The death has been announced of William Moyer, who played second trombone in the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1952-1966, then served for 21 years as personnel manager. Moyer was 95.
He played the Tuba mirum in Boston’s January 1964 memorial performance of Mozart’s Requiem after the assassination of President Kennedy. His solo was heard by 23 million listeners around the world.
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