Varieties of trumpet and mutes. Photo by Dacia Clay. This episode does double duty: teaches you all about the trumpet and trumpet playing, while carrying out the secondary mission of Classical ...

A small step in the evolution of the trumpet. “Ear Trumpet 1”. Photo by Eknath Gomphotherium, used with permission. We’re back with a new episode! Whooo! How did the trumpet morph from a simple horn ...

WASHINGTON - Maurice Andre, a onetime coal miner who left the pits as a boy and rose to become one of classical music’s most acclaimed trumpeters, an undisputed master of aural grace, died Feb. 25 at ...

Classical music just found its next moment of magic as trumpet virtuoso, TBRASS, returns with Sagina, a stunning new release that redefines what it means to blend tradition with innovation. Following ...

Suresh Singaratnam is a trumpeter of uncommon breadth - unique not only for the small crowd he inhabits as a virtuoso of both classical and jazz styles but also for the continuity and clarity of his ...

Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images. English trumpet player Alison Balsom, 34, accepted one of classical music’s top awards for a musician, Gramaphone’s Artist of the Year Award. The first British ...

"Arutunian's Trumpet Concerto … is an energetic powerhouse of Eastern European lyricism and harmonic textures," said classical music critic Jason Sundram. Named "International Brass Personality of the ...

Seattle native Rolf Smedvig, a virtuoso classical trumpeter who helped found the Empire Brass, a renowned quintet whose repertory extends from the Renaissance to the Jazz Age, died Monday at home in ...

Even without the fake tan, bare long legs and Alice Temperley sequined minidress which accentuated her shapely figure, Alison Balsom would always stand out in a crowd. The 30-year-old blonde possesses ...