The Glenn Gould School (at the Royal Conservatory of Music) will be hosting a two-part masterclass next week with Chicago Symphony Principal Trumpet, Esteban Batallán. It will be taking place on February 3rd in the morning from 10-12, and then again from 1-3 in the afternoon. Batallán is somewhat less well-known in North American brass […]
Seraph Brass Residency
Hello, and Happy New Year to all! Another significant series of brass-centric musical events is coming up next week at the University of Toronto, when the Seraph Brass will give a series of rehearsals, masterclasses, and recitals. Seraph Brass is one of North America’s top brass quintets, let by trumpet soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden. You […]
Tom Hutchinson Masterclass
Another big masterclass! Tom Hutchinson is less of a household name in the brass playing community than some of the other masterclasses you’ll see posted here, but not on account of any lack of merit on his part. He is the principal cornet player of the Cory Band in Wales, who are one of the […]
Andrew McCandless and Karen Donnelly Concert – Nov. 3rd, 2022
Two of Canada’s top orchestral trumpet players (and also fantastic people and teachers!), Andrew McCandless and Karen Donnelly will be giving a free noon concert in Walter Hall at the Edward Johnson building, in the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Andrew is the Principal Trumpet of the Toronto Symphony, and Karen Donnelly is the […]
Håkan Hardenberger Masterclass – Oct. 8th, 2022
Now that the world is returning to something that more closely resembles normalcy, the masterclasses that would typically be part of a musical year are returning, and a big one has just been announced. Håkan Hardenberger is probably the world’s preeminent trumpet soloist, and he’s going to be giving a masterclass in Toronto at the […]
Live Music – Late March / Early April
This post comes in response to a fantastic request from one of my students. The request was for some suggestions about places to go hear great trumpet playing in person in Toronto, and I had some general ideas, but no specifics to offer. The unfortunate reality is that for people in the performing arts (among […]
An Embarrassment of Riches – Internet Trumpet Resources:
For the first entry in this blog series, I’d like to start with a subject that’s near and dear to my heart. Something which comes up frequently in my lessons is how to harness the amazing potential of internet resources to make trumpet learning faster, easier, and more fun. In many ways this is, or […]
Steven Abra - Toronto Trumpet Player and Teacher 