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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.
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Carling became known for her performance at Allsång på Skansen on 20 July 2010. The same year, she became an expert commentator for Dansbandskampen at SVT.Gunhild plays trombone, bagpipes, trumpet, recorder, string instruments (such as banjo, ukulele and harp), and will often showcase all of her skills in one song, sometimes casually breaking into a tap dance or singing.
Jay Friedman. Since 1962. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Byron Fulcher. Since 1970. Philharmonia Orchestra. Robert Gale. Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Opera Company of Philadelphia. Nitzan Haroz.
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.
Willie Cornish (1875–1942) Hal Crook (born 1950) Elmer Crumbley (1908–1993) Michael Davis (born 1961) Steve Davis (born 1967) Raul de Souza (1934–2021) Michael Dease (born 1982) Willie Dennis (1926–1965) Vic Dickenson (1906–1984)
When she was 16, she left school to become a member of a female big band led by Ivy Benson. [1] She played with the band for two years before moving to Jersey. [1] Unhappy with the life of a musician, she quit music for almost six years. [1] She returned in 1979 and started a ska band. [1]
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 Macfarlane. [1 ...