Call me crazy, but the start of the school year is one of my favourite times of the year. There is so much excitement in the air, so much promise, and your days are filled with old and new faces. Everyone is recharged and all the bitterness and frustration from previous years is momentarily set …
I can still remember the moment the trumpet picked me. Like many kids in the suburbs, I took piano lessons at a community music school. Every few months they’d have a recital where all the kids would put on their Sunday best and sing “Take me to the church on time” or play Bach’s Minuet …
On January 26, I gave a talk here at Memorial University as part of our annual Newfound Music Festival. Really, this talk is an excuse for me to share some stories, some opinions and some musical examples that I thought people in my musical community might appreciate. To supplement that talk, here are some links …
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This series of articles is devoted to advocating contemporary repertoire for trumpet. I believe new music is often unfairly criticized. Let’s face it, as brass players we can be a little closed-minded! Hopefully these articles will open your ears to some pieces I find truly fascinating. “I like solo works, where the whole world is …