Traveling With Trumpets

Hello, all,

For a summer that looked blissfully (and sometimes agonizingly) empty when it started, this one certainly has picked up speed! We’re now one week away from the 2010 summer recital (see the calendar for details) and two weeks away from the St. Elmo Presbyterian Arts Series Lecture (again, see calendar), both of which mark a departure from my typical evening fare. Rather than an evening of contemporary music, this year’s recital is full of standards, featuring the Haydn concerto, the Tartini concerto on piccolo trumpet, and J.B. Arban’s famous “Carnival of Venice.” The lecture is a look at the trumpet in its historical context from biblical times through the present, and gives me some early practice before the lecture recital that will ultimately round out my DMA.

Speaking of the DMA, keep September 12 on your calendars as this year’s doctoral recital. Keep the first Thursday in November free, too….just in case. :)

There is one point of contention that I want to address here: some of you might be thinking, “Brittany, why don’t you publicize more events on the Traveling With Trumpets calendar?” The simple answer is that I don’t like to advertise the dates that I’ll be out of town, in case anyone around here might want to turn that information to advantage. However, I do try to send out advance publicity to the city where I’ll be performing. (I’ll grant that I have an outstanding watchdog who stays at home when I’m away, but I prefer to be safe rather than sorry.) If ever you would like detailed information about upcoming events in your area, or if you wish to be added to my e-mail list for a particular city, send me an e-mail with the subject heading “Add me to the [NAME OF CITY] list” and I will gladly keep you in the loop!

Thanks to all for reading and for listening, and stay in the shade!

All the best,
-Brittany :)

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