Auditions

We are currently seeking sub players for all sections. Substitute players are an important part of the SWS community and many sub players are given the opportunity to join as regular members when openings occurred.

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On this day, July 7th

Born:

• Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American composer, in 1911.
• Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, Italian composer, in 1778.
• Cor de Groot, Dutch composer, in 1914.
• Friedhelm Dohl, German composer, in 1936.
• Stanisław Wisłocki, Polish composer, in 1921.

Died:

• Giovanni Bottesini, Italian composer, in 1889.
• Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, Brazilian composer, in 1990. He was better know as Cazuza.
• Nicola De Giosa, Italian composer, in 1885.

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Mozart wrote several concertos for his friend Joseph Leutgeb. These concertos were for the natural horn, the predecessor to the modern French horn.