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In 2012, I attended the International Trumpet Guild Conference at Columbus State University with my colleagues in The U.S. Army Field Band trumpet section. I was walking on campus between events–with a bunch of other trumpet players I didn’t know also milling around, which is how these conferences go—when I saw an older gentleman walking […]
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Thanks for checking out the State of the Arts blog series! In an effort to keep more quality art in my life, I’ve resolved to check out at least one book, one comic series, one film and one album every week, and discuss the best stuff here. Let me know if there’s something you think […]
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Thanks for checking out the first State of the Arts post! In an effort to keep more quality art in my life, I’ve resolved to check out at least one book, one comic series, one film and one album every week, and discuss the best stuff here. Most will be new or new-ish, but some will […]
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While I’m away on tour, my son turns one year old today. In this job, I haven’t earned the right to complain yet. Many of the people I work with have done this job a lot longer than I have, and many of them have kids who grew up on the tour schedule, missing out […]
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The trumpet community, the music education community, a whole lot of college music students, and a beautiful family were all laid low today. John Wacker—Professor of Music at Western State Colorado University, trumpet player, and dear friend—was killed this morning in a head-on collision. When Ward called today with the news that John was dead, […]
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I’m a musician for the Army. It’s a good job, and I like it. Gives me the chance to wear a lot of hats. I get to play and compose music, write stories about our band and the stuff we do. Another job I get to do is load the trucks after concerts. Me and […]
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When I get really busy, I blog less. That obviously makes a blog completely pointless, so this entry represents an attempt to turn that trend around. Some really cool things have happened lately, and I need to write them down before I get too addled to remember the details. First: composing and soloing with the […]
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