Orchestral Zone


Dr. Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski
October 20, 2008, 11:37 am
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Yamaha is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski has recently joined its ever-expanding Trumpet roster. The internationally respected soloist and educator has appeared in numerous solo performances with orchestras, wind ensembles and chamber groups all over the globe. Currently, Dr. Dobrzelewski is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at West Chester University’s School of Music. In addition to being an active freelancer in the Philadelphia area, Dr. Dobrzelewski is a founding member of the Sonorous Brass Quintet. Previously, he has held a position as Principal Trumpet of the Midland-Odessa Symphony in Texas.

Dr. Dobrzelewski received a “Prix de Trompette” from the Rueil-Malmaison Conservatory of Music in Paris, a Master of Music Performance from the University of Maine, and a Doctor of Music Arts degree from Arizona State University. He has published a popular set of 16 volumes of Orchestral Excerpt books that are currently used for the New York Philharmonic trumpet auditions.

With more than 20 works commissioned for various chamber ensembles by North and Central American, as well as European composers, Dr. Dobrzelewski is a champion of new music. A believer that music is for everyone, he is very active in bringing music to the masses, performing in schools, churches, nursing homes, prisons, hospitals, and retirement communities.

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Dolphin Trumpet Care Kit
October 9, 2008, 10:08 am
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Dolphin Trumpet Care Kit

This Trumpet Brass Care Kit contains everything you’ll need to keep your instrument in tip-top condition for many years to come: Valve Oil, Tuning Slide Grease, Nylon Flexible Brush, Valve Brush, Mouthpiece Brush and Polishing Cloth.

SUPER SLICK
OILS AND MAINTENANCE MATERIAL

Trumpet, Cornet, and Flugelhorn
 Maintenance Manual
   
  Caring for Your Instrument
   
  The following care is recommended to extend the life and maintain the quality of your instrument.
   
  Take extra care to prevent exposure to sudden changes in temperature and humidity. Avoid direct, extended exposure to:
   • Sunlight      • Rain      • Heaters      • Air Conditioners
   
  Remove all moisture after you have finished playing.
   
  Refer to Caring for the Interior of your Instrument for detailed instructions.
   
   
  Assembling Your Instrument
  Assemble, tune, clean and lubricate your instrument for the first time under the guidance of your teacher.
   
  Inserting the Mouthpiece
  The mouthpiece and mouthpiece receiver are easily damaged by improper assembly. Insert the mouthpiece into the receiver, giving it a slight twist to secure it. Never force a mouthpiece into place, as it may become stuck. If this should happen, take the horn to your local dealer or band director to have it removed, they will have a special tool to remove stuck mouthpieces.Never use pliers or other gripping tools to remove a stuck mouthpiece.
   
  Tuning Your Instrument
  Trumpet01.gif • Pitch is affected by temperature, so be sure to warm up your instrument before playing by blowing air through it.
   
  Trumpet02.gif • To tune trumpets and cornets, adjust the tuning slide until you achieve the desired pitch. (For flugelhorns, the mouthpipe acts as a tuning slide.)
   
  Caring for the Interior of Your Instrument
   
  Caring for Valves and Valve Casings
  The valves and valve casings are very important parts of your instrument. Take extra care not to bend or scratch them. These steps should be followed before and after each use of the instrument.
   
  Applying Oil to the Valves
   
  • Unscrew the top valve cap from the valve casing. 
  • Pull out the valve in a straight line-do not twist.
  • Apply valve oil ,coating the entire valve.
   
  • Place the valve carefully back into the proper casing, aligning the valve guide with the guide slot. Tighten the top valve cap. Move up and down to ensure even oil coating over the entire surface. If there is any damage to the valves or valve casings, take your instrument to your dealer for repair. Trumpet03.gif
   
  Caring for the Slides
  Slide grease  keeps slides airtight and maintains smooth movement. It is an essential factor in the care of your horn. It is important to check your slides each time you play your instrument.
   
  Applying Slide Grease
  •Remove slide while pressing the corresponding piston.
  •Wipe any dirt from the surface of the inner slides. Apply a small amount of slide grease evenly around the slide tube.
  •Replace the slide, working it in to ensure that the grease is thoroughly and evenly spread.
   
  tuning slide oil  is recommended for instrument and cornet 1st and 3rd tuning slides. If there is any damage to the slides, take your instrument to your dealer for repair.   Trumpet04.gif
   
  Cleaning the Water Keys
  A tone hole cleaner  may be used to clean and dry the water keys.
   
  Cleaning the Mouthpiece
  • Soak the mouthpiece in a solution of warm soapy water. Using a brass mouthpiece brush scrub the inside and outside.
  • Rinse thoroughly with clean, warm water.
   
  Caring for the Exterior of Your Instrument
   
  Make sure to use a polishing cloth  to remove dust and fingerprints after you play.
   
