The fantastic Hotdog concerto with seven trumpets
This one was inspired by the industry of Dali.
Trumpets
Having accepted an impromptu allure to make up a foursome for a trumpet quartet, standing in for an absent member, I had a pleasant couple of hours blowing on Friday evening. After constant through several well-known tunes arranged for 3-4 trumpets, the conductor of their band, who happens to be the conductor of my orchestra, arrived and we out an enjoyable half an hour or so working on a difficult and complex piece that they are rehearsing in their band. Saturday morning saw the first exercise of the new term for the Saturday Morning Orchestra. The usual conductor was not well, and the deputy conductor was not available, so we had a deputy proxy conductor who coped rather well under the circumstances, being the first play through of the pieces we had. We creaked and struggled our way through Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and Mendelsohn's Violin Concerto. It'll get advantage, I'm sure...
Concerto Of The Trumpets News
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Reissue CD Reviews
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NSO and Valcuha come through loud and soft an clear
Although Valcuha couldn't block some brass stumbles, he also got some very good brass playing, from the offstage trumpets at the start of the piece to the and more »
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Ditto Festival expands its horizons
The Grammy Assign-winning violinist will conduct and play the violin solo in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the world-famed orchestra. and more »
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