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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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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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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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Fall Tour 2012 is over, and I didn’t write a single post from the road. In the immortal words of Disney employee Han Solo: “It’s not my fault!” This tour was the busiest tour I can remember. We all did our best to stay on top of things and do our jobs as well as […]
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Tonight, The U.S. Army Field Band concluded a five-day tour of Ohio and West Virginia. We left on Monday, played Clarksburg, West Virginia that night, East Liverpool, Ohio on Tuesday, Parkersburg, West Virginia last night, Zanesville, Ohio (plus a brief video shoot) tonight, home tomorrow. For a band accustomed to five- and six-week tours, this […]
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