DALLAS – Local trumpeter and music legend, Bobby Baird, played his first trumpet solo when he was five, eight decades ago. Since then, he’s hardly put the horn down. At 87 years old, he plays the ...
BALTIMORE — John Maurer is used to performing at a high level in front of big sports crowds. His talents are in demand... not to play in the game but before the game. Maurer is an acclaimed trumpet ...
Pacho Flores’ “Cantos y Revueltas” is more than just a piece for trumpet, cuatro and string orchestra. “It’s like the history of my life,” the world-renowned Venezuelan trumpet soloist stated. “This ...
Recently at a church service the CEO and I attended, the chancel choir had sung at the earlier service — we typically attend what might be termed the “lazybones service.” The anthem at ours was a ...
I was listening to the radio the other day, and heard a song that is in my collection. It’s a song I like, but not for the reason you would suspect. I like it for the brass instrument solo. In many ...
Rodney Mack is a firm believer in hard work. He picked up the trumpet when he just 6 years old. And, now after years of practice, he has carved out a successful career as a trumpet soloist. "I was ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Freddie Jones was waiting in the green room three years ago when the daughters of the original trumpet player for the national anthem at Dallas Cowboys home games walked in and ...
A recital featuring music associated with the career of the Moscow trumpeter, Timofei Dokshizer, will be performed by SUNY Cortland Performing Arts Department faculty members on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Ralph ...
Aware of her novelty value as ‘a blonde girl playing the trumpet’, Alison Balsom’s soloist training has taught her always to look forward and to make concerts work even when everything goes wrong. No ...
Trumpeter/bandleader Carl Fischer will soon release “T.Ë.T.I.” (Tribute to Evolutionary Trumpet Icons and pronounced “tet-eye”). The first single off the album is “What a Wonderful World,” a tribute ...