William Leathers and Carlos Jiménez Fernández, Bonus Room:

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William Leathers and Carlos Jiménez Fernández, Bonus Room: Principal Trumpet of the Nashville Symphony and Principal Trombone of the New York City Ballet, both recent graduates and friends from Juilliard

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In addition to their new jobs, Will and Carlos have had experiences performing with other major orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, and the London Symphony. Our talk then turns to the future, with Will talking about his work with the Vennture Mouthpiece company, and Carlos about training to become an Alexander Technique teacher.

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