BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

Jean-Pierre Mathez

Jean-Pierre Mathez (3 March 1938, Biel/Bienne – 26 November 2023) was a Swiss trumpeter, pedagogue, music publisher, and cultural entrepreneur. He was the founder of Brass Bulletin, the international magazine for brass players launched in 1971, and of Editions Bim, which became a leading international music publishing house. After beginning…

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441 Articles by Jean-Pierre Mathez Biography

441 Articles by Jean-Pierre Mathez

Brass Bulletin 1 - 1 / 1971

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–8

Founding editorial by Jean-Pierre Mathez, presenting Brass Bulletin as a trilingual forum for brass players and a platform for debate and research.

Brass Bulletin 2 - 1 / 1972

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–9

Editorial of Brass Bulletin No. 2 calling for international collaboration, critical exchange, and active contributions from the brass community.

Brass Bulletin 3 - 2 / 1972

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

Editorial of Brass Bulletin No. 3 presenting new collaborators and affirming the magazine’s independence and community-driven mission.

Brass Bulletin 4 - 3 / 1973

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–12

Editorial of Brass Bulletin No. 4 reflecting on the magazine’s development and reinforcing its mission as an independent forum for brass players.

Brass Bulletin 5 - 2 / 1973

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–10

Editorial of Brass Bulletin No. 5 reflecting on the magazine’s progress and reaffirming its role as an independent platform for exchange among brass players.

Brass Bulletin 5 - 2 / 1973

Snapshot: the American Brass Quintet in Europe

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 11–13 Career

Report on the American Brass Quintet’s tour in Europe, highlighting performances, reception and the ensemble’s role in chamber brass music.

Brass Bulletin 7 - 1 / 1974

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–6

Brass Bulletin reflects on its growth and mission, reaffirming its commitment to independence, dialogue and the international brass community.

Brass Bulletin 7 - 1 / 1974

Conversation by the fireside

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–64 Report Career

A fireside conversation with Philip Jones, Elgar Howarth and Michael Laird—an intimate exchange on brass playing, ensemble culture and musical thinking.

Brass Bulletin 8 - 2 / 1974

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–6

A reflective summer editorial inviting readers to explore the history of their instruments and reconnect with their musical heritage.

Brass Bulletin 9 - 3 / 1974

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–9

Editorial introducing a research series on Jean-Baptiste Arban, inviting readers to rediscover the man behind the famous method and his historical context.

Brass Bulletin 9 - 3 / 1974

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

Part 1 Free access

His First Twenty Years

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 11–14 Cornet à pistons History

First part of a detailed biography of Jean-Baptiste Arban, tracing his early years, studies at the Paris Conservatoire and the beginnings of his career.

Brass Bulletin 10 - 1 / 1975

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–8

Editorial on the importance of exchange among musicians, encouraging active participation and warning against passive, hierarchical structures.

Brass Bulletin 10 - 1 / 1975

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

Part 2

The beginning of his career

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–16 Cornet à pistons History

Second part of Jean-Baptiste Arban’s biography, covering the early years of his career, his public performances, work with Adolphe Sax and the development of his famous method.

Brass Bulletin 10 - 1 / 1975

An interview with Jean Douay

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 49–57 Trombone Career

What does it take to stay at the top of a major orchestra? Jean Douay shares insights on discipline, pressure and the realities behind the trombone section.

Brass Bulletin 11 - 2 / 1975

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

A magazine for all brass players? Jean-Pierre Mathez tackles the challenge—and invites musicians to actively shape Brass Bulletin.

Brass Bulletin 11 - 2 / 1975

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

Part 3

The Success

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–25 Cornet à pistons History

At the height of his fame, Arban fights to reshape musical education—and to save the trumpet from disappearing.

Brass Bulletin 11 - 2 / 1975

Meeting with Ib Lansky-Otto

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 95–96 Horn Career

“You cannot explain music — you have to play it.” A rare and elusive encounter with horn player Ib Lansky-Otto.

Brass Bulletin 12 - 3 / 1975

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

Do musicians really need associations? Jean-Pierre Mathez questions whether collective structures empower individuals—or simply recreate the same passivity they seek to escape.

Brass Bulletin 12 - 3 / 1975

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

Part 4

IV. The Conflict

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 8–18 Cornet à pistons History

Fame or duty—can you have both? At the height of his career, Jean-Baptiste Arban is forced to choose between international success and his post at the Paris Conservatoire… and pays the price.

Brass Bulletin 13 - 1 / 1976

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 2–3

1976: Brass Bulletin transforms. A4 format, three languages side by side — and already readers in 41 countries. A real turning point.

