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Tuba player
who started playing at nine years of age whilst attending school in Denver, Colorado. He relocated to Ann
Arbor at twelve years of age and furthered his studies at the
Aspen Music Festival and School and the University of Michigan.
In the field
of music education, he has passed along his knowledge to a new generation
of students at the Aspen Music Festival and School, ITEC 2001, Juilliard,
The Lamont School of Music, and Rice
University. He taught at Juilliard from 1989 to
2002 and gave master classes throughout the world, including stops in the
Far East, South America, and the Soviet Union.
He has held
the post of Principal Tuba with the Houston Symphony and the New York
Philharmonic. In 1989, he
debuted as a solo artist with the New York Philharmonic with the world
premiere of “Songs of Ascent” by Roger Kellaway.
His career was
cut short when he was diagnosed with focal dystonia,
which affects the fingers, and is common amongst musicians. Although it was a harsh verdict for
a young tuba player, it was also a bit of relief. He had been fighting the condition
for a long time, and it was nice to know exactly what was going on. Unable to perform, Warren returned
to education, that of his students at the University of Denver, and his
own, at a local community college where he is making up for classes that he
“blew off” (pun intended?) the first time around.
The Principal Brass of the New York Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra recordings
Canzon
in Double Echo (Giovanni
Gabrieli)
Arranger – Arthur Frackenpohl
Sources:
- http://photography-on-the.net/gallery/photo.php?photo=32
- http://www.iteaonline.org/2008/conferences/ITEC2010/pgs/artists/deck.php
- http://www.hornroller.com/understanding_support_musicians_focal_dystonia
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