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🎺 Ever wondered why orchestral trumpets look different from each other?
California Symphony trumpet player @scottmacomber breaks it down — piston valves vs. rotary valves, and why the darker, more diffused sound of a rotary trumpet is just right for German repertoire like Schubert or Schumann.
The more you know 💫
A little Walnut Creek history from the California Symphony archives! 📸
Throwing it back to 1988, when plans for what would become the Lesher Center for the Arts were taking shape in downtown Walnut Creek.
Pictured from left to right: California Symphony Board Member Bill Armstrong, Walnut Creek Director of Civic Arts Gary Schaub, Mayor Evelyn Munn, and California Symphony Music Director Barry Jekowsky at the groundbreaking for the Regional Center for the Arts.
Nearly four decades later, the Lesher Center remains our home for unforgettable live music.
🎶 Walnut Creek, meet California Symphony Principal Clarinet Cory Tiffin 👉 @teniralcist 🎵
November 7-8, he`s stepping out of the orchestra and into the spotlight to perform Copland`s Clarinet Concerto as soloist.
Your next night out in Walnut Creek — Cory Schuman, California Symphony`s Senior Coordinator of Patron Loyalty, is your guide to the symphony. Here`s everything you need to know. 🎻