Bill Watrous, considered one of the best trombonist of our time, passed on yesterday evening in a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 79 years old. Our deepest condolences to the Watrous family. Rest in peace Bill. #BillWatrous #Trombone #Legend

Congratulations to Aubrey Foard for winning Principal Tuba with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra iteaonlinenews.blogspot.com/2018/07/new-hi… #tuba

Born 100 years ago, Leonard Bernstein was a phenomenon. He was the first superstar conductor to have been born in the USA, a gifted pianist, a fiercely intelligent broadcaster and writer, and an inspiring teacher. Discover his recordings on Apple Music: apple.co/2uX43CQ

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Alcohol removes inhibitions. It weakens a man’s abilities to fight urges and act respectably. With total equality, it weakens a woman’s abilities to fight urges and act respectably. So if a man and woman are drinking, claims of sexual abuse or rape become blurred. #difficult

Tonight’s topic of discussion. Hope not to offend anyone. Just a shakedown of where it went.

So much for making beautiful music together. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra principal oboist has accused concertmaster of sexual advances 13 years ago, with negative retaliations ever since she shut him down. I don’t see this ending well. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

Kaboom. Another #MeToo moment for Cleveland Orchestra. Cleveland Orchestra suspends another player wapo.st/2QyXSib?tid=ss…

When, how much and what? Big questions that many students ask about practice! This was my routine as a student and it is what I suggest as a teacher! Tailor it to fit your circumstances… instagram.com/p/Bn4rnwSjq0t/…

Probably depends partly on attendance figures, not just what Orchestra members think. x.com/8vabone/status…

“It seems important... to point out that several of Bruckner’s earlier works containing passages that are looked on as “Wagnerian” were in fact composed at a time before Bruckner had ever heard of Wagner.” - A. Neumayr

Bruckner’s organ recitals in London in Aug 1871 whipped up such enthusiasm that the prolonged ovations caused him to miss his ship home. This likely saved his life since this boat sank in the English Channel...Lucky for us low brass!

A salute to everyone wearing #ArmyGreen on this #StPatricksDay! #StPaddysDay

Snow day. ❄️ More time to practice! 😉👍

Broken car windows & mirrors, vandalism, then run from cops when they say stop- odds are you’re going to get shot. White or black. Tall or short. Fat or skinny. You better stop when police say “freeze!”. #tragic #stephonclark

Bass trombonists I’d like to hear more from on social media? Denson Paul Pollard George Curran Such great talents!

Love to play these practice books cover to cover.

Always good to revisit and share this great quote.

Hazzah! New herald trumpets for the #RoyalWedding. Best of luck to #HarryandMeghan! smithwatkins.com