Brass Bulletin 13 - 1 / 1976

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

Part 5

The Arban-Cornet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 11–14 Cornet à pistons History

At 55, Jean-Baptiste Arban sets out to reinvent the cornet and impose it on conservatories. A relentless quest for perfection… ending in failure.

Brass Bulletin 14 - 2 / 1976

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 2–2

Why change Brass Bulletin? Jean-Pierre Mathez defends renewal—and calls on readers to contribute, write… and bring in new subscribers.

Brass Bulletin 14 - 2 / 1976

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

Part 6

The Last Years of his Life

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7 Cornet à pistons History

Arban and the call for progress: inspired by Saint-Saëns, he makes a final push for a C cornet—an effort that would ultimately fail.

Brass Bulletin 14 - 2 / 1976

A talk with Rolf Quinque

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 19–21 Trumpet Career Technique Teaching

What if strength is the wrong approach? Rolf Quinque traces his shift from force to mastery through controlled breathing, discipline, and relaxed playing.

Brass Bulletin 15 - 3 / 1976

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

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

Brass Bulletin 15 - 3 / 1976

Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825-1889) Biography

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Critical Analysis of his Method

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 15–25 Cornet à pistons History

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

Brass Bulletin 17 - 1 / 1977

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

Between tradition and innovation: brass players must move beyond routine and embrace new musical directions to remain relevant in the music of tomorrow.

Brass Bulletin 18 - 2 / 1977

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

Mouthpiece, instrument, practice—what’s really holding you back? A reflection on doubt, competition, and finding the inner balance that shapes true musicianship.

Brass Bulletin 19 - 3 / 1977

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–6

Is sound something you control—or something you become? Jean-Pierre Mathez challenges technique, fashion, and pedagogy: sonority is a lifelong conquest of freedom.

Brass Bulletin 21 - 1 / 1978

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

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

Brass Bulletin 23 - 3 / 1978

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

More than a magazine: a call to musicians. This editorial reveals Brass Bulletin’s mission—to inspire, connect, and survive through the support of its readers.

Brass Bulletin 24 - 4 / 1978

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–4

A life that shaped a century: Jean-Pierre Mathez introduces the extraordinary rise of Maurice André—an artist whose brilliance transformed the modern trumpet.

Brass Bulletin 24 - 4 / 1978

Maurice André

Part 1 Free access

Biography

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 35–47 Trumpet Career

From the mine to the Conservatoire: Maurice André recalls his early years—revealing the chance, discipline, and destiny behind one of the greatest trumpet careers.

Brass Bulletin 25 - 1 / 1979

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

A warning from the machine: Jean-Pierre Mathez reflects on Kaufmann’s robot—questioning whether technology is shaping music… or slowly replacing the human artist.

Brass Bulletin 25 - 1 / 1979

Maurice André

Part 2

Biography

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 27–39 Trumpet Career

From circus gigs to Bach with Karajan: Maurice André reveals how relentless work, discipline, and daily technical refinement shaped one of the greatest trumpet careers.

Brass Bulletin 26 - 2 / 1979

Frankfurt Special 1979

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Music Fair

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 17–31 Event

Jean-Pierre Mathez surveys the Frankfurt Music Fair, tracing makers, markets and competition, and outlining a brass landscape shaped by adjustment rather than innovation.

Brass Bulletin 26 - 2 / 1979

Renold Schilke at Frankfurt

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Interview

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 33 Trumpet Equipment

Jean-Pierre Mathez reports on Renold Schilke’s views at Frankfurt, addressing fair organisation, maker–musician collaboration, and shifting market dynamics shaped by demand and quality criteria.

Brass Bulletin 26 - 2 / 1979

Maurice André

Part 3

Biography

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 35–44 Trumpet Career

Maurice André reflects on maturity—balancing performance, recordings and teaching, refining his approach to instruments and audience, and preparing for the limits of a virtuoso career.

Brass Bulletin 26 - 2 / 1979

Interview with Miles Anderson

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 55–58 Trombone Career

Jean-Pierre Mathez traces Miles Anderson’s path from early training to orchestral and freelance work, expanding on the tension between livelihood and artistic pursuit.

Brass Bulletin 26 - 2 / 1979

Mario Guarneri

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Portrait in brief

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 104 Trumpet Career

From San Francisco to New York and Los Angeles, a trumpet career unfolds across major orchestras, recordings and teaching, alongside a sustained commitment to access and contemporary music.

Brass Bulletin 27 - 3 / 1979

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

Virtuosity is framed less as method than perception, opposing formula-driven teaching and pointing to attentive listening as the ground for technical clarity and artistic control

Brass Bulletin 27 - 3 / 1979

John Fletcher

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Interview

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 41–44 Tuba Career

From brass bands to chamber ensembles, John Fletcher reflects on the rapid rise of young British tubists and the changing role of the instrument.

