Origin Guelph, Ontario Education Juilliard School Role University Professor | Name Fred Mills Occupation(s) Professor of Music | |
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Birth name William Frederick Mills Instruments Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Corno da Caccia Labels Philips, RCA, BMG, CBS, Opening Day Associated acts Canadian Brass 1972-1996 Died September 7, 2009, Walton County, Georgia, United States Books Civil Disservice: Federal Employment Culture and the Challenge of Genuine Reform, Musetta's waltz by Puccini Music group Canadian Brass (1972 – 1996) Albums A Canadian Brass Chr, Brass on Broadway, A Christmas Experiment, Noel, Brass Busters Similar People Ronald Romm, Gene Watts, Charles Daellenbach, David Ohanian, Jens Lindemann | ||
Fred mills live at the kremlin 2006 fasch trumpet concerto in d
W. Fred Mills was University of Georgia music professor from 1996–2009, and a 1992 Grammy nominee who made more than 40 records as a trumpeter with the Canadian Brass quintet from 1972-1996.
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- Fred mills live at the kremlin 2006 fasch trumpet concerto in d
- Fred mills live at the kremlin 2006 someone to watch over me by gershwin
- Partial discography
- References
He also played solo, first-chair trumpet with the American Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski, the New York City Opera Orchestra, the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, the National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada, the Casals Festival Orchestra in Puerto Rico and others, according to a biography from the University of Georgia.
He attended the Juilliard School of Music and held honorary doctorates from the New England Conservatory in Boston and Hartwick College. Mills earned a bachelor of science degree in music from Hartwick in 1957.
The Canadian Brass ensemble performed hundreds of his arrangements including Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, which appeared on the album The Pachelbel Canon and Other Great Baroque Hits, released in 1980.
On September 7, 2009, Mills was killed in a car crash in Walton County, about 45 miles east of Atlanta. Mills was driving to his Athens home from Atlanta’s airport after a trip to Quincinetto Italy where he was a soloist at the Pentabrass Festival.
A CD in Mills' honor has been released by AppleJazz Records. Produced by Louise Baranger, his wife and Charlie Bertini, To Fred With Love, The World's Finest Brass Players Pay Tribute to Fred Mills, includes performances by Canadian Brass, Phil Smith, Joe Alessi, Arturo Sandoval, Charles Schlueter, Allen Vizzutti, Marvin Stamm, Warren Vaché, Chris Martin, the Pentabrass, the German Brass and many others. 100% of the profits from the CD benefit the W. Fred Mills Scholarship fund at the University of Georgia, Athens.
Fred mills live at the kremlin 2006 someone to watch over me by gershwin
Partial discography
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