Educating and Inspiring Community Musicians
Since starting this blog, I've focused mostly on the larger groups when talking about community ensembles. For whatever reason, my love of small ensemble gigs has taken a backseat for months, but today I'm here to rectify such an egregious oversight! … [Continue reading]
Name: Rossano Galante City, State of Residence: Santa Clarita, CA Occupation: Film Score Orchestrator Favorite Instrument to Play: Trumpet Born in Buffalo, New York, Rossano Galante received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Trumpet … [Continue reading]
For the sixth year in a row, my home state has seen a successful annual gathering of excellent concert band musicians. Over the weekend we endured the mental and physical challenge of approximately 12 hours of rehearsal, scarfed down at least three … [Continue reading]
Name: Jonathan Cohen City, State of Residence: Glenwood, MD Occupation: Electrical Engineer Favorite Instrument to Play: Contrabass Flute The following biography is from Jonathan’s website, FluteComposer.com: Jonathan Cohen’s business … [Continue reading]
Who’s your musical hero? Gloria Estefan? Leonard Bernstein? Reba McEntire? B. B. King? Bill Watrous? Evelyn Glennie? John Philip Sousa? Mozart? Madonna? Pentatonix? Green Day? Some of us elevate our favorite actors, athletes, or other … [Continue reading]