SMYXXV MUSIC...PHILLIP SMITH...SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME...NEW YORK LEGENDS... PHILLIP SMITHS CAREER.... Following early training from his father, Derek Smith, a renowned English cornet soloist, Philip Smith graduated from The Juilliard School, having studied with Edward Treutel and William Vacchiano, former Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic. In January 1975, while still at Juilliard, he was appointed to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Sir Georg Solti. Mr. Smith has appeared regularly as soloist, recitalist, chamber orchestra performer, and clinician. In addition to his many accomplishments with the New York Philharmonic, he has also been a guest soloist with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the symphonies of Edmonton, Newfoundland, South Dakota, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Columbus (Indiana), Pensacola (Florida), Hartford (Connecticut), and Beaumont (Texas). He has appeared as guest principal trumpet with the Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Philip Smith has also appeared with many symphonic wind ensembles, including the U.S. “President’s Own” Marine Band, the West Point Academy Band, the U.S. Army TRADOC Band, the U.S. Coast Guard Band, La Philharmonie des Vents des Quebec, and many major university wind ensembles. He appeared at The College Band Directors National Association Convention in Austin, Texas, for the World Premiere of Joseph Turrin’s Chronicles (1999) with the University of New Mexico Wind Ensemble. A subsequent recording of Chronicles was produced, which included the World Premiere of Stephen Gryc’s Evensong (2000) and Turrin’s Fandango (2000). He was also soloist in the premiere of Alfred Cohen’s … curls of motion …, with the Columbus State University Wind Ensemble in 2008, and Aaron Jay Kernis’s a Voice, a Messenger, with the University of Illinois Wind Ensemble in 2013. An avid brass band enthusiast, Mr. Smith has been guest soloist with the United States Army Brass Band and the contesting bands of Goteborg Brass (Sweden), Black Dyke Mills and Rigid Containers Band (Britain), Hannaford Street Silver Band and Intrada Brass (Canada), as well as Columbus Brass Band, Triangle Brass Band, and Imperial Brass (USA). He has been a soloist with all of the Salvation Army Staff Bands worldwide including the International Staff Band, and those of New York, Chicago, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Germany, and Japan. He appeared as featured soloist at the 1996 British Open Brass Band Championships in Manchester, England. Mr. Smith has also performed and recorded with the Canadian Brass, Empire Brass, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Bargemusic, and New York Virtuosi Chamber Symphony. His solo recordings include Contest Solos, produced by the International Trumpet Guild; Fandango, featuring New York Philharmonic Principal Trombone 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). Philip Smith has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, and has appeared as recitalist and clinician at the Caramoor International Music Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Swiss Brass Week, Breman (Germany) Trumpet Days, Oslo (Norway) Trumpet Week, Harmony Ridge (Vermont) Festival, Scotia Festival of Music, and numerous International Trumpet Guild conferences. Mr. Smith has collaborated on a series of projects with Curnow Music Press (Hal Leonard), publishing music arrangements with demonstration CDs. These include Great Hymns, More Great Hymns, and Great Christmas Carols for Trumpet and Piano. Two trumpet study books with demo CDs have also been produced, Concert Studies and Advanced Concert Studies. In a similar project published by Michael Davis and Hip-Bone Music, Mr. Smith has recorded the 20- Minute WARM-UP ROUTINE and a soon to be released étude book. Also in this series is Total Trumpet, featuring a variety of trumpet studies demonstrated by Randy Brecker, Jim Hynes, and Mr. Smith. Philip Smith’s film sound track credits include Cobb (1994, with music by Elliot Goldenthal); The Hudsucker Proxy (1994, music by Carter Burwell); A Time To Kill (1996, music by Elliot Goldenthal); Punchline (1998, music by Gary Anderson and Charles Gross); Sphere (1998, music by Elliot Goldenthal); The Rookie (2002, music by Carter Burwell); The Ladykillers (2004, music by Carter Burwell); The Manchurian Candidate (2004, music by Rachel Portman); and Hitch (2005, music by George Fenton and Alan Elliot). He also can be heard on the sound tracks for the NBC Sunday Night Football Theme (2006, music by John Williams); NBC Super Bowl XVIII Theme (2008 and currently being aired, music by John Williams and Joel Beckerman); NBC and Golf Channel Tournament Theme (2013, music by Joel Beckerman). In 2005 Mr. Smith was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music (Hon RAM), and in 2006 he was given the International Trumpet Guild Honorary Award. nyphil.org/~/media/pdfs/newsroom/1314/Releases/phil-smith-tribute-concert-final.pdf...... youtu.be/37VY289QINI
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