MORRIS REPASS RESUME
E-mail: Morrislu@AOL. com
BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION-T.C.U. 1952
MASTER OF MUSIC- COMPOSITION/THEORY-1964
TROMBONIST WITH DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA-1956-1966
PERFORMED CONCERT IN CARNEGIE HALL
INSTRUCTOR OF ALL LOWER BRASS AT TCU-1954-1958
DALLAS SYMPHONY CONDUCTORS:
WALTER HENDL, PAUL KLETZKI, GEORG SOLTI, DONALD JOHANOS.
GUEST CONDUCTORS: PIERRE MONTEAUX, DARIUS MILHAUD, ANDRE PREVIN,
HENRYMANCINI, DUKE ELLINGTON.
TROMBONIST WITH: CASA
MANANA MUSICALS (FT. WORTH) 8 YEARS.
RESIGNED DALLAS SYMPHONY AND MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO
PURSUE STUDIO PLAYING-1966
HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SESSIONS WITH:
FRANK DEVOL, RALPH CARMICHAEL,
JOHNNY MANDEL, SAMMY NESTICO,
BILLY BYERS, JOHN CACAVAS,
DON COSTA, ALF CLAUSEN,
BILL CONTI, FRED KARLIN,
NEAL HEFTI, MOACIR SANTOS,
PATRICK WILLIAMS, LARRY MUHOBERAC.
CLARE FISCHER, JOHN PARKER
FOUR FRESHMEN ROGER WILLIAMS
STAN FREBERG
RECORDED OR PERFORMED WITH:
FRANK SINATRA, NATALIE COLE, LIZA MINELLI, TONY BENNETT,
CELINE DION, ROBERT PALMER, PRINCE, PAUL McCARTNEY,
LENA HORNE, SARAH VAUGHN, ELLA FITZGERALD, PERRY COMO,
MEL TORME, PAULA ABDUL, KIM RICHMOND STEVE HUFFSTETER
BOB FLORENCE, BILL HOLMAN, ROGER NEUMANN, MICHAEL
TILSON THOMAS,
DARIUS MILHAUD VLADIMIR GOLDSCHMANN, VAN CLIBURN,
ROBERT KRAFT (MONTEVERDI RECORDING) MARIA CALLAS,
JOAN SUTHERLAND, JON VICKERS,
GREGOR PIATTIGORSKY. ARTUR RUBINSTEIN
BIG BANDS:
LIONEL HAMPTON, LOUIS BELLSON, LES BROWN, RAY ANTHONY,
CLARE FISCHER, STAN KENTON, BILLY VAUGHN
INTERNATIONAL TOURS:
ANN MARGRET-SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA
RAY CONNIFF-BRAZIL, JAPAN
BILLY VAUGHN-JAPAN (20 CONCERT TOURS)
LES BROWN BAND OF RENOWN-3 CRUISES
RAY ANTHONY-PANAMA CANAL CRUISE
TELEVISION SHOWS:
NOW IN HIS 16TH SEASON OF "THE SIMPSONS" (32PC. ORCHESTRA),
KING FAMILY SHOWS, "MOONLIGHTING" SERIES,
MARY TYLER MOORE SERIES, TRAPPER JOHN, MD SERIES,
6 YEARS OF MARCH OF DIMES TELETHONS, JULIE
ANDREWS LIVE TV SPECIAL, DORIS DAY SPECIAL
CONTRACTOR:
12 YEARS CONTRACTED AND PLAYED IN ORCHESTRAS FOR RECORDINGS FOR COMPOSER
CLARE FISCHER-ARTISTS INCLUDED PRINCE, MICHAEL JACKSON, SPIKE LEE, PAUL
McCARTNEY, JOAO GILBERTO, ROBERT PALMER, BRANFORD MARSALIS, ETC. STILL
CONTRACTING FOR VARIOUS STUDIO AND LIVE CONCERTS.
PRODUCER:
PRODUCER OF CDS FOR INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL ARTISTS.
CONDUCTED 26 PC. ORCHESTRA FOR ROBERT PALMER ON JAY LENO TV
SHOW.
MORRIS, IN 2002 CONDUCTED A 53 PC. STUDIO
ORCHESTRA IN HOLLYWOOD FOR A PRIZE
WINNING JAPANESE FILM. MORRIS HAS BEEN TROMBONIST,
MANAGER, ANNOUNCER (IN JAPANESE) OF THE BILLY VAUGHN
ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT TOURS OF JAPAN.
THEY WILL TOUR JAPAN AGAIN IN JUNE 2005.
MORRIS HAD THE DISTINCT HONOR OF
PERFORMING FOR IGOR STRAVINSKY, ON HIS 85TH
BIRTHDAY, HIS SYMPHONY FOR WINDS. HE IS STILL
ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN STUDIO AND LIVE PERFORMANCES OF SYMPHONIC AND
JAZZ MUSIC IN HOLLYWOOD.