In college, I had a friend that played a Bach 42B that smelled like death. It just about knocked me out when I got near the thing in wind ensemble rehearsals. We made fun of the guy for it, but it may not have been a laughing matter. According to a study released in Chest magazine and reported on ABC News, wind musicians, “may unknowingly inhale mold and bacteria from their instruments, which may lead to the development of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP).”
Doctors say that even though these results aren’t shocking, they aren’t very common. Regardless, clean your horn before it starts breeding Sea Monkeys and Chia Forests. Need more incentive? Take a look at this…
Edwards trumpet artist Paul Tynan has recently completed his second album with Aaron Lington. From the record label:
“The brainchild of Nova Scotia-based trumpeter Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington from the San Francisco Bay Area, the Bicoastal Collective is a select grouping of musicians from across the U.S. and Canada. Chapter Two finds the ensemble in a quintet setting exploring improvised music inspired by the British Isles. England’s eastern coast folk melodies and their treatment in composer Ralph Vaughn Williams’ early 20th-century works, are adapted by Lington into his suite, The Ravenspurn Collection, and Tynan adds three compositions to the recording with two inspired by his own Irish roots. With a purely North American jazz aesthetic, the Collective here give new life to ancient voices.”
Maybe Joseph Alessi enjoys good football. Or maybe he thinks Jonathan Whitaker is a cool guy. Whatever the reason, he’s taking the Alessi Seminar to the University of Alabama in 2011. Here are the details:
2011 Alessi Seminar
July 29 – August 6
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL www.alessiseminar.com
If you’re serious about a career in music, we highly recommend you attend the Alessi Seminar, either as a participant or auditor.
Amanda Stewart recently won the associate principal trombone position in the New York Philharmonic. Now she’s being featured in the New York Times. We particularly like the nice shot of the Alessi Model.
Edwards and Griego Mouthpieces teamed up to help bring Karol Jan Gajda to the recent ITF in Austin. Only 18 years old, Karol shows some amazing talent! He purchased his T396-A from Music Bertram in Freiburg Germany.
I’m proud to announce that my trombone quartet “Rewritable” is being performed by the Stephen F. Austin Trombone Choir under the direction of Dr. Deb Scott this Wednesday, July 7 at ITF 2010 in Austin. The performance takes place at 7:15pm in Bates Hall, Butler School of Music at the University of Texas.
Unfortunately, I am unable to attend the festival in my own home state, for pete’s sake (I’m recording and playing in Mexico City), but I’ll be there in spirit. Please go if you can and support this ensemble. They premiered my piece at the 2009 TMEA Convention and are still not sick of it, even after a year and a half of practice.
On a personal note, I studied with Deb when I was in high school. I learned so much from her and got hip to so much music, literature and recordings, coinciding with me catching the jazz, experimental music and composition bugs. She’s always been supportive and encouraging of whatever I’m going after. I’m lucky to have had her as a teacher. Judging from a few visits to SFA over the past few years, I’d wager that her current students feel the same.
Karol Jan Gajda of Krakow, Poland, recently won the First Prize in the Markneukirchen Trombone Competition held in Markneukirchen, Germany. He beat 71 other trombonists from 26 countries. We’re thrilled for Jan… and not just because he plays an Alessi T396-A!
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