Horn Playing as a Spiritual Activity

Tom Harrell, undoubtedly one of the most prolific, beautifully artistic, and technically stellar trumpet players alive today sees horn playing as being a spiritual activity and discipline. This short little clip from his interview for Sound Tracks on PBS is worth the watch, if nothing else because Tom Harrell is a musician you should get […]

Breath and the Spirit

  In my first post on this subject, Horn Playing as a Spiritual Activity, I addressed the fact that many musicians have at least thought about a connection between playing a wind instrument and spiritual activity or discipline. Today I’d like to touch on a key truth that we should all understand as horn players. […]