Thomas Hooten, L.A. Philharmonic principal trumpet, practices with his wife, Jennifer Marotta, while their son, Tommy, sits in at their La Crescenta home on Sept. 3, 2014. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Hooten, third from left, leads off Mahler’s Fifth Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Oct. 2, 2014. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Christopher Hanulik, left, gives a lesson in his Studio City home to Jules Levy on Aug. 13, 2014. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Hanulik, right, performs with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug. 19, 2014. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Principal timpanist Joe Pereira on the piano with wife Minyoung Chang, first violinist, at their home in Silver Lake on Aug. 27, 2014. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Pereira plays the timpani in a piece by William Kraft at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Dec. 5, 2009. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Bass clarinetist David Howard practices at home with his son, Benjamin Howard, a baritone singer, on Aug. 28, 2014. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Johnny Lee, left, Vicki Ray and David Howard perform as part of the L.A. Philharmonic’s Chamber Music Society in Disney Hall on May 8, 2007. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
