Friday (2. oktober) I will play at the Wartburg Festival (in Eisenach, Germany) together with 3 great trumpet players. My share of the evening will…
Author: erikveldkamp
I stumbled on this great interpretation by Ole Edvard Antonsen of this fantastic composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff and transcribed the trumpet part. I also made a…
Henry Purcell (10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Although incorporating Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, Purcell’s legacy was a…
Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed his grand polyphonic motet Te Deum (H. 146) in D major probably between 1688 and 1698, during his stay at the Jesuit…
The famous Trumpet Tune in D (also incorrectly attributed to Purcell) was taken from the semi-opera The Island Princess, which was a joint musical production…
I’m collecting some nice charts for trumpet and organ for a concert I’m doing next year and this is one of them. I’ve added the trumpet (Bb…
In my neighborhood are several places with young kingfishers. A great bird to watch, especially when they are playing together or fishing. Here some shots…
Here an interesting trumpet routine of Bill Adam, written by Jerry Hey and Larry Hall. I’m a big fan of Bill Adam’s teachings so I’m…
Flemming’s 60 exercises are written for 2 oboes but most exercises can also be played by 2 (advanced) trumpet players.
Jacques Féréol Mazas (born 23 September 1782 in Lavaur – died 26 August 1849 in Bordeaux) was a French composer, conductor, violinist, and pedagogue. His compositions…
I adapted a few Caprices written by Paganini (from the 24 Caprices for Violin) so you can play it (after practicing…) on trumpet. Here a video…
My butterfly-bushes attract a lot of butterflies at the moment. So here a compilation of shots I made last couple days.