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First, for those of you following this blog because you’re interested in trumpet ensemble repertoire, this post won’t be devoted to trumpet ensemble repertoire, but a discussions we having our brass literature class at the University of Iowa. You can … Continue reading →

I came across Vaclav Nelhybel’s name through his wind band music and because of his brass trio, which has become a standard in the brass trio literature (it was recorded by the University of Maryland Brass Trio and you can … Continue reading →

Contrasts for Trumpets includes noted trumpeters Bud Herseth, Anthony Plog, Otto Sauter, Bo Nilsson, Claes Stromblad, and Urban Agnas teaming up to perform Koetsier’s Concertino, Plog’s Suite for Six Trumpets, and LoPresti’s Suite for Five Trumpets, and more. The Iowa … Continue reading →

To follow up on my latest post about the Enesco trumpet quartet I uncovered, I also found out that another 20th century French composer (Henri Tomasi) famous for his virtuosic Trumpet Concerto, wrote a Suite for Three Trumpets. A great … Continue reading →

Georges Enesco, known to most students as the composer of the popular C trumpet piece Legende from the age of the Paris Conservatoire concours, composed a nocturne for four trumpet titled Au Soir. I cannot find much historical background on … Continue reading →

Tromba Mundi is a professional trumpet ensemble founded in 2008 “for the sole purpose of the exploration, promotion and performance of new works for trumpet ensemble.” They are the first find in my quest to find other active professional trumpet … Continue reading →

I came across Clint Needham’s Cleveland Sketches in January 2011 as I was researching repertoire over winter break for Dr. Amy Schendel as she was working on starting a trumpet ensemble at the University of Iowa. I was particularly interested … Continue reading →

trumpetensemblemusic.com is a website run by the Branson Trumpet Ensemble, a Branson, MO based group comprised of four members, two of which are retired professional trumpet players. Their website is a great resource for downloadable sheet music, some of which … Continue reading →

The University of Kentucky’s annual TrumpetFest, which just took place February 3-4, has a collegiate trumpet ensemble contest. I have been scouring the web for information on other trumpet ensemble contests in the United States besides the National Trumpet Competition’s … Continue reading →

Down the same lines as Hickman’s arrangement of Concert Etudes for 12 trumpets, David Marlatt of Eighth Note Publications and the Atlanta Trumpet Ensemble has published a arrangement for brass quintet of the popular Eugene Bozza solo trumpet work Rustiques. … Continue reading →