Lance Green is an

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-born

trombonist The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

living and working in

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. His father, Roy, was a musician in the Royal Air Force, and Lance showed great promise as a trombone player from an early age. He played with the band of RAF Innsworth and assisted many lesser players with their musical tuition.

Educational input

As well as teaching the

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

at university level, Green contributes to the education of younger trombonists by attending the annual "side-by-side" event arranged between the

Royal Scottish National Orchestra The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) ( gd, Orcastra Nàiseanta Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a British orchestra, based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Throughout its history, the O ...

and the West of Scotland Schools Orchestra Trus

He also participates in various Brass Masterclasses for the same organisation.

Discography

There are hundreds of recordings by the

available for purchase, mainly from the Naxos Label. Lance Green appears in many of these as Principal

Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

. The most notable recording featuring Lance with the

is Mahler's 3rd Symphony in which he plays the

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'', he recorded with the

Jazz Orchestra of the Delta The Jazz Orchestra of the Delta is a 17 piece concert jazz orchestra based primarily out of Memphis, Tennessee. The group was founded in 1998 and had their first commercial CD release in 2003, "Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter" on Summit Reco ...

while he was on a years sabbatical in Memphis TN from the RSNO.

References

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