Cameron Gates wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 7:54 am "patience for academic musicology bibliography and research crap"

As a septuagenarian, I see so many applications of this partial quote to real life. This is worthy of stealing and claiming it for my own use. Thank you, Cameron.

David Gilbreath

One of my good friends has a trombone book entitled "Top 50 Motion Picture Songs and Themes--BMI 50th Anniversary Songbook". He's looking for the corresponding piano book so he and his wife can play together. Any help is welcome. Web search thus far shows no used copies are for sale and Scribd ...

USPS only offers Media Mail for domestic shipments.

Congratulations Jim.

If you are working on Easter Sunday and there's something interesting or unusual about the venue or the music, the particular instrument that you will be using, or one or more of the musicians, why not tell us about it here?

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(I'm playing in the same old place, thankful ...

59 years

re: studio use:

Rex Conner bought one for the Kentucky tuba studio back in the 70s (or maybe donated his old one when he retired in 1980).


I remember it and Mr. Conner's comment during a lesson was, "it's quite a terrible horn" or an equivalent assessment. He told me that he would assign it to ...

I play with John in our local New Horizons band. Whilst I can't vouch for the horn (as he's a vital cog in the euph section), John takes care of his instruments. FWIW, he's a big lad, makes me look small.

Kevin Bowen owns North Georgia Horn Works in Kennesaw and has worked on my horns over the years. He is meticulous, professional, and personable. Kevin repaired/rebuilt Fred Mills' trumpet after his death, which the family buried with him. Rich Ita (Brass Instrument Workshop) has done the majority ...

. . . ditched me for a bloody drummer