Brass Bulletin 27 - 3 / 1979

Barry Tuckwell

Interview

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 71–79 Horn Career

Between the London Symphony Orchestra, international solo tours and Mozart or Strauss concertos, Barry Tuckwell reflects on sound, risk and musical instinct.

Brass Bulletin 27 - 3 / 1979

Philip Jones

Interview

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 81–89 Trumpet Career

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.

Brass Bulletin 28 - 4 / 1979

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

From cultural codes to personal sincerity, Jean-Pierre Mathez questions how musicians recognise truth across styles, traditions and musical languages.

Brass Bulletin 28 - 4 / 1979

Women and Brass

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Statements

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 51–60 Report

Female brass players in British orchestras describe auditions, section dynamics and the pressure of proving themselves beyond musical ability.

Brass Bulletin 29 - 1 / 1980

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–15

At the dawn of the 1980s, Brass Bulletin challenges institutional habits, avant-garde rigidity and brass pedagies through a direct appeal to younger musicians.

Brass Bulletin 30 - 2 / 1980

Benny Sluchin

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Portrait in brief

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–6 Trombone Career

Between Paris, Cologne and Tel Aviv, Benny Sluchin brings mathematics, acoustics and contemporary performance into the brass world.

Brass Bulletin 31 - 3 / 1980

Miroslav Kejmar

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Portrait in brief

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 99 Trumpet Career

From Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto to Czech contemporary music, the Prague trumpeter combined Baroque precision with orchestral versatility across Europe.

Brass Bulletin 32 - 4 / 1980

Editorial

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Progress by Stages

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 4–5 Teaching

Between technical routine and lived experience, musical growth emerges through setbacks, observation and the gradual shaping of an individual voice.

Brass Bulletin 33 - 1 / 1981

Editorial

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10 Years of Brass Bulletin

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

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.

Brass Bulletin 33 - 1 / 1981

Empire Brass Quintet

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Portrait in brief

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 27–28 Career

From New York to Boston, five brass players built a chamber music identity rooted in Ewald, early music and a string-quartet approach to ensemble sound.

Brass Bulletin 34 - 2 / 1981

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

Beyond technique and instruction, musical growth depends on trusted relationships, where friendship becomes both a measure of progress and a safeguard against isolation.

Brass Bulletin 35 - 3 / 1981

Editorial

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Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

New editorial formats separate current news from long-form content while creating new links between performers, composers, and the evolving brass community.

Brass Bulletin 36 - 4 / 1981

Editorial

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International Competitions - Time, a perishable commodity...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–6

From competition juries to the accelerating pace of modern life, Jean-Pierre Mathez questions the judgments and pressures shaping musicians and their careers

Brass Bulletin 37 - 1 / 1982

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 4–6

Brass Bulletin 38 - 2 / 1982

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5

Brass Bulletin 39 - 3 / 1982

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 4–5

Brass Bulletin 40 - 4 / 1982

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 11–12

Brass Bulletin 40 - 4 / 1982

Yamaha - an ambitious giant

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 14–24 Report Equipment

Brass Bulletin 41 - 1 / 1983

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–9

Brass Bulletin 41 - 1 / 1983

Musical Piracy: Plagiarism, Photocopying

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 25–27 Ideas Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 42 - 2 / 1983

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–8

Brass Bulletin 42 - 2 / 1983

W. A. Mozart and the Trumpet...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–10 Trumpet History

Brass Bulletin 43 - 3 / 1983

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

Brass Bulletin 43 - 3 / 1983

Brass Players in Rome

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 18–24 Report Career

Brass Bulletin 44 - 4 / 1983

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–4

Brass Bulletin 44 - 4 / 1983

Guy Touvron

Portrait

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 8–12 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 45 - 1 / 1984

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 8–9

Brass Bulletin 45 - 1 / 1984

Albert Calvayrac

Portrait

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–60 Trumpet Report Career

Brass Bulletin 46 - 2 / 1984

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–11

Brass Bulletin 46 - 2 / 1984

Clément Perrin (1876-1970)

He lived at the turn of the 20th century...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 49–56 Trumpet History Career

Brass Bulletin 47 - 3 / 1984

Editorial

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–10

Brass Bulletin 47 - 3 / 1984

Science in the service of music

Interview with René Périnelli

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 26–29 Trumpet Career Technique

Brass Bulletin 47 - 3 / 1984

Paolo Longinotti (1913-1963)

His career

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–69 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 48 - 4 / 1984

