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In 1964 I became Ist flute with the Disney orchestra and played many movies and TV shows with them until it was disbanded as a regular orchestra about 10 years later. One of the reasons I got hired, was because in 1955 I did a spot with Carla Alberghetti (soprano) with the “Mickey Mouse Club”…

Being in LA was quite an adjustment after Europe and the army. I got used to the slower pace in Europe and it seemed like madness how fast everyone moved in LA and New York. It took a while to decide what to do. My father, being a practical man suggested I sell insurance, but…

The first movie I ever worked on was “The Last Command”, recorded at Republic Studios with a score by the famous Max Steiner. I was 6th flute and delighted to be there. In the summer of ’55 I did a show in Las Vegas for a month. We did the “William Tell Overture” and various…

Debbie Reynolds singing at Irvine Ranch in 1955 In the Burbank Youth Symphony Orchestra, Debbie Reynolds sat behind me in the French horn section. She was not yet a movie star, but shortly won a screening at Warner Bros. because she was queen at the “Burbank On Parade” Show. She and I also sat in…

The imagination that conjures up a picture of a movie flutist is fascinating to many people. My career as a musician started very young. I lived in a mountain cabin/restaurant until I was 6 and then moved to Burbank, CA. which is the home to Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros. pictures, Disney Pictures, NBC and independent…