He played trumpet at JFK’s funeral

He played trumpet at JFK’s funeral

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norman lebrecht

April 02, 2015

Philly.com has a fascinating obit of a highly gifted musician, first trumpet in the Rochester Philharmonic and a regular in Stokowski’s orchestra, who wound up becoming a tax accountant.

Joseph Koch Koplin died of prostate cancer, aged 75. Read here.

Koplin

Comments

  • Matt Denerov says:

    Koplin bears an uncanny resemblace to George W. Bush!

  • Matt Denerov says:

    Koplin bears an uncanny resemblance to George W. Bush!

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