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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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