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

Brass Bulletin 48 - 4 / 1984

Editorial

Special Hungary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 23

Brass Bulletin 48 - 4 / 1984

Barcs 1984 - First International Brass Ensemble Competition

Special Hungary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 24–29 Competition

Brass Bulletin 48 - 4 / 1984

Musical Education and social status of brass musicians in Hungary

Special Hungary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–39 Report Teaching

Brass Bulletin 48 - 4 / 1984

National hungarian music center

Special Hungary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 40–41 Report

Brass Bulletin 48 - 4 / 1984

The most beautiful instruments of the National and Military Museums

Special Hungary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 48–61 Report History Equipment

Brass Bulletin 49 - 1 / 1985

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–11

Brass Bulletin 50 - 2 / 1985

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 6–7

Brass Bulletin 50 - 2 / 1985

Friedemann Immer

A new Trumpet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–79 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 50 - 2 / 1985

A Little Trumpet Music

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 81–83 Short story

Brass Bulletin 51 - 3 / 1985

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3

Brass Bulletin 51 - 3 / 1985

Hermann Baumann

A virtuoso's career

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 26–39 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 51 - 3 / 1985

A New Job

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 59–61 Short story

Brass Bulletin 52 - 4 / 1985

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–14

Brass Bulletin 52 - 4 / 1985

The powdered tuba or the strange illness of Stanley Cooper

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 81–82 Short story

Brass Bulletin 53 - 1 / 1986

Editorial

Homage to James Stamp

Jean-Pierre Mathez, Thomas Stevens

pp. 3–4

Brass Bulletin 53 - 1 / 1986

Bad Säckingen, Trumpet museum

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 17–27 Trumpet Report History Equipment

Brass Bulletin 53 - 1 / 1986

Editorial

Special Finland

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 29–35

Brass Bulletin 53 - 1 / 1986

Holger Fransman - The great finnish horn player and teacher

Special Finland

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 56–65 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 53 - 1 / 1986

The national brass associations in Finland

Special Finland

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 67–68 Report

Brass Bulletin 54 - 2 / 1986

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–4

Brass Bulletin 54 - 2 / 1986

Brass Techniques

Part 1

The Brain

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 24–27 Technique

Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986

Editorial

In regognition of the PJBE

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986

The New One

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 23–24 Short story

Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986

Markneukirchen Competition 1986

Jean-Pierre Mathez, Roland Schnorhk

pp. 25–27 Horn Trumpet Trombone Competition

Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986

Brass Techniques

Part 2

The Body

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–32 Technique

Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986

Narbonne 1986

1st International Brass Quintet Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 33–37 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986

Narbonne 1986

Anonymous Brass Quintet Budapest, 1st Prize

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 39–40 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 55 - 3 / 1986

Doc Severinsen

Talent, will and glory

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–63 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 56 - 4 / 1986

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–6

Brass Bulletin 56 - 4 / 1986

Winners of the Munich Competition from 1952 to 1985

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5 Competition

Brass Bulletin 56 - 4 / 1986

Brass Techniques

Part 3

The Ear

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 12–14 Technique

Brass Bulletin 57 - 1 / 1987

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 57 - 1 / 1987

Brass Techniques

Part 4

Breathing

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 80–81 Technique

Brass Bulletin 58 - 2 / 1987

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–8

Brass Bulletin 58 - 2 / 1987

Brass Techniques

Part 5

The Lips

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–33 Technique

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–4

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

Branimir Slokar

Biography

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 10–16 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

Brass Techniques

Part 6

Posture

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 36–37 Technique

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

Gli Ottoni di Verona

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 40–41 Report

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

Roger Delmotte

A French Trumpet Player

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 48–55 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

Aubertin, Brass instrument makers

Louis Aubertin, last representative of this family of makers

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 56–62 Trumpet Equipment

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

Wynton Marsalis

Interview

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 64–68 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 59 - 3 / 1987

12th International Trumpet Competition Toulon 1987

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 109–116 Trumpet Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

The Miracle Mouthpiece

A Christmas story for brass players

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 11–14 Short story

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Brass instruments from Markneukirchen

Special GDR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 16–20 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Markneukirchen Musical Instrument Museum

Special GDR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 21–27 History

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

VEB, Markneukirchen - A tour of the factory and workshops in pictures

Special GDR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 28–32

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Hans-Joachim Krumpfer or: teaching as a vocation

Special GDR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 45–46 Trumpet Teaching

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Kalison, Milano

Instrument makers in Europe

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 52–64 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Maurice André

Better than ever!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 66–72 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Bernard Soustrot

Portrait

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–79 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 60 - 4 / 1987

Brass Techniques

Part 7

The Eyes

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 116–118 Technique

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 23–27

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Empire Brass Quintet

The road to success

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–36 Career

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Trumpets of the future

Ole E. Antonsen and Gérard Métrailler

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–43 Trumpet Competition

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Gregory Cass

Horn and soul

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 44–47 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Kurt Laberer, instrument maker in Munich

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–61 Trumpet Equipment

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Hakan Hardenberger

The conquest of the future

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–79 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Trio Millière

Brass players, a family story

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 82–85 Career

Brass Bulletin 61 - 1 / 1988

Brass Techniques

Part 8

Arms, Hands, Fingers

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 94–96 Technique

Brass Bulletin 62 - 2 / 1988

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

Brass Bulletin 62 - 2 / 1988

Frankfurt Musik Fair 1988

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 19–23 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 62 - 2 / 1988

Théo Mertens

Portrait

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–41 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 62 - 2 / 1988

Sudeten German Music Week

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 83–84 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 63 - 3 / 1988

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–6

Brass Bulletin 63 - 3 / 1988

Narbonne 1988

2nd International Brass Quintet Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 19–27 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 63 - 3 / 1988

Stockholm Chamber Brass

1st Prize, Narbonne 1988

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 25–27 Report Career Competition

Brass Bulletin 63 - 3 / 1988

B.E.R.P ?

Interview with Mario Guarneri

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–35 Technique Equipment Teaching

Brass Bulletin 63 - 3 / 1988

The low-down... with Marc Steckar

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–54 Tuba Career

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

Editorial

Special URSS

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

Our journey to the USSR

Special USSR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 10–29 Report

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

Minsk 1988 - The grand national competition

Special USSR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–37 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

Yuri Usov

Special USSR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–51 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

Geneva 1988 - Trombone Competition

Prizes: 1st Jonas Bylund, 2nd Steven Witser, 3rd Joël Vaïsse

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 53–57 Trombone Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

Allen Vizzutti

Portrait

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 62–65 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

2nd International "Maurice André" Trumpet Competition (1988)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 68–78 Trumpet Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 64 - 4 / 1988

Gebrüder Alexander

Bicentennial of the wind instrument makers

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 80–93 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 65 - 1 / 1989

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–16

Brass Bulletin 65 - 1 / 1989

The Canadian Brass

At the summit

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 20–29 Career

Brass Bulletin 65 - 1 / 1989

Barcs

Building the future

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–52 Report

Brass Bulletin 65 - 1 / 1989

Arturo Sandoval

or the Magic Talent

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 70–79 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 66 - 2 / 1989

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 11–14

Brass Bulletin 66 - 2 / 1989

Timofey Dokschidzer

A story of the heart...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 24–27 Trumpet Report

Brass Bulletin 66 - 2 / 1989

Eric Aubier, unveiling of a great talent

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–37 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 66 - 2 / 1989

Stanko Arnold

Yugoslavia's Trumpet Virtuoso

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 57–59 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 67 - 3 / 1989

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–8

Brass Bulletin 67 - 3 / 1989

Toulon 1989

International Competition - Trombone

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 37–41 Trombone Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 67 - 3 / 1989

Tom Crown

Mute stories

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 42–45 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 67 - 3 / 1989

Alexander Arutiunian

Interview

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 46–49 Report Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 67 - 3 / 1989

The song of the Serpent or The Obsession of Michel Godard

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–54 Tuba Serpent Career

Brass Bulletin 68 - 4 / 1989

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–17

Brass Bulletin 68 - 4 / 1989

David Taylor

or a high class bass trombone

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 18–24 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 68 - 4 / 1989

Madrid Expomusica 1989

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 46–49 Report

Brass Bulletin 68 - 4 / 1989

A brief survey of the historical evolution of our instruments

Part 1

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–69 Report History

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–16

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

Costa-Rica: contact!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 28–32 Report

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

German Brass, Talent and Dynamite

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 40–44 Career

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

Julien-François Zbinden, Composer

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 46–50 Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

Freddy Hubbard or Jazz Goes to Hollywood

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 52–55 Trumpet Report

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

Quintette Magnifica

New world conquest

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 56–57 Report Career

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

Wolfgang Basch

The German Heritage

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–61 Trumpet Report Career

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

A brief survey of the historical evolution of our instruments

Part 2

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 62–69 Report History

Brass Bulletin 69 - 1 / 1990

Charles Schlueter

Principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 70–77 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 70 - 2 / 1990

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 11–14

Brass Bulletin 70 - 2 / 1990

Stephen Burns, Talent on the lookout

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 16–19 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 70 - 2 / 1990

Roