Orchestra member dies after solo

   Tuesday, January 2, 2001
   (01-02) 08:40 PST TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The principal trumpet player
   with the Trenton Symphony Orchestra collapsed on stage just after
   performing a solo and died at a hospital.

   James M. Tuozzolo, in his late 50s, apparently suffered a heart attack
   Monday night while the orchestra was closing its concert with Glenn
   Miller's "In the Mood" before an audience of about 2,000 people at
   the War Memorial Theater.

   "He stood, played the solo flawlessly, and then sat down," said John
   Peter Holly, the orchestra's executive director and conductor. "A
   few seconds later, he dropped the trumpet and fell on the floor."

   A French horn player who was sitting next to Tuozzolo used his cellular
   phone to call 911 while cello player Donald Brodie, a physician,
   joined doctors from the audience in trying to revive Tuozzolo.

   Tuozzolo, a businessman from nearby Hopewell Township and a member
   of the orchestra for 35 years, died at a hospital in Trenton.

Janos Gereben/SF, CA
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