CSULB tuba major performs with LA Philharmonic

[Steve Marcus]

from Online 49ers:

[quote]CSULB music major performs at Hollywood Bowl

By Elizabeth Eide
Online Forty-Niner
Contributing Writer

Talk about performing on demand. Only one morning of rehearsal was all a Cal State Long Beach tuba player needed to perform with the second highest paid orchestra in the country.

Having the skills to perform on demand with little or no rehearsal earned this music major $800 for two nights of work.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic is a well paid, prestigious orchestra that invites you to audition if you are deemed worthy. The L.A. Philharmonic performed at the Hollywood Bowl two weeks ago, backing up a blue grass band called Nickel Creek.

CSULB student, Justin Gerome, performed with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 2 and 3. A fourth year music major, Gerome was among the musicians worthy of such an event, thanks to a recommendation from one of his instructors.

Professor Norm Pearson has played with the L.A. Philharmonic for over a decade. Pearson recommended to the manager that Gerome take his place at the bowl so he could enjoy some much needed rest and relaxation. “Its who you know,â€