Donald Green master class at La Sierra University (CA)

On Sunday, May 20th 2012, Donald Green gave a two-hour master class at La Sierra University in Riverside, CA.

Green is currently principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and will be retiring from the orchestra after the Hollywood Bowl season is over this summer.  Green came by special invitation from his former student and La Sierra University trumpet professor (adjunct) Giovanni Santos.

Donald Green coached students from Riverside Community College, Cal State Fullerton, UCLA, and La Sierra University (students of Kevin Mayse, Barry Perkins, Jens Lindeman, and Giovanni Santos). The students chose orchestral excerpts and the Haydn and Hummel concertos to perform for the class. In the master class, Green talked about the importance of proper style, articulation, and the musical line. He emphasized correct practice of literature and also talked about his career as an orchestral musician.

Hollywood studio trumpet legend Malcolm McNab also came to the master class. Green and McNab reminisced about their friendship, which started in Los Angeles as young trumpet players who both studied with James Stamp and William Vacchiano.

Source: Giovanni Santos, La Sierra University Adjunct Trumpet Professor