Massimo La Rosa Master Class
February 22, 2008
Various members of the WMU trombone studio at Galliger's
Restaurant with
Massimo (fourth from left), Massimo's wife Fabiola (second
from left),
Italian trombonist Dalmar Nur Hussen (third from left),
and pianist Elizabeth DeMio (second from right).
From left: Chris Green, Massimo La Rosa, and Evan Conroy at Galliger's.
Guest artist Massimo La Rosa, newly-appointed principal
trombonist of
The Cleveland Orchestra, is welcomed to Western Michigan
University
for his first United States recital appearance.
Freshman performance major Eric Bowman performs
the Larsson, Concertino Op. 45 no. 7 for Massimo.
Freshman performance major Hana Beloglavec after performing
selections from
Henri Busser's Douce Etudes Melodiques pour Trombone Tenor.
Junior performance major Evan Conroy receives some advice
on performing
bass trombone excerpts from Respighi's Fountains of Rome.
Graduate student Ruth Lindgren receives
advice on
mouthpiece buzzing from Massimo.