Originally Posted by ilikethetrumpet  Hi, all. I've been lurking here, and it seems you guys have a really nice vibe--less of a "how many double Cs can you do before bleeding?" scene than some sites I've visited on "the internets."...
I'm a trumpet grad student at the University of Iowa, where I study with David Greenhoe. I'm a recent graduate of Lawrence University, where I got a BM in trumpet and a BA in English. (I'm not the kind of guy you'd want repairing your broke down engine, but I'm good for something, so the liberal arts brochures tell me.) At Lawrence, I had four amazing years studying with John Daniel, a very bright guy and a terrific player who really understands how to play the trumpet and how to teach. I had a year before that at Lawrence with Bob Levy, who routinely ridiculed me into counting and subdividing on at least a weekly basis. I'm originally from the northern exurbs of Chicago--Antioch, to be exact. I love--no, I need--disjunct sentences. [image] [image I also misuse tags, can't get around a computer. Forgive me.
My parents are professional musicians, and the choice was to love music or hate life. I've just about made up my mind on the loving music thing. I've been on an early music kick lately--Mauchaut, Gesualdo, Josquin, even Monteverdi--this is stuff that would wig out even the heppest cat! I can't live without Bach, Handel, Telemann--the patterns! and I love Stravinsky, John Adams, and Mahler. I'm a huge Brian Wilson fan. I think romanticized baroque is really fascinating and more "authentic" baroque when played with passion (i.e., Butler/Geyer) makes me drive off the road. Give me Miles, Clifford, Louis, harry sweets edison, Dave Douglas, and--gasp!--I even really dig Wynton. Classically, I'm getting this hankering for Guy Touvron. What a sound! I'm not so much into big orchestral playing now, but it's because I just got this beautiful little Schilke C6. It may not be my first choice for Tannhauser, but she's my baby: have French-music-playing horn, will travel.
Of course, there's alot of music, there are alot of instruments, and there are alot of composers I don't dig, but I won't list them here, because internet trumpet sites are no place for trash-talking or tearing down those things we secretly or those players we secretly envy... right?
Thanks for the site!--
Peter |