  Storing the Instrument
   
 
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…. Always use your case for storing the instrument after playing and for transporting. Be sure the mouthpiece and other accessories are secured tightly, as they can scratch and dent your horn if they come loose during transportation. Do not put anything in the case that could place pressure on the instrument. To keep your instrument in optimum playing condition, have it professionally cleaned and inspected by a qualified repair technician annually.
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German Brass Live at RNCM
October 3, 2008, 1:31 pm
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Date & Time – Friday 24 October 2008 7.30pm

 

Venue – Haden Freeman Concert Hall

Ticket Price – £12

Concessions – Concessions Available

 S Bach (arr Matthias Höfs) Concerto in D major BWV 972

J S Bach (arr Enrique Crespo) Ich ruf’ zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ

J S Bach (arr Enrique Crespo) Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Ludwig van Beethoven (arr Enrique Crespo) Adagio sostenuto from Moonlight Sonata

Johann Strauss (arr Matthias Höfs) Tritsch-Tratsch Polka

Franz Liszt (arr Matthias Höfs) Hungarian Rhapsody

 

Klaus Wallendorf director

Matthias Höfs, Christoph Baerwind, Uwe Köller, Werner Heckmann trumpets

Enrique Crespo, Sven Strunkeit, Uwe Füssel trombones

Wolfgang Gaag, Klaus Wallendorf horns

Stefan Ambrosius tuba

Formed in 1974, German Brass is a pioneer among German brass ensembles and quite simply one of the finest brass ensembles around today.

Players from the very best German orchestras and ensembles have come together for this rare British tour, and are sure to delight you with their virtuosity and flair. Long known for a mix of tradition and experimentation, their eclectic programmes are full of surprises, from Scheidt

GERMAN BRASS is both: tradition and progress. But above all the ensemble has for years been a synonym for brass music at its highest level. A pioneer among the German brass ensembles, GERMAN BRASS has co-initiated the brass movement from its beginnings in 1974 and has influenced it decisively ever since.

GERMAN BRASS has succeeded in creating “diversity in unity”, i.e. to work the miracle of producing a unique, unmistakable collective sound with ten individualists and renowned soloists from outstanding first-class German orchestras. As an ensemble they play transparent chamber music but  at the same time with symphonic magnificence and dynamics that only brass intrumentalists can produce.

The repertoire of GERMAN BRASS includes all stylistic directions and kinds from Scheidt to  from Dixieland to Bossa Nova.  It contains unabashedly  classical and “timeless”, serious and entertaining elements. In their concerts the ensemble nurtures and surmounts the division in two kinds of musical styles with professionality and fun: the programs contain arrangements of classicals works as well as adaptations and compositions of musical evergreens which have mostly been arranged and composed specially for GERMAN BRASS and pay tribute to the typical sound and the technical brilliance of the ensemble. Listening to one of the concerts of GERMAN BRASS, presented by Klaus Wallendorf of the ensemble with inimitably witty and entertaining comments as well as to one of the many recordings on CD is quite an experience.

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Boston Brass in Concert at RNCM
October 3, 2008, 1:29 pm
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Jose Sibaja trumpet

Jeff Conner trumpet

J D Shaw french horn

Lance Laduke trombone, euphonium

Andrew Hitz tuba

From exciting classical arrangements to breath-taking vocal harmony and burning jazz standards, Boston Brass achieves new levels in brass performance, treating audiences to a captivating musical experience for all ages in this, their only appearance in Manchester.

Date & Time – Tuesday 7 October 2008 7.30pm

Venue – Haden Freeman Concert Hall

Ticket Price – £16, £14

Concessions – Concessions Available

More powerful than a speeding locomotive!!!”

