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There is a new video on YouTube now of me playing "I'll Be Seeing You." This was from a tour to England as part of the World War II remembrance activities. The song was very popular during WWII as an instrumental or vocal (usually the latter). Half of my interpretation was a kind-of tribute to Al Hirt, who could play a ballad and yet sneak in a lot of fast notes.


If you are a forum member, follow this link to learn a little more about the performance:


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Used with permission of Encore Music Publishers. Click on their name to view their website or to purchase the Bordogni Solfeggi. Encore also publishes the most complete and accurate editions of the Arban Complete Conservatory Method, with version for tuba, trumpet, and euphonium/trombone (all materials highly recommended).


The interview below will give you some insight into the Bordogni solfeggi that low brass players have used for decades as an aid to learning phrasing and musicianship. ...

Whether you are a euphonium player or just like well-done parody movies, you really should watch "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" First, it is a Blake Edwards film and is quite funny. But part of the attraction is some really fun moments on the Henry Mancini soundtrack when Dick Nash plays euphonium. Nash is known as Mancini's super-smooth trombonist, but he actually started out as a euphonium player. He plays in this soundtrack in a way that adds a lot of flavor to the particular characters ...

The following is an announcement found on 4 Bars Rest.


Euphonium star and Sterling Virtuoso artist Glyn Williams takes the Open honours.


Sterling Musical Instruments would like to congratulate Glyn Williams on winning the Stanley Wainwright Trophy for the Best Soloist at the recent British Open Championship. Glyn plays exclusively on the Sterling 'Virtuoso' euphonium, which is the only euphonium manufactured in Great Britain. It is also the only euphonium which ...

I have recently added a new video to the Trumpet Music Videos page. This one is part of a master class by the great Swedish trumpet artist Hakan Hardenberger. He has studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Pierre Thibaud and in Los Angeles with Thomas Stevens.


You can learn a lot just by listening to Hakan play (he is found on other videos at the link below). But it is especially interesting to listen to the student play and then hear Hardenberger's comments and demonstration. ...