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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1949-10-25
- Active to
- 2019-04-05
Discography
- Travelin' Light1991
- Makin' Whoopee1993
- Dos Amigos2002
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Miami
- Place of death
- Tempe
- Occupation
- tubist
- Educated at
- University of Miami
- Employer
- University of Miami
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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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