Boston, Massachusetts
United States

About Boston Brass
Boston Brass is setting new standards in entertainment. From exciting classical arrangements, to breathtaking vocal harmony, to burning jazz standards, Boston Brass achieves new levels in brass performance while treating audiences to a unique musical experience that captivates all ages. The ensemble’s lively repartee, touched with humor and personality, bridges the vast ocean of classical formality to delight audiences to an evening of boisterous fun, exciting knowledge and an enthusiastic love of music, deftly exhibited by five brash brass players. Boston Brass has transcended the traditional mores of brass ensemble literature and, with a host of original arrangements, has pioneered a new generation of music that sets out to achieve one simple goal: entertain at all costs with blistering precision. Whether they are performing solo or with a symphony orchestra, the fun and emotion exhibited from this group is uniquely infectious and keeps audiences on their feet, demanding encore after encore. Performing over 100 concerts annually, the members of Boston Brass have dazzled audiences at concerts and jazz festivals around the world in such cities as Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, Macau, New York, Portland, Seattle, Philadelphia, Detroit, Dallas, San Antonio, Washington DC, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. As committed to education as they are to performance, they have conducted master classes at colleges and universities around the country including The Eastman School of Music, Rice University, Peabody Conservatory of Music, University of Connecticut, Syracuse University, University of North Carolina, University of Florida, University of North Texas, Boston University, Yale University, University of Michigan and U.C.L.A. Boston Brass has also conducted clinics and concerts at national and regional music educational conferences in New York, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Missouri, Iowa, South Carolina, Ohio and Texas. Boston Brass helped raise over $100,000 for VH1?s Save the Music program, giving musical instruments to schools in need. Boston Brass has been featured educators and performers at the Mid West Band and Orchestra Conference, American Bandmaster Association Conference in Gainesville, FL, Southern Oregon University?s American Band College in Ashland, OR, and at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention in San Antonio, TX. In October 2006 Boston Brass became Artist/Educational Ambassadors for Jupiter Band Instruments. During the 2005 season Boston Brass made their debut appearances in the Far East, with an eight city concert tour of Taiwan, and as featured guest ensemble at the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) 2005 conference in Singapore. They also much acclaimed concert appearances in Hong Kong and Macau. In December 2005 Boston Brass made their debut tour of Japan with an eight city tour. Boston Brass has been featured on The CBS Morning Show, National Public Radio’s Performance Today, The Great American Brass Band Festival and has recorded several ground breaking, extraordinary, delightful albums. Two of these albums appear on the Summit Records label: Stealing the Show, a collection of overtures and arias, and Young Fogeys, a collage of jazz and swing favorites. The ensemble?s latest release on the Loft Recordings label entitled Out of This World, features heroic music for brass and organ. Along with Seattle’s St. Mark’s Cathedral organist J. Melvin Butler, the band explores symphonic textures from all eras of music and even includes a commission from Hollywood composer Bruce Edward Miller entitled Pluto: The Last Planet. The summer of 2000 proved to be an exciting time as Boston Brass teamed up with the legendary jazz recording genius Rudy van Gelder to produce Ya Gotta Try. This collaboration, which features music from Horace Silver, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie and many others, further explores the innovative jazz styles that have propelled Boston Brass to the forefront of their genre. The 2003 release of Within Earshot features classical pieces by Shostakovich, Ginastera, Dvorak, Liszt and others. In that same year, Boston Brass collaborated with the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble for a new recording of Christmas classics titled Christmas Bells are Swingin?, which was released in 2004 and featured many of the most beloved tunes of the holiday season. In winter 2005, the Boston Brass All-Stars Big Band was born when the five members of the ensemble were joined by twelve other well known brass players and musicians to record A Stan Kenton Christmas. This recording of holiday music, conducted by brass master Sam Pilafian, features truly phenomenal charts made popular by the Stan Kenton Orchestra and performed with the enormously powerful sound of thirteen horns and jazz rhythm section. Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band will begin touring “A Stan Kenton Christmas” in December 2006 and future holiday seasons.
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Production Delays on Yamaha Low/Intermediate Brass Instruments.
October 3, 2008, 1:27 pm
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Yamaha says;“We are writing to apologise and inform you of the severe production delay of Yamaha Low and Intermediate Brass Instruments which we are going to experience in the next 3 months.”
Due to an unprecedented increase in global demand for Yamaha Brass instruments in the first half of this year, nearly double the amount for the same period last year, we have been unable to meet our total production requests.

Concerto B Flat Trumpet  Great alternative to the YTR4335

Designed by makers with over 40 years experience in making brass instruments.

Intermediate Series, Medium-weight Bb trumpet, Gold-brass bell, Bell: 123mm (4-7/8″), ML bore: 11.65mm (0.459 “) , Finish: Gold lacquer, Mouthpiece: The TR303 has been designed by the same team that produces our top-of-the-line professional models and shares many of the same qualities, like a rich full tone with accurate intonation, and the ability to either blend with the ensemble or project a solo. It features Monel pistons for quick and reliable valve action, a gold-brass bell for warm rich tone. The entire inner bore taper-from mouthpiece receiver to the bell-has been scientifically designed for beautiful tone color, comfortable response, and as much sound as you want

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Interview with Wayne Bergeron
September 2, 2008, 1:03 pm
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Wayne Bergeron is now enjoying a career as one of the most active players on the Los Angeles scene. With studio dates, International touring, jazz concerts, guest soloist appearances and clinics he has no intention of slowing down.

Wayne is currently on staff at California State University Northridge where he manages to find time to teach privately. His skills have taken him to different parts of the globe as a clinician/soloist.

“Since my line of work covers a lot of ground musically, I need an instrument that responds to these needs. The YTR-8335LA is the most versatile Bb trumpet I have ever played – from the scoring stage to soaring over a big band, the Yamaha 8335LA delivers the full spectrum of tone colors needed to get the job done.”

Watch an interesting interview with Wayne at the Yamaha Hub Site.

And we’ll leave you with one of his outstanding live performances…enjoy!

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