Gordon Cherry has been running Cherry Classics for over 20 years. He is a leading professional Trombonist in North America, having performed as Principal Trombonist of the Vancouver Symphony, and the CBC Radio Orchestra. As well, Gordon has taught hundreds of Brass students for over 30 years at the University of British Columbia and many international leading music festivals.Details
Roger Bobo was one of the world’s most renowned and influential tubists and brass pedagogues of all time. He played the first tuba recital in Carnegie Hall to high critical acclaim, served as principal tubist with the Rochester Philharmonic, Concertgebouworkest, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and was also very active in the film studios of Hollywood, winning the prestigious “Studio Player of the Year” award in 1988. Roger was also a founding member of the Los Angeles Brass Quintet, an ensemble with whom he toured and recorded extensively.
Love Songs and Pirate Songs - The Life and Music of Roger Bobo, a beautifully written book of 355 pages by Stephen Oberheu is an authorized biography and takes an up-close look at Roger’s early years growing up in California, his legendary musical career, his years teaching music at schools all over the world, his historical instrument collection, and his unique perspective on life and music. Included are a few of Roger’s own original writings as well as a couple of stories that are now being told here for the first time—deeply personal tales of tragedy and triumph—which are all part of the history of the man who has been called “the Heifetz of the tuba.”
Also included are many photos taken over the course of this great artist's life and career.
Endorsements:
This is a fantastic book - Carole Paul