Published in September 2011, the first solo recording of Marco Pierobon, member of the Gomalan Brass quintet (www.gomalanbrass.com – Italy) and former Principal Trumpet with two of the two top Italian Symphony Orchestras (Maggio Musicale [...]

The kind folks at Bremner Music have allowed me the chance to test one of their trumpet Sshhmutes – 2 S’s, 2 h’s and the word mute… reminding myself to spell it correctly! However you [...]

Firstly; a big ‘thank-you’ to Irwin at the Humes and Berg company for giving me the chance to test 3 practice mutes. They are indeed very fine, and are all individual and offer advantages to [...]

Get the book here! I was browsing the Carl Fischer Publishing website the other day, and the book I Used To Play Trumpet: An Innovative Method for Adults Returning to Play, by Larry Clark, composer [...]

Get Superbrass “Under the spell of Spain” here! Under the Spell of Spain is the debut recording from Superbrass, an ensemble comprising some of the finest brass and percussion players working in the diverse London [...]

An independant and unsolicited review of Bose’s top of the range QuietComfort 15 Noise Cancelling Headphones. Bose® QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones The facial expression on every person that tries these headphones for the [...]

          “Certainly one for the fans of the music of Stan Kenton, or indeed the big band jazz genre.”           Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm Portrait of [...]

Product of El Sistema As Gustavo relays childhood memories of conducting an orchestra assembled from toys while growing up in the barrios of Barquisimeto, it is not difficult to realize the incredible opportunity afforded to [...]

By Daniel Barkley Released on 28th September 2010 by Naxos (digital format only), with Karl Pituch (horn) and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Here we have another release of a John Williams [...]

A little over 2 weeks ago I received a P.E.T.E. in the mail to review here on BrassMusician.com So, what is a P.E.T.E.? The P.E.T.E., or Personal Embouchure Training Exerciser is a tool designed by [...]