Philip Smith (musician)
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Philip Smith is an eminent American classical trumpet player. He is the principal trumpeter in 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 of the best. He assumed the principal position in the New York Philharmonic in June of 1988. He has premiered many pieces written for trumpet, such as the world premiere of Joseph Turrin’s Trumpet Concerto(with the New York Philharmonic), the US premiere of Jacques Hetu’s Trumpet Concerto, the world premiere (2000) of Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto, and the world premiere (2003) of Siegfried Matthus’s Double Concerto for Trumpet, Trombone, and Orchestra. He also is a supporter of brass bands, performing with various groups of distinction. He has also performed and recorded with the Canadian Brass, Empire Brass, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Bargemusic, and New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony. 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); Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet, (Summit); Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Concerto for Trumpet and Five Instruments (New World); Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (Koch); Walton’s Façade (Arabesque); and 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 "Bud" Herseth(widely considered to be the finest orchestral trumpeter in American history) in the Chicago Symphony.
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http://newyorkphilharmonic.org/meet/orchestra/index.cfm?page=profile&personNum=88
