Adolph Herseth Interview

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• AL

  @albertmoore4445 · 2 weeks ago

  He made so many young trumpet players dream...

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• JD

  @jduff59 · 7 years ago

  Bud will be remembered in 100 years as the leader of perhaps the finest brass section in the history of the symphony orchestra.

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• PH

  @phillipecook3227 · 6 years ago (edited)

  To hold down the principal trumpet position of ANY professional symphony orchestra for 50 years is absolutely staggering. To do so with one of the finest orchestras in the world is off the scale. If you hadn't heard him tell the story himself you'd find it hard to believe anyone could audition for a principal trumpet position and not actually be aware of it.

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• DE

  @DennisPearson-r6c · 6 months ago

  Mr. Trumpet !! The Legend lives on !!

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• DO

  @dogwoodservicesinc.2972 · 2 years ago

  What an amazing man.  Truly a great in every sense of the word.

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• EV

  @evalex71 · 8 years ago (edited)

  He defined the sound of the brass section, no question.  Listen to the album "The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli", with Chicago, Philly and Cleveland musicians and you hear Herseth's absolute brilliance

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• VI

  @Vivianallwinds · 5 years ago

  Bud was a very nice guy. I met him several times at Schilke's on Wabash in Chicago.

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• RO

  @roetjer · 4 years ago

  I met this man at Luther College in the summer of 2005, his warmth and his ability as a trumpeter gave me the desire to follow in his footsteps. I went to his alma mater, Luther College as a trumpet music performance major and although I changed my major and my professional path I will always be thankful for him, his music, and the impact he had on my life. Rest in piece

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• MG

  @mgheroy · 6 years ago

  After grad school, I was playing euphonium in John Paynter's North Shore band in Wilmette when one of the trombone players asked if I would be interested in playing in a brass ensemble on Easter Sunday at a church in the western suburbs.  I said I'd be happy to, and he said that it should be "ok," even though it was not a regular ensemble.  When I arrived, imagine my surprise when Bud Herseth, the perennial principal trumpet in the CSO, sat down in the group!  For this  economics major from Michigan, it was your basic once in a lifetime event.  I don't think I have ever sat  up that straight in the almost 50 years since!  Oh, and the gig was indeed "ok"...

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• RF

  @rfss1715 · 1 month ago (edited)

  I remember in 1975, in Paris,  not having a ticket to hear the Chicago Symphony, Solti, play The Rite of Spring at the Paris Opera House. It was sold out. I was at the back of the opera house trying to figure out how I was going to hear this concert  and one of the Chicago trumpet players, (an extra) with a Midwestern draw,  said come on, I’ll find you a seat. He took me in the stage entrance as part of the orchestra found me a chair and set it up on stage just behind the curtain at the edge of the trumpet section. That was one of the most amazing orchestral experiences I’ve ever had. Sitting almost in the Chicago trumpet section with Bud Herseth and the Chicago symphony orchestra. It sounded like a rock band back there. The dynamics and precision precision were unbelievable. Made a huge impression on me and I almost forgot about this incident until this video came up on my YouTube feed. Anyway, it was an amazing concert with an amazing brass section. As for me, I did end up having a career as principal clarinet in a mid tier orchestra, but until I saw this video, I had forgotten all about this, and I can still hear Bud’s solo and duet playing in the quiet, muted trumpet moment in Part II (The Sacrifice) 51 years later. It’s as clear as day.

• MU

  @Muzakman37 · 3 years ago

  That fabulous soaring vib, always perfectly judged on a line, is a sound you just don't forget as a brass player. I'm sure every brass player reading this and knowing Bud's artistry can hear it as they read this.

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• SH

  @shophar · 5 years ago

  The Greatest! Thank you Mr, Herseth. 👍🏾🎺❤️

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