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The Music Break: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat Major, K. 595 (Mozart) | Maria João Pires & Trevor Pinnock with Chamber Orchestra of Europe
I’ve listened plenty to this concerto and by far this is one of the best performances I’ve ever heard. Also don’t miss the 2 delightful “encores” at the end of the concerto 🙂 No Words Needed
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My Journey with the Trumpet: De miei bollenti spiriti – La Traviata – (Giuseppe Verdi) – Trumpet Cover
Classics in the Air
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Menuetto (Mozart) – French Horn Cover
Learning the Ropes with the (French Horn) Let the Journey Begin 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Valencia – Strato Vani Orchestra PlayAlong (José Padilla) – Cornet/Trombone PlayAlong
Music that Inspired/Enchanted Generations; and on it goes….
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Being Alive (Barbara Streisand) – Cornet Cover
Barbara Streisand – Voices of Angels! Both her voice and her performance style is an inspiration to both singers & musicians
Read More The Music Break: New Hall Schools Spring Concert 2023 – (Ave Verum – Mozart)
Ave verum corpus, is a motet in D major composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791. It is a setting of the Latin hymn Ave verum corpus. Mozart wrote it for Anton Stoll, a friend who was the church musician of St. Stephan in Baden bei Wien No Words Needed […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: L’offeso onor, signori – Ernani (Giuseppe Verdi)- Cornet Cover
Classics in the Air But do you care?
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Walking on Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Let’s think hard of “Sunshine” Maybe it will come so we can finally “Walk on Sunshine”!
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Lonesome Billy (Ennio Morricone)- Flugelhorn PlayAlong-Casual
Great Western Themes!
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My Journey with the Trumpet: From Russia with Love (John Barry) – Cornet Cover – A Weekend with Mr. Bond!
Lets Bond for the Weekend! Music that’s become part of the musical conscious for generations
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Mein Herr – Cabaret (Liza Minnelli) – Flugelhorn Cover – A Weekend at the Cabaret!
A Weekend at the Cabaret! Free drinks….(mainly for coffee or tea); you see?
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: As If We Never Said Goodbye (Barbara Streisand) – Cornet Cover.
Barbara Streisand – An Angel that Sings! Both her voice and her performance style is an inspiration to both singers & musicians
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My Journey with the Trumpet: À Toi (Joe Dassin) – Cornet Cover
The Kind of Songs That Live On Forever! Nostalgie
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My Journey with the Trumpet: It’s Now Or Never (Elvis Presley) – Cornet Cover
The Kind of Songs That Live On Forever! I would say “Old is Gold” except I ain’t too old….or so I claim 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Un Canto A Galicia (Julio Iglesias) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Bienvenido a Galicia 🙂 One of my absolute favourite songs!
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Baila Morena (Julio Iglesias) – Cornet Cover
Songs that helped shape a generation NOT too old of a generation mind you 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Surta e la notte – Ernani (Giuseppe Verdi)- Trumpet Cover
Classics in the Air But My Chops Really Need a Lip Service 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Agua Dulce, Agua Sala’ (Julio Iglesias) – Flugelhorn Cover
Songs that helped shape a generation NOT too old of a generation mind you 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Summer Time (George Gershwin) – Cornet Cover
Anybody out there missing “Summer”? Not to worry, the waiting is almost over 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Morriñas (Julio Iglesias) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover
Songs that helped shape a generation NOT too old of a generation mind you 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Addio del passato – La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi) – Cornet Cover
Classics in the Air I just feel it!
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Bambino (Dalida) – Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Arrivederci Bambina, for now Until the Next Music Cover in Your Memory
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Je suis malade (Dalida) – Flugelhorn Cover & Arrangement
An emotionally charged song and one of the best of her songs because it portrays perfectly very personal/painful experiences she lived through which eventually led to her committing suicide in 1987 – her story I read multiple times and it is well documented so will leave it there. All you […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: J’attendrai (Dalida) – Flugelhorn Cover & Arrangement
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Il Faut Danser Reggae (Dalida) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover & Arrangement
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Come, Innocente Giovane – Anna Bolena (Gaetano Donizetti) – Cornet Cover
Classics in the Air So do not Despair
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Viva La Vida (Coldplay) – Cornet Cover
Fun with Brass Art is a process of constant Rediscovery
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Taurus the Bull (Garry Wilkinson) – Cornet Cover
My Friend the Toro and Me Share a moment of mutual curiosity
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The Magic of The Carpenters & The Voice of an Angel
Remembering the wonderful talent of the Carpenters and the angel’s voice of the multitalented Karen Carpenter who tragically died at the age of only 32 years on the 4th of February 1983 with so much she had accomplished and plenty more should could have given. She had the kind of […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: How Sweet It Is (James Taylor) – Flugelhorn Cover
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Raggio d’Amor Parea (Gaetano Donizetti)
From an Italian composer with 70 operas under his belt Quite an accomplishment – so when he speaks we listen….well, I listen 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: May the Force Be With You (John Williams) – Cornet Cover
The 4th Dimension – Beyond the Stars Music that releases the imagination
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Anakin’s Theme (John Williams) – Cornet Cover
The 4th Dimension – Beyond the Stars Music that releases the imagination
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Coventry Carol – Flugelhorn Cover
Merry Christmas & Happy 2023 Pursuing a Safer, Peaceful & Fairer World
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Another Town, Another Train (ABBA) – Flugelhorn Cover/PlayAlong
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts Have a Great Weekend…..well, what’s left of it after watching the World Cup Final of course 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Une Petite Française (Eurovision 1977 – Michèle Torr) – Flugelhorn Cover/PlayAlong
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts
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My Journey with the Trumpet: La Golondrina (Narciso Serradell Sevilla) – Cornet PlayAlong
About this Journey: I came across this gorgeous piece of music lately written by Mexican physician Narciso Serradell Sevilla but unfortunately I was unable to find a karaoke version to use in recording it, so I decided as I do in similar situations to play along the original recording which […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: The Odd Couple Theme (Neal Hefti) – Cornet/Flugelhorn Cover
A theme that comes packaged with a smile 🙂 Memories of simpler times…
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover
Touching the Soul A composition that is sheer delight to play & interpret in multiple ways
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Heal the World (Michael Jackson) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): We need to go into a healing overdrive 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Cover Me In Sunshine (P!nk & Willow Sage Hart) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Hello Sunshine 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Roland Kent LaVoie)
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): The Country File 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Let’s Face the Music & Dance (Frank Sinatra) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Good Old Frankie Does It Best
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Hopelessly Devoted To You (Olivia Newton-John) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): A Small Tribute May she RIP
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Olivia Newton-John Dies at 73
I’m extremely shocked/devastated by this news which I just read about. She was a British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, activist and a four-time Grammy Award winner. There’s little one can say about this great electrifying talent and beautiful voice that people in my generation would not know. Her voice was […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): I love country music and have enjoyed the liked of John Denver, Johnny Cash and many others for years. However the name of Tammy Wynette is quite new to me […]
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The Music Hour: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
A lovely composition that is quite expressive to the extent that one can literally create ones own story line that fits it perfectly. Of course that was precisely the point as you will see below why Walt Disney used it in his animated film; it may well be the case […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: El Choclo Tango (Ángel Villoldo) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): I love this song as a big fan of The Carpenters but this cover is strictly following the original composition. However to be honest this song requires a better arrangement […]
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