CSO: Vernon plays Lindberg
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:05 am
Here are some clips about Christian Lindberg's composition for Charles Vernon, which will premiere in Sept. with CSO. http://www.tarrodi.se/cl/movies.asp?category=2
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/arts/ ... 1b&ei=5070
If the link doesn't work, here's the content...
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In the Back, by the Tuba, a Star Is Born
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Published: October 15, 2006
He may be a god of the trombone, but most of the time, Charlie Vernon is just another figure in black tie, laboring in obscurity at the back of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Yet on this particular night in Orchestra Hall, he stood in front, pumping his fists, waving at the audience and bathing in its adulation.
Mr. Vernon, the bass trombonist in the orchestra’s legendary brass section, had just finished playing a tour-de-force concerto written expressly for him. This was its premiere run of concerts.
Backstage, scores of students, their teachers and fellow professionals from as far away as Boston, New York and New Mexico came to pay homage. Mr. Vernon signed autographs for 45 minutes: for one late September night, he was the Elvis of the brass set. “This is awesome,â€