Draft:Veronique Dorsey
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Comment: Fails WP:MUSICBIO - Roots of Music is a primary source. Dan arndt (talk) 03:46, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
Veronique Dorsey is a New Orleans-based gospel drummer and trumpet player. She is best known as one of the trumpet players for The Original Pinettes Brass Band, the first all-female brass band in New Orleans.[1]
Dorsey spent a brief period in 2013 as the band director of her alma mater, McDonogh 35, before handing the directorship of the band over to Lawrence Rawlins.[2] Dorsey is a practicing Catholic and currently plays the drums at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church where her mother, Veronica Downes-Dorsey, is the music and choir director.[1] Dorsey joined The Original Pinettes Brass Band in 2011. Prior to the introduction of Jazz Henry in the band’s lineup, Dorsey was the youngest member of the band.[1] She has been an instructor at the Roots of Music since 2023 and has worked in education for eleven years, specializing in English Language Arts.[3]
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[edit]- ^ a b c "Community Spotlight: Veronique Dorsey of the Original Pinettes Brass Band". Preservation Hall Blog. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/us/school-band-with-storied-past-gears-for-new-orleans-carnival.html
- ^ "Our Team". The Roots of Music. Retrieved 2024-06-14.