Calvin Weber | Solo Cornet
First instrument: Trumpet at age 10
Joined ABB in: 2002
Instrument played in ABB: Bach Stradivarius cornet (Mt Vernon), also
Yamaha 6445 cornet
Mouthpiece: Warburton custom with a Bach rim (like a Bach 2C)
Mutes: Tom Crown, Shastock
Other instruments: Cornet in C and trumpets in Bb,C,D,Ed/E/D and
piccolo Bb
Other musical groups: Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and Brass Quintet,
North Suburban Symphonic Band, Keystone Wind Ensemble, Festival Chamber
Orchestra (central PA)
Musical influences: Teachers Haskell Sexton at University of Illinois,
Samuel Krauss of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Donald Reinhardt, brass
pedagogue
Profession: Educator - university professor (trumpet teacher) for
46 years,
now retired, Professor of Music Emeritus
Significant others: June, Calvin's wife of 46+ years, their daugher
Susan, a
physician, son Scott, a violinist with the Cleveland orchestra, and six
grandchildren
Other recreational pastimes: Calvin and his wife enjoy travel, ocean
cruising and river cruising through Europe
Favorite food: every
