Endearing Young Charms - Euphonium Duet

David Werden and Danny Vinson, euphonium duet. Performing the Mantia/Werden arrangement of Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms, done by Werden as a duet. The arrangement was inspired after I heard the Childs Brothers perform some duets early in their career. This is a live performance with The United States Coast Guard Band. Arrangement here: http://tinyurl.com/28oy75y

A graduate of The University of Iowa, Mr. Werden was the euphonium soloist with The United States Coast Guard Band for more than 20 years. He has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, England, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. Through FM and TV broadcasts, his solos have been heard in dozens of countries around the world. He is a recitalist and clinician, and has performed at local, national, and international symposiums. He was a member of The USCG Band Euphonium/Tuba Quartet, the Atlantic Tuba Quartet, and the Classic Brass Band. He previously taught at the University of Connecticut and is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in American Education.

His efforts to expand the role and recognition of the euphonium led the British magazine Sounding Brass in conjunction with the American publication Euphonia to name him "Euphonium Player of the Year" in 1980. He is the first American awarded this honor. In 1981 he was elected to the post of Euphonium Coordinator for the International Tuba-Euphonium Association (formerly called Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association: T.U.B.A). In 1987 he was appointed to the Honory Board of Advisors of ITEA. His many solo performances and his efforts to expand the role of the euphonium in music earned him the prestigious Coast Guard Commendation Medal. He has also been awarded two Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Coast Guard Special Operations ribbon, two Coast Guard Unit Commendations, and three Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendations. In 1993 he was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda honors society.

He has published articles in Euphonia magazine, The Instrumentalist magazine and the T.U.B.A. Journal. He is the author of The Blaikley Compensating System, Scoring for Euphonium, co-author with Denis Winter of the Euphonium Music Guide, and a co-author of the Brass Player's Cookbook. He compiled and edited a series of papers by Arthur Lehman into the book The Brass Musician. He has also published over four dozen arrangements for a variety of solo instruments and ensembles. His website, http://www.dwerden.com/, has become a favorite of euphonium players everywhere.

Since moving to Minnesota he has performed with Symphonia (America's Premier Large Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble), the Minnesota Orchestra, the Sheldon Theater Brass Band, was a special guest artist at the International Euphonium Institute, and has been heard on live national broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

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• Dave Werden
• Dan Vinson
• euphonium
• baritone horn
• military band
• concert band
• brass band

[MeVinson37]

Danny is my nephew. He's the son of my older brother. We are quite proud of him. I believe the background music is the United States Coast Guard Band. He played with the band for more then 20 years.

[EBE246]

That is so well done, very soothing, i felt like tearing cause that sounded so beautiful, very well done.

[mychoicealfred4]

Very nicely arranged and played.  Well done.

[EddieSantoy5614]

Danny Vinson is my Euphonium instructor!

[koheikk]

Amazing! Where can i get the solo parts?