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     Drake, Thomas

    He is a trumpeter and producer born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He studied at the Eastman School of Music and in 1976, while he was a sophomore; he gained the position of Fourth Trumpet in the Rochester Philharmonic. In 1985 he became Principal Trumpet of the North Carolina Symphony and he stayed with them for two years prior to accepting the position of Assistant Principal Trumpet in the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra .  Aside from performing with the SLSO he is the Principal Trumpet for the American Kanterai in Saint Louis and has appeared as part of the Holiday Brass .  As a producer he works with the Pan Galactic Company who are based in Saint Louis, Missouri, and deal with acoustic location recording and has produced live broadcasts and a national radio series as well as recordings on the Arch Media label.  In the field of education he has been on the Interlochen Arts Camp faculty since 2004.

     

    Holiday Brass recordings

     

    Angels We Have Heard on High (Traditional French/James Chadwick/Edward Barnes )

    Music Masters 01782 (CD: Holiday Brass featuring Susan Slaughter)

    Trumpet - Susan Slaughter

    St. Louis Children's Choirs - Concert Choir

     

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra recordings

     

    Leroy Anderson

    Belle of the Ball

    RCA 9026 68048-2 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Blue Tango

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Bugler's Holiday

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Clarinet Candy

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Fiddle Faddle

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    The First Day of Spring

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Forgotten Dreams

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Horse and Buggy

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Jazz Legato

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Jazz Pizzicato

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    The Penny Whistle Song

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    The Phantom Regiment

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Plink, Plank, Plunk!

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Promenade

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Sandpaper Ballet

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin

     

    Sleigh Ride

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin  

     

    The Syncopated Clock

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin  

     

    A Trumpeter's Lullaby

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin  

     

    The Typewriter

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin  

     

    The Waltzing Cat

    RCA 68048 (CD: The Typewriter)

    Conductor - Leonard Slatkin  

     

    Sources:

    1. http://www.trumpetguild.org/2001conference/bios.html#Anchor-THOMAS-6296
    2. http://www.gatewaybrassquintet.com/gwbq_store/index.html?loadfile=item2.html
    3. http://www.pangalacticrecording.com/AboutUs.htm
    4. http://www.pangalacticrecording.com/Drake.htm
    5. http://www.aamrecordings.com/drake.html
    6. http://www.trumpetherald.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=757033

     

     

     

     

     

     

     



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