Brass Bulletin No. 15

Jean-Pierre Mathez

A landmark congress… yet frustrating? Montreux 1976 impresses in scale but avoids key questions—leaving one unresolved: where do we go next?

Critical Analysis of his Method

Jean-Pierre Mathez

Is the Arban method really ideal? This critique reveals its limits—and calls for a rethink of brass pedagogy.

Michael Höltzel

From a simple request to an unexpected invitation: this account dives into Indiana University—between dazzling technique and the search for true musicality.

Alfred Willener

Montreux 1976: beyond the spectacle. Between virtuosity, ego, and isolation, Alfred Willener questions the very meaning of the brass world.

Montreux 1976

Roger Bobo

National styles or personal voice? Roger Bobo finds in Montreux that individuality prevails—yet notes the absence of key traditions.