Those We Lost in 2019
As we look to the New Year, it is important to reflect back on the many lives we who left us in 2019. While there were many deceased brass players who had an impact on our lives, here is a partial list of those who played a significant in their respected instruments. Take a moment today to think about their influence and how their memory can live into the New Year.
Horn
- Fred Fox
- New York Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra
- Gerd Seifert
- Principal Horn, Berlin Philharmonic
Trombone
- Heinz Fadle
- Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
- Past President, International Trombone Association
- James Shanilec
- Principal Trombone, Omaha Symphony Orchestra
- Petur Eiriksson
- Bass Trombone, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
- Phil Teele
- Bass Trombone, L.A. Studio Musician
Trumpet
- Bill Babcock
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra and NBC Orchestra
- Bram Gay
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
- Clora Bryant
- L.A. Jazz Trumpeter
- Dexter Morrill
- Professor, Colgate University
- Freddy Grin
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Gordon Mathie
- Professor, Crane School of Music at the State University of New York College at Potsdam
- Jack Sheldon
- L.A. Jazz Trumpeter
- Jerome Callet
- Trumpeter, Brass Instrument Maker
- Peter Masseurs
- Rotterdam Philharmonic and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Philip Biggs
- Founder, The Brass Herald
- Sergio Pichardo
- Cuban Trumpeter
- Steve Madaio
- Trumpeter, Stevie Wonder
Tuba/Euphonium
- Herbert Wekselblatt
- Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Ivan Hammond
- Professor, Bowling Green State University
- Sam Pilafian
- Empire Brass and Boston Brass
If there are other brass musicians you know who passed away this year, please submit their names in the comment section to pay tribute to their memory.
