Brass Chats Episode 14: Charlie Schlueter

Brass Chats Episode 14: Charlie Schlueter

Charlie Schlueter, principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for an iconic 25 years, now enjoys a quiet retirement at his home in Massachusetts. ...except for when three fools like us come pounding down his door demanding to be seen and asking him a bunch of rude questions about how to get better at trumpet.

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Brass Chats Episode 12: Mike Roylance

Brass Chats Episode 12: Mike Roylance

Finally! A NON-trumpet player on Brass Chats. We know what you're thinking: "what does a NON-trumpet sound like? who makes them? how much do they cost? what size mouthpiece am I supposed to use? Will it help me with my double high-C?" Ha, ha, smart-alec, very funny. Tell your jokes to your mom why don't you, she always laughs at me. I... ...wait a minute, who was I insulting again?

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Brass Chats Episode 9: Mike Martin

Brass Chats Episode 9: Mike Martin

Mike Martin is known primarily for his snappy style of dress, dashing good looks, fine taste in shoes, and golfing habit. He spends his free time playing trumpet for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, working with DCI's The Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, Composing, and a whole bunch of other crap.

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Brass Chats Episode 2: Tom Rolfs

Brass Chats Episode 2: Tom Rolfs

If you're the principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, you play trumpet like a boss. But who is Tom's biggest musical influence? This answer and more…only on Brass Chats.

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