Trombonist Starts “Play The Missing Part” Video Series
Brian Johnston is the Second Trombonist for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and recently, the orchestra was put on furlough due to COVID-19. As this left many of its musicians stranded for work and income, Brian, a Brass Profiles member, started a video project which involves playing all of the low brass parts and then taking out one of the parts for musicians to play along. A unique feature in this project is Brian has created two videos: one of the entire excerpt and one where a part is missing from the excerpt. This allows the listener to join Brian and play the missing part instead of trying to play over a specific part.
Brian has collaborated with tubists Kevin LaRose, Akshat Jain, Jarrett McCourt, and Brad Geneser for the project. As of July 27, 2020, a few of the excerpts include:
- Schumann Symphony No. 3
- Schubert Symphony No. 8
- Brahms Symphony No. 1
- Mahler Symphony No. 1
- Bruckner Symphony No. 7
- Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition “Catacombs”
Be sure to subscribe to Brian’s channel for future videos, and if you find value in this project, consider contributing to his GoFundMe or his Patreon pages.
