly in partnership with pianist Randy Weston.
This list presents an overview of notable classical trombonists, including their primary affiliations and active years of playing. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Current. Kanda is currently the principal trombonist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a position she won in 2002 (out of a field of 76 applicants for the position, only seven of whom were female). [2] Andreas Delfs was the Music Director of the MSO at the time. [6] Megumi Kanda is a Greenhoe Trombones Artist ...
Helen Vollam. Helen Vollam (born 7 June 1974) [1] is Principal Trombone for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, she was the first woman to be appointed principal trombone in a London orchestra, and the first in a UK orchestra since Maisie Ringham of the Hallé Orchestra in the last century. [2] She joined the trombone quartet, Bones Apart, in ...
Genres. Jazz, swing. Occupation. Musician. Instrument. Trombone. Helen Elizabeth Jones Woods (October 9 or November 14, 1923 – July 25, 2020) was an American jazz and swing trombone player renowned for her performances with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. She was inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
bonesapart.com. Bones Apart is an English all-female trombone quartet. The group formed in 1999 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. [1][2] As of 2019, the group includes Becky Smith, Sarah Williams, Jayne Murrill, and Helen Vollam. [1] Former members include Carol Jarvis, Becca Harper, Lorna McDonald, Camilla Tveit and Arlene ...