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Mick Mulcahy of the Chicago Symphony OrchestraWarms Up in La Scala.
What a fabulous photo! The legendary Mick Mulcahy of the CSO warms up in La Scala, Milan, on the latest leg of the Chicago’s 2017 European tour. Click here to visit Mick’s website and find out more about one of … Continue reading
Three Interviews With Trumpet Great Frits Damrow…
Today is the birthday of Frits Damrow. Fritz was Principal Trumpet of the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam for the best part of twenty years. He is now embarking on a new career teaching and solo playing. Since 2009 Frits Damrow has … Continue reading
More Advice On Performance Anxiety – Dr. Gerald Stein…
Many regular visitors to this blog will already be aware of my fascination with the science of performance. What makes us tick as professional and amateur musicians, artists, dancers, actors, public speakers; in fact, any type of performer. My area … Continue reading
Posted in About Brendan Ball
Tagged anxiety, Chicago, confidence, Doctor, Dr, fright, gerald, issues, meditation, nerves, nervousness, performance, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, stage, stein, with
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Michael Mulcahy On Working With The Chicago Symphony Brass
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Trombonist, Michael Mulcahy, on recording and working with the CSO Brass Section. Incidentally, Michael used to play in the Tasmanian Symphony, with our own Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Principal Percussion, Graham Johns.
Posted in The Brass Section
Tagged 'RLPO', Brass Section, Chicago, CSO, graham, johns, liverpool, michael, Mulcahy, orchestra, percussion, philharmonic, Principal, recording, royal, symphony, Tasmanian, Trombone, with, working
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Legendary New York Philharmonic Trumpeter To Retire!
WQXR Blog New York Philharmonic Trumpeter Philip Smith to Retire Tuesday, November 05, 2013 – 04:00 PM By Brian Wise Enlarge Philip Smith, New York Philharmonic principal trumpet Philip Smith, who has led the New York Philharmonic’s trumpet section for 35 … Continue reading
Posted in The Brass Section, The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged army, Blog, Brass, Chicago, cornet, english, georgia, Julliard, leave, leaves, leaving, manhatten, Music, new, news, of, orchestra, phil, philharmonic, Philip, post, Principal, professor, retire, retirement, salvation, school, smith, symphony, takes, teaching, to, Trumpet, UK, University, world, wqxr, york
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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…
Posted in The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged Artist Model, Chicago, cornet, Lechner, mouthpiece, Piccolo, Schilke, Stradivarius, Trumpet, Trumpeter, Vincent Bach, Warburton, Xeno, Yamaha
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