Navigating the Off-Stage Solo World
Aloha Everyone! This post is about a unique experience I had in January with the Tucson Symphony. I was originally playing third trumpet on Respighi's Church Windows. If you don't know the piece, you should check it out. Typical Respighi tone poem goodness with beautiful moments. About a month before I was scheduled to go out to play, I was asked if I wanted to switch parts and play the off-stage solo in the second movement, St. Michael the Archangel. Personally, I thought it