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International Magazine for Brass Players

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Browse Brass Bulletin articles published since 1971. Search by topic, subject, instrument, author, series or issue, with new material added as the digital edition grows.

Tuba Editorial Free
No. 26 • 1979 Digitized

Tuba Editorial

Roger Bobo reflects on orchestral auditions, examining imbalance between candidates and positions and questioning training, selection criteria and prospects for aspiring tubists.

By Roger Bobo

Professional life Society Auditions Orchestral playing Sociology
No. 101 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Modern British composers & British brass playing

By Amos Miller, Christopher Horn

Repertoire
Editorial Free
No. 33 • 1981 Digitized

Editorial

10 Years of Brass Bulletin

Ten years after its launch, a small specialist publication reaches readers in more than sixty countries, reflecting how a shared artistic community took shape across borders.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

History Society Ideas Sociology
10 Outstanding Trumpet Players in the Los Angeles Area Free
No. 41 • 1983 Digitized

10 Outstanding Trumpet Players in the Los Angeles Area

Behind the polished sound of Los Angeles studio trumpet playing stood remarkably similar training, disciplined routines, and a craft shaped by constant stylistic demands.

By Boyde Hood

Encounters Professional life Freelance American school Jazz
No. 95 • 1996 Awaiting digitization

The Lemmens-Institut of Belgium

By Leon Pétré

Report
No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 69 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Freddy Hubbard or Jazz Goes to Hollywood

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
No. 104 • 1998 Awaiting digitization

Saas Fee, Switzerland

1st Alpine Music Festival

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Event
Instrument Makers in USA Free
No. 53 • 1986 Digitized

Part 6

Instrument Makers in USA

Holton (G. Leblanc Corporation)

In Elkhorn, Wisconsin, traditional craftsmanship meets industrial production, while Holton confronts the delicate balance between innovation and musicians’ conservatism.

By Stephan Suter

Instrument Makers Instrument making
No. 62 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

The Venetian Connection

The Bassano Family

By Peter Goodwin

History
Working with the Posaunenchor Free
No. 34 • 1981 Digitized

Working with the Posaunenchor

From Württemberg youth groups to mass brass gatherings in Ulm, a community tradition links faith, education and amateur brass playing across generations.

By Max Sommerhalder

Teaching Society Brass Ensemble Sociology Improvisation Band
No. 67 • 1989 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 114 • 2001 Awaiting digitization

12 Tubists in search of a future...

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report
Philip Jones Member
No. 27 • 1979 Digitized

Philip Jones

Interview

From South London bands to the Philharmonia, Philip Jones recalls his musical upbringing, orchestral life and the rise of brass ensembles in post-war Britain.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Repertoire Brass Ensemble Orchestral playing
Albert Calvayrac Free
No. 45 • 1984 Digitized

Albert Calvayrac

Portrait

A career nearly abandoned after a disastrous switch from cornet to trumpet became a lesson in self-knowledge, persistence and an unexpected return to music.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 117 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 4

Stage fright and anchoring

By Michel Ricquier

Health
Editorial Free
No. 21 • 1978 Digitized

Editorial

Research shapes music. This editorial highlights key scholars, welcomes new contributors, and calls on readers to support Brass Bulletin’s growing international reach.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Society Ideas
Free
No. 21 • 1978 Digitized

Emory Brace Remington

A Profile

“The trombone must sing.” Ralph Sauer profiles Emory Remington—legendary teacher whose vocal approach shaped generations and redefined brass pedagogy.

By Ralf Sauer

Teaching Encounters Sound American school Articulation
Jazz and the Horn Member
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

Jazz and the Horn Series • Part 1

Jazz and the Horn

The horn was once considered incompatible with jazz until changing ideas of sound and musicians like John Graas quietly overturned that certainty.

By Jeffrey Agrell

Repertoire History Jazz Improvisation
Round the Horn Free
No. 44 • 1983 Digitized

Round the Horn

Hamburg 1982

A 1982 Hamburg exhibition brought 150 horns out of collections and into players’ hands, collapsing centuries of hunting, signalling and concert traditions into one room.

By Michael Höltzel

History Event Historical instruments
No. 99 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Prague 1997 celebration of young talents?

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Competition
No. 71 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

Editorial

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

No. 108 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Sociedad Musical Instructiva Santa Cecilia

By Elisabeth Brusa

Report
No. 86 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Malte Burba

Explorer of new music

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
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Brass Bulletin was published in English, French, and German throughout its history. Italian and Spanish translations were added from issue No. 60 onward.

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