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Also known as James Samuel Pilafian

American tubist (1949-2019)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1949-10-25
Active to
2019-04-05

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Listeners
291
Total plays
7,103

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Sam Pilafian (James Samuel Pilafian, Miami, Florida, October 25, 1949 – April 5, 2019) was an American tuba and trombone player. Piliafian participated in the National Music Camp in Interlochen, MI and was the second tuba player to win the concerto competition. Via his performance at Interlochen, he was awarded scholarships to study at both Dartmouth College and the Tanglewood Music Center. Leonard Bernstein chose Pilafian to perform in the world premier of Bernstein's Mass at the opening of th

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Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Miami
Place of death
Tempe
Occupation
tubist
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date of birth
1949-10-25
date of death
2019-04-05
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
Colorectal cancer
start of work period
1970-00-00
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