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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14. "Not Afraid of Feedback" - Staging new musicals - Laura Watkins, composer/keyboards
13. Cruise Ship Bands "The Wild West of Music" - James Hodson, guitars
12. The Pit vs the Spotlight - Deena Rizkalla, violinist
11. "Listen, Learn, Love" - Maggie Gallagher, music director, voice teacher
10. "You can't stop once it starts" - Tony Steve, percussionist/composer
9. "Do Your Homework" - Randy Mintz, bass
8. "Exciting but Terrifying" - Kate Hopper, French horn
7. "My Book Had Been Left in Texas" - Brian Blauch, reeds player
6. Collaboration and Happy Dances - Jennifer Alexandra Johnston: cellist
5. "I Put the Quality of the Music First" - Daniel Bukin - conductor, composer, keyboardist
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4. Theatre from Many Perspectives - Beth Cox, clarinet-sax-flute
3. The Ultimate Generalist - James Brandt, percussionist and drummer
2. "You Can't Have Too Many Guitars" - Allan Beck, guitarist
1. Welcome to the Pit - David Lane
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