TBJ157: Seth Cook
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On This Episode of The Brass Junkies we discuss:
What life has been like as the owner of a restaurant during the pandemic
The parallels between being in the restaurant business and being a professional musician
The value of being a lifelong learner
Seth’s foray into all things wine and his quest to become a master sommelier
What to do and what not to do when subbing with a professional orchestra
Bio:
Seth Cook was appointed Principal Tuba and Cimbasso of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and Washington National Opera Orchestra in 2019. Previously, Mr. Cook had been Acting Principal Tuba and Cimbasso with the KCOHO/WNOO since February 2015, and was able to perform in the company’s first critically acclaimed Ring Cycle in 2016. Mr. Cook also performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for their 2017-2018 season, joining them on their international tour to Great Britain and Ireland, which included an appearance at The Proms in London. Along with these orchestras, Seth has also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Mariinsky Orchestra. In 2009, he also played in the Kennedy Center revival of “Ragtime: The Musical,” which ran in both Washington D.C. and returned to Broadway. He has also had the privilege of working under conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Fabio Luisi, Christoph Eschenbach, Leonard Slatkin, Philippe Auguin, Marin Alsop, Marco Amiliato and Manfred Honeck, among others.
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