The Tree of Knowledge

My Teachers and Their Main Influences:

Charles Schlueter-William Vacchiano

Timothy Morrison-Armando Ghitalla and Roger Voisin

Leon Rapier-Samuel Krauss

James Bursen-Clifford Lillya and Sidney Mear

Roger Voisin-Rene Voisin, Marcel LaFosse and Georges Mager

Vincent Penzarella-Samuel Krauss, John Ware, and Arnold Jacobs

Review of the New Bach C Trumpets and Eb

Just had a chance to try the new line of Bach Artisan C trumpets as well as the "Philly" and "Chicago" C trumpets. For me, the "Philly" C was great. I loved the response, flexibility, intonation, and sound of all the C's I tried. The "Chicago" model was quite good as well, but was a bit more zippy for me. Both instruments were close in feel and response. I preferred the "Philly" model. Very nice horn! I was quite surprised to find I didn't like the Artisan Model. It was a good horn with nice color, but I felt the flexibility was a bit stiff, and the sound was good, but different enough for me to prefer the "Philly" sound. I felt there were some standard intonation issues that didn't work so well for me. Unfortunately, I didn't get to try a silver plated one as someone bought it before the day began. Jury is still out for me on this. But, I can't imagine the flexibility issues (for me) will change on the s...

District Congratulations

All of my students who auditioned for districts did extremely well this year. Those that did not make it came VERY close. I am very proud of you all! Late congratulations go to Mark Soo who made Senior District and had a wonderful time at the event. Congratulations go to Michael Soo who as a Freshman missed getting into Senior Districts by one point. Michael made first chair in Junior Districts! Michael has only been playing for 2 years, so this is quite a feat! Congratulations to Christopher Souza who made Districts as a 7th grader. You rock, Chris!! Congratulations to everyone for working so hard and getting up in front of a judge with confidence!

Life in the pit I spend many, many hours in pits performing shows. While what you see in the seats of a show is quite different and exciting, most musicians get barely a glimpse of what's happening on stage, if at all. Here is a video of me in cramped quarters playing a demanding show, Newsies, which is a terrific show to play with temps that are not ideal. You barely take the horn off your face, as you can see in the video, going from loud, rhythmic playing to soft delicate entrances. The quality of the recording isn't great as it's from my phone, as you can see, but it gives you an idea of what goes on in a pit. Enjoy!

CT Trumpet Lessons, Performing Artist, Badollet Ensemble

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