Paul Perfetti was the principal trumpet for the 1st and 3rd national tours of Les Misérables between 1987 and 2006. He also played trumpet for the 42nd Street national tour. Before and since then, he has played for several dozen productions in various theaters as well as operas. He is a Grammy nominated contributor to early music recordings as an expert in historical trumpets and cornetti. He is a resident of Boston, and frequently is a guest lecturer at places like the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the New England Conservatory of Music. In this episode, we discuss the lessons he's learned that distinguishes the professional pit musicians with long careers from those with short ones. This is a long episode, but one packed with wisdom from many thousands of shows!
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Bonus Episode 64a: Recent Audition Accompanist Stories
64. Being an Accompanist for Auditions - Jose Simbulan
63. The Business of Private Teaching - Eric Branner
62. Grad School in a Pandemic - Tanner Harrod: composer, guitarist, hornist
What’s New in 2022 for LIFE IN THE PIT
61. Touring with the JCS 50 - Joe LaRocca, reeds
A Story of Failure and the Lessons Learned
60. The Broadway Trumpeter - Paul Baron, Trumpet
Interlude: 9/11, Pandemic, and Thoughts on Practice
59. Community Theatre Musicians - Jeff Ingle, percussionist, contractor
Preview of "Something Rotten" for Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance
58. From Branson to Vegas - Tish Diaz, keyboardist
57. Reducing Orchestration - Alex Tirrell, music director
56. The Wicked Harp - Laura Sherman, harpist
55. Entr'acte: Celebrating 1 year of Life in the Pit
53. Low Notes - Jennifer Wharton: trombone, bass trombone, tuba
52. Tours and Reels - Matthew Croft, keyboardist and music director
51. Theatre in Ireland - Andrew Clayton, guitarist
50. The Collins Boy: A New Musical - Brad Bass and Cari Joy, writers
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