When you don’t have a trumpet mute to hand, use a plastic bottle... Instead of using regular trumpet mutes, which are usually made from stainless steel, David Elton and Gerry Ruddock stuck plastic ...

Note: Allen Vizzutti will conduct a master class from 3-5 p.m. Fridayat the Fox. The class is open to the public. If you’ve been to the symphony before, you’ve likely heard your fair share of violin ...

A musical funeral Mass will be held in San Rafael this morning for Joseph Alessi, a longtime classical trumpet player who reached the pinnacle of his profession as a trumpeter with the Metropolitan ...

Varieties of trumpet and mutes. Photo by Dacia Clay. This episode does double duty: teaches you all about the trumpet and trumpet playing, while carrying out the secondary mission of Classical ...