Possessing a whistling range of three octaves, Lomax says he was encouraged to attend the annual International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina, and first did in 1985. That year, he performed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue but was disqualified for running overtime. He has returned to the competition many times, becoming the International Whistling Grand Champion in 1988 and 1992 and Twenty years later the third time 2012. Named Entertainer of the Year in 2009.[1]
In 2000, he was described as "the strangest part of [a] program" who "wowed the audience with his true and occasionally adventurous renditions of old standards."[7] In 2004, Lomax released the jazz holiday album Whistling This Christmas.[8] Also that year, Lomax made several television appearances and auditioned in Las Vegas for Cirque du Soleil. In April 2005, Corteo launched with Lomax in a leading role, so he left his job as a network technician to whistle full-time.[1] In Corteo, Lomax played circus ringmaster Mr. Loyal, performing upwards of 3,000 shows.[9] In a review for the Houston Chronicle, Molly Glentzer wrote, "ultimately, it's the least likeable character of all—Mr. Loyal, the angry ringmaster—who comes across as the most poignant, when he whistles a farewell to Mauro. Sean Lomax whistles so virtuosically he seems part bird, part angel and part seering (sic) violin."[10] A second incarnation of Corteo, again featuring Lomax, started in 2018.[11]
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sean, lomax, sean, alan, lomax, born, 1960, american, professional, whistler, three, time, winner, international, whistlers, convention, lomax, quit, 2005, tour, cirque, soleil, corteo, birth, namesean, alan, lomaxborn1959, 1960, originbraddock, pennsylvania, . Sean Alan Lomax born c 1960 1 is an American professional whistler A Three time winner at the International Whistlers Convention Lomax quit his day job in 2005 to tour in Cirque du Soleil s Corteo Sean LomaxBirth nameSean Alan LomaxBorn1959 or 1960 age 64 65 1 OriginBraddock Pennsylvania U S Occupation s WhistlerYears active1985 present Contents 1 Life and career 2 Corteo 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editLomax 2 grew up in Braddock a suburb of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and at age 18 joined the United States Navy submarine service 1 Possessing a whistling range of three octaves Lomax says he was encouraged to attend the annual International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg North Carolina and first did in 1985 That year he performed Beethoven s Fifth Symphony and Gershwin s Rhapsody in Blue but was disqualified for running overtime He has returned to the competition many times becoming the International Whistling Grand Champion in 1988 and 1992 and Twenty years later the third time 2012 Named Entertainer of the Year in 2009 1 In 1990 while stationed for the Navy in San Diego California Lomax traveled to Louisburg and placed second in character as the whistling sailor with The Barber of Seville and The Theme from Superman 3 After his 1988 win he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 4 in 1992 he appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and whistled the Fifth Symphony s first movement 5 the piece Lomax whistled to win the International Whistlers Convention that year 6 Corteo editIn 2000 he was described as the strangest part of a program who wowed the audience with his true and occasionally adventurous renditions of old standards 7 In 2004 Lomax released the jazz holiday album Whistling This Christmas 8 Also that year Lomax made several television appearances and auditioned in Las Vegas for Cirque du Soleil In April 2005 Corteo launched with Lomax in a leading role so he left his job as a network technician to whistle full time 1 In Corteo Lomax played circus ringmaster Mr Loyal performing upwards of 3 000 shows 9 In a review for the Houston Chronicle Molly Glentzer wrote ultimately it s the least likeable character of all Mr Loyal the angry ringmaster who comes across as the most poignant when he whistles a farewell to Mauro Sean Lomax whistles so virtuosically he seems part bird part angel and part seering sic violin 10 A second incarnation of Corteo again featuring Lomax started in 2018 11 References edit a b c d e Angell Kate Luce May 7 2009 Champion whistler to perform with Edgewood Symphony Pittsburgh Post Gazette Archived from the original on January 31 2023 Retrieved July 23 2018 Sean Alan Lomax whistleon com Sean Lomax Archived from the original on July 23 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 Rhapsody in Blue wins it for whistler United Press International April 22 1990 Archived from the original on July 23 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Sean Lomax Kenny Rogers TV Paley Center for Media Archived from the original on July 23 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 Late Night with David Letterman Show 1622 TV com Archived from the original on October 2 2016 Retrieved July 23 2018 Beethoven wins for whistler The Journal Times Racine Wisconsin April 26 1992 Archived from the original on July 23 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 Asmus Peter 2000 Reaping the Wind How Mechanical Wizards Visionaries and Profiteers Helped Shape Our Energy Future Island Press p 218 ISBN 9781597262606 Archived from the original on 2018 07 23 Retrieved 2018 07 23 Whistling This Christmas Sean Lomax AllMusic Archived from the original on July 23 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 Wolgamott L Kent May 17 2018 Cirque du Soleil brings mesmerizing theatrical acrobatics to arena in Corteo Lincoln Journal Star Archived from the original on May 18 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 Glentzer Molly March 9 2018 Cirque du Soleil s Corteo teaches us to fly Houston Chronicle Archived from the original on March 9 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 Bergeron Michael March 5 2018 Cirque du Soleil s Corteo Breezes Into Town This Weekend Free Press Houston Archived from the original on July 23 2018 Retrieved July 23 2018 External links editList of roles from SAG AFTRA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sean Lomax amp oldid 1194637028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
