Person Open DS/UK/11792 Lang; William (1919-2007); British trumpeter Lang William 1919-2007 British trumpeter Male

Musician; Trumpet William Lang was a British trumpet player. In 1953 Lang joined the Halle Orchestra, initially on third trumpet, but his reputation soon earned him a place at the London Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet player. He also served as principal cornet player with the London Symphony Orchestra. As well as working with composer John Williams on the soundtrack to the Star Wars and Superman films, Mr Lang worked on William Walton's music for The Battle of Britain and other films such as The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare. He also worked with musician Frank Zappa and Mike Batt, of The Wombles fame. Most notably, lang also played on the Beetle's 1968 number one 'Hey Jude'. www.halifaxcourier.co.uk International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 1/29/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 5ff5b185-1cd2-4452-881d-7e4bbd0d6f11