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RICK HENLY is
currently working on his newest CD which will be available soon. Rick
recently completed his Christmas CD, CHRISTMAS
PRESENT, which is available with his solo CD, LOVE LIKE FIRE, at: www.rickhenly.com, www.amazon.com,
and other major retail outlets. Rick is currently performing as a
soloist and also as Lead Trumpet for: "America's Tenor" Michael Amante
and his 14 piece orchestra; on Broadway; Charli Persip's big band,
SUPERSOUND; and in varied venues across the United States.
On March 7, 2003, Rick played the American
Premiere of Steve Margoshes' Ballade for Trumpet and Orchestra with the
Ridgewood Symphony.
Rick was Lead Trumpet on a dozen Broadway
shows, including the long-running hit, MISS SAIGON and has over 20
years experience playing Lead Trumpet on Broadway shows. He graduated
from Ithaca College and earned a Masters Degree from Northwestern
University. Following school, Rick auditioned and was appointed
Principal Trumpet of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a position that
included a scholarship to study with the great Adolph Herseth of the
Chicago Symphony. This was followed by a Fellowship to study for two
summers at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Center.
His early career included performances with
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago. He also
played on several recordings with the Chicago Symphony. While in
Chicago, Rick was also on the faculties of The American Conservatory of
Music, Elmhurst College and the Preparatory Department at Northwestern
University.
Called one day to fill in for an ailing
lead trumpeter, Rick went to the theater to play for Meredith Willson's
THE MUSIC MAN, starring Dick Van Dyke. For that production, Conductor
Milton Rosenstock wrote a brilliant trumpet cadenza (based on the
MINUET IN G) to end the show. Conductor Rosenstock was so impressed
with Rick's rendition of the trumpet solo, that he insisted Rick come
to New York and open the show on Broadway the following week.
Since MISS SAIGON, Rick has performed the
on-stage 'Harry James' solo in FOSSE and substituted as Lead Trumpet on
THE PRODUCERS, CABARET, THE MUSIC MAN, FOLLIES, THOU SHALT NOT, 42nd
STREET, and the RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL ORCHESTRA. Rick continues to give
solo demonstrations and clinics all around the country.
Rick has performed with the New York Pops,
American Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Little Orchestra Society
(Soloist), Liza Minnelli (Lead Trumpet), Shirley Bassey, and Frank
Sinatra. Conductors with whom Rick has worked include Leonard
Bernstein, Sir Georg Solti, Claudio Abbado, Andre Previn, Rafael
Kubelik, Lukas Foss and Skitch Henderson.
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