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Sad News
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:48 pm
by David Zerkel
Milt Stevens, Principal Trombonist of the National Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Washington Symphonic Brass, passed away over the weekend in Denver.
Milt was a great player, an outstanding teacher, and a fantastic human being. He will be missed.
Wo.
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:06 pm
by Mike Forbes
This is shocking news. Milt was a great guy and strong musical influence on me especially during my Army Band days and when I got to work with him at the University of Maryland. He introduced me to so many new works, especially those of Jan Koetsier; his mentoring ultimately ended up in my Koetsier recording. This is extremely sad and untimely news, and I'm sure he'll be missed greatly in D.C. and around the world.
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:41 pm
by Tom Holtz
Matt Guilford, bass trombonist for the NSO, will have more information on his blog as it becomes available.
http://www.matthewguilford.com/
The news was a total shock at rehearsal this morning. Hard to fathom. Our condolences to all of Milt's friends and family.