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Sydney Baker - RIP

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Bill Anderson

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Jun 20, 2010, 9:21:26 AM6/20/10
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Some sad news

A few days ago, I was informed that Sydney Baker, principal trumpet
for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1941-42, 1946-48) had passed
away after a long illness. He was 88.

A brief summary of his varied career can be found about 3/4 of the way
down the following webpage:

http://www.stokowski.org/Principal_Musicians_Chicago_Symphony.htm

He can be heard on a number of CSO recordings and can be heard on the
Rodzinski/CSO recordings of Zarathustra & Tristan preludes I posted
last January:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kwztywmjhmy

- Bill

Dan

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Jun 25, 2010, 2:26:36 PM6/25/10
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In the late 1960s, he was teaching at the High School of Music and Art
in New York. I believe he directed one of the school bands as well as
teaching a music history class I was in. He continued to play
professionally in the Goldman Band and other ensembles.

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