Boston Symphony Principal Trombone

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Bruce Chrisp advanced to the semis.
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Shachar Israel advanced to the semis
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Three players were advanced from yesterday's preliminaries. Bruce Chrisp was not one of them.
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Uh...yes he is.
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All these threads about trombone positions make me think of Judge Smails in the front room at Bushwood talking to the old men playing checkers:

"Don't you people have homes?"
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My mistake, and apologies. I was just informed that there were four candidates advanced, not three. A total of twenty-six players were heard.
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From one of the finalists:

The four finalists are Colin Williams, Toby Oft, Joel Reese, and Gordon Wolfe. Finals are on May 1.

Good luck!
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GO GORD!!
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GO GORD!!
No no, we want to keep Gord :D
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Congrats to Toby Oft for winning Boston! We will miss him here in San Diego. Boston is getting a great musician and all-around genuine guy!
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