Philip Smith (musician)

Philip Smith is an eminent American classical trumpet player. He is the principal trumpeter in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. [ [http://nyphil.org/meet/orchestra/index.cfm?page=profile&personNum=88 Philip Smith at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra] ] Smith, born in the UK, is from a Salvation Army background. He maintains a high reputation amongst trumpeters worldwide as one of the best. He assumed the co-principal position in the New York Philharmonic in June of 1978 and the principal position in 1988. He also is a supporter of brass bands, performing with various groups of distinction.

Premieres

* World premiere of Joseph Turrin’s Trumpet Concerto (with the New York Philharmonic)
* US premiere of Jacques Hetu’s Trumpet Concerto
* World premiere (2000) of Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto
* World premiere (2003) of Siegfried Matthus’s Double Concerto for Trumpet, Trombone, and Orchestra.

Other Performances and Recordings

* Canadian Brass
* Empire Brass
* The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
* Mostly Mozart Orchestra
* Bargemusic
* New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony.

Career and Album Releases

He has worked at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and has many albums attributed to him, such as:
* "Fandango" (a contest solo produced by the International Trumpet Guild), featuring New York Philharmonic principal trombonist Joseph Alessi and the University of New Mexico Wind Symphony (Summit)
* "My Song of Songs" with the New York Staff Band of The Salvation Army (Triumphonic)
* "Copland’s Quiet City" (Deutsche Grammophone)
* "New York Legends" (CALA): part of a series involving New York Philharmonic musicians
* "Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet" (Summit): notable for being comprised of only popular trumpet excerpts, especially those often called for in orchestral auditions
* "Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Concerto for Trumpet and Five Instruments" (New World)
* "Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2" (Koch)
* "Walton’s Façade" (Arabesque)
* "The Trump Shall Resound" and "Repeat the Sounding Joy" (Heritage)

He was a student at the Juilliard School of Music under renowned trumpeter William Vacchiano (who was at the time Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic), and for three years performed alongside Principal Trumpet Adolph Herseth (widely considered to be the finest orchestral trumpeter in American history) in the Chicago Symphony.

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