Tag Archives: cornet

Phillip Cobb and the Royal Concertgebouw Brass

Some truly amazing playing here from the Royal Concertgebouw Brass at the 2012 European Brass Band Championships. The featured cornet soloist is the sensational Phillip Cobb, Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra. Wonderful stuff! This beautiful solo is called … Continue reading

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Puttin’ On My Top Hat…

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Wonderful Christmastime!

Indeed, these are bleak times for classical music and orchestras worldwide. The age of austerity has hit the arts in general very hard. There are horror stories of orchestras in the USA going on strike and going bankrupt; even Germany … Continue reading

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Trumpet equipment

The equipment I use on stage is pretty standard fair. Those who know me, will verify that I own quite a lot of trumpets, mouthpieces and mutes etc. I will probably continue to add to my collection forever…

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