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He is a trombonist who studied music and science at
Indiana University and won the Brass Solo Concerto Competition while there. Later competitions resulted in him
taking first prize at the Lewis Van Haney International Trombone Competition
in Las Vegas. He took further
studies at the Juilliard School of Music where he completed the Master of
Music program and while there he premiered "Playtime", which is a trombone
concerto by Ruben Seroussi. He was also a founder of the prize-winning Juilliard
Trombone Ensemble and a member of the original line-up of the Extension
Ensemble who were the first prize recipients of the Fishoff Chamber Competition
in 1999. That same year he took
the position of Assistant Principal/Second Trombone at the San Antonio
Symphony and stayed with them for a season before accepting the post of
Assistant Principal Trombone with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in
2002. He also currently
performs with the trombone quartet Studio 309 and has previously been a
member of the Presidents Own Marine Corps Band in Washington DC. He has made several recordings,
which include Trombonastics by Joseph Alessi, Holiday Brass
featuring Susan Slaughter and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite by the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
In the field of education he is a Trombone Teacher of Applied Music
at the Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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
Sources:
- http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~music/lange.htm
- http://www.slso.org/cpp/articles/cpp5.htm
- http://www.indiana.edu/~trombone/HeadlineDetails03-04.shtml
- http://www.trombonesonline.com/artist-trombone/stephenlange.htm
- http://www.gatewaybrassquintet.com/gwbq_store/index.html?loadfile=item2.html
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