Thomas Stevens

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Thomas Stevens was appointed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1965 by then music director, Zubin Mehta, who named him principal trumpet in 1972, a position he held until 1999. He served in the same capacity with the "World Orchestra for Peace," Sir George Solti's hand-picked group assembled in Geneva for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, and the Casals Festival Orchestra in Puerto Rico. The Los Angeles appointment was preceded by a stint in the U.S. Army as solo trumpeter with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point followed by a one year engagement with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his work as an orchestral musician, Mr.Stevens has performed and recorded as a soloist and chamber musician with major organizations, worldwide, including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and during the early 1980s he was invited by Pierre Boulez to participate in a special new brass music project with L'Ensemble Contemporain in Paris. He was a founding member of the Los Angeles Brass Quintet and also maintained an active presence in the Hollywood recording studios for many years, working on motion picture and television soundtracks. Stevens is perhaps best known for his activities in the promotion, performance, and premier recordings of new music for solo trumpet. His efforts have resulted in many works that have become staples of the genre, including the "Sequenza X" of Luciano Berio, which was written specif

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Thomas Stevens, Trumpet

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Night Moon

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Cancer Blows: Thirty Trumpet Legends, One Moment in Time, Determined to Help Blow Cancer Away

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Baadsvik / Vivaldi / Grieg: Tuba Carnival

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Masters Of The Trumpet

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Thomas Stevens

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Trumpet Sonatas

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Masters Of The Trumpet [Disc 1]

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Masters Of The Trumpet (Disc 1)

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Tuba Carnival

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Crystal Records Cd665

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Brass Ped Solo Listening

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