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Claudio’s Flugelhorn

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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Anders’ New Song

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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My Fall Tour Playlist- New Faces, Self-Loathing in McDonald’s

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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Five-Day Tour

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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ITG- Day 5 (Festival of Trumpets)

Today was the final day of the Conference. As great as it’s been, I was ready to be back home, soaking in the quiet. The day started with the dress rehearsal for the Festival of Trumpets. The jazz groups decided not to meet until 1:30 (just before the concert) so the rhythm section wouldn’t be […]
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ITG- Day 2 (Friends)

It seems that every friend I ever had is here at the International Trumpet Guild Conference. Seven of the eight people I played with in the North Texas Wind Symphony trumpet section are here. My first teacher, Kevin Eisensmith, has always been deeply invested in ITG, and can be counted on to attend every year. […]
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Spring Tour 2012- Tulsa, Oklahoma “Mansions of the Lord”

I hope my returning readers haven’t been too frustrated with my recent lapses between blog entries. I’ve been unusually busy this tour, and most of my writing time has gone towards Army Field Band tasks and a graphic novel I’m trying to get out the door (more to follow on that soon, hopefully). But something […]
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