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  "name": "Charlie Vernon",
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  "description": "Charlie Vernon began his orchestral career in September 1971 as bass \n\ntrombonist with the Baltimore Symphony. In 1980 he performed one season \n\nwith the San Francisco Symphony, before being chosen by Riccardo Muti to\n\n play bass trombone with the Philadelphia Orchestra, where he played for\n\n five seasons. Charlie joined the legendary brass section of the Chicago\n\n Symphony Orchestra in 1986.\n\nA native of Asheville, North Carolina, Charlie attended Brevard \n\nCollege and Georgia State University, where he studied with Bill Hill as\n\n well as Gail Wilson, professor of trombone at Arizona State University.\n\n His mentor/teachers were Arnold Jacobs and Edward Kleinhammer, \n\nrespectively former tuba and bass trombone of the Chicago Symphony.\n\nCharlie Vernon makes many solo and teaching appearances throughout \n\nthe world and has served on the faculties of Catholic University, \n\nBrevard Music Center, Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt\n\n University, the Curtis Institute, and Northwestern University. \n\nCurrently, he is Professor of Trombone at DePaul University in Chicago.\n\nIn April 1991, with the Chicago Symphony under Daniel Barenboim, he \n\ngave the world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Concerto for Bass \n\nTrombone, which was commissioned by the Orchestra for its centennial. In\n\n September 2006, he and the CSO premiered Chick a' Bone Checkout, a \n\nvirtuoso concerto for the alto, tenor and bass trombones and orchestra, written by composer-trombonist Christian Lindberg.\n\nCharlie and his talented wife, Alison, have performed together for \n\nmany Euopean and American audiences and have commissioned several song \n\ncycles for soprano, trombone and piano by the American composer Eric \n\nEwazen. Charlie and Alison have two sons - Mark, who is a professional \n\nvideo game designer, and Gary, who is a college student.\n\nAs a part-time athlete, Charlie is an avid swimmer and a member of \n\nthe Evanston Masters Swim Team. He comments, \"As time passes, I realize \n\nthat I must keep doing it, so that I can KEEP doing it!\"",
  "birthDate": "1948-03-03",
  "birthPlace": "Asheville, North Carolina, USA",
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      "tmdbId": 144375,
      "title": "Christian Lindberg: Total Musician",
      "year": "2008",
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