Speaking of Loud

Eun Sun Kim, San Francisco Opera's Music Director, conducts the National Brass Ensemble at Davies next month, on June 20 at 7 pm. The program isn't very long, but given he personnel, I'd expect it to be loud:

RICHARD STRAUSS Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare

JONATHAN BINGHAM DEIFIED [Emerging Black Composers Project Commission, World Premiere]

ARTURO SANDOVAL Brass Fantasy [World Premiere]

RICHARD WAGNER (Arr. Timothy Higgins) The Ring [World Premiere]

Here's the player list:

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Michael Martin - Fourth/Utility Trumpet

Toby Oft - Principal Trombone

James Markey - Bass Trombone

J. William Hudgins - Principal Percussion

Jessica Zhou - Principal Harp

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Gail Williams - Former Assoc. Principal Horn, Professor of Horn, Northwestern University

The Cleveland Orchestra

Michael Sachs - Principal Trumpet

Nathaniel Silberschlag - Principal Horn

Richard King - Fourth Horn, former Principal Horn

Randy Hawes - Acting Bass Trombone

Yasuhito Sugiyama - Principal Tuba

Marc Damoulakis - Principal Percussion

Paul Yancich - Principal Timpani

Trina Struble - Principal Harp

Indiana University

Demondrae Thurman - Euphonium, Professor of Music

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Conrad Jones - Principal Trumpet

Nashville Symphony 

William Leathers - Principal Trumpet Designate

New York Philharmonic

Christopher Martin - Principal Trumpet

Richard Deane - Assoc. Principal/Acting Principal Horn

Leelanee Sterrett - Third Horn/Acting Assoc. Principal Horn

Joseph Alessi - Principal Trombone

Philadelphia Orchestra

Jeffrey Curnow - Associate Principal Trumpet

Jennifer Montone - Principal Horn

San Francisco Opera & Ballet Orchestras

Adam Luftman - Principal Trumpet

San Francisco Symphony

Mark Inouye - Principal Trumpet

Robert Ward - Principal Horn

Jonathan Ring - Second Horn

Jessica Valeri - Fourth Horn

Timothy Higgins - Principal Trombone

Jeffrey Anderson - Principal Tuba

Jacob Nissly - Principal Percussion

Jonathan Dimmock - Organist