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Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Stahl studied trumpet with Walter Gier and attended Penn State University, graduating in 1970 with a degree in Music Education. [2] From 1970 to 1973 he served in the U.S. Army, where he performed as a soloist with The Army Band, lead trumpet for the Army Blues and principal trumpet for the White House Herald Trumpets.
The Herald Trumpets use a combination of E-flat, B-flat mezzo-soprano, B-flat tenor, and bass herald trumpets custom-manufactured by Kanstul Musical Instruments. For defined ceremonies herald trumpets decorated by banner with coat of arms. Each trumpet is dressed with a ceremonial tabard emblazoned with the heraldic achievement of the U.S. Army ...
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A fanfare trumpet, also called a herald trumpet, is a brass instrument similar to but longer than a regular trumpet (tubing is the same length as a regular Bb trumpet but not wrapped), capable of playing specially composed fanfares. Its extra length can also accommodate a small ceremonial banner that can be mounted on it.
Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) [1] was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to 1946.
Augustino Chester "Chet" Ferretti (November 7, 1933 – March 1971) [1] was a jazz and big band trumpeter, known mostly for his influential lead trumpet playing with Maynard Ferguson's band in the early 1960's.
Donald began playing trumpet aged eight in Minnesota, and her family relocated to California when she was a teenager. [2] Beginning in the early 1960s, she began touring with both rhythm and blues and jazz ensembles throughout the US, and played with John Coltrane , Stanley Cowell , Richard Davis , Dexter Gordon , Roland Kirk , Prince Lasha ...
Snell trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London (1953–56), studying trumpet with George Eskdale, then Principal Trumpet with the London Symphony Orchestra. He also studied piano, harmony and counterpoint. Together with Cornelius Cardew, Richard Rodney Bennett, Nicholas Maw and others he was active in starting an unofficial New Music Club.