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 ...

even with the trumpet mutes that were being manufactured at the time. Mr. Alessi and Vacchiano thought they could solve the problem, and so they would get together on weekends, Alessi said ...

From a musical standpoint, he was known for his creative use of trumpet mutes --making the instrument "talk" by producing a novel wah-wah sound -- but if there's one thing for which he is most ...

his trumpet mute and a note to his roommate: “Barcelona is not for me.” With one simple telephone conversation, without having to even pick up his horn, Doug Prosser became the new principal ...

Recent works include videos and sound installations. Since 2006 she works with radiosounds, she uses extended speakers, fed with radio noise in her trumpet mutes. The trumpet functions as an acoustic ...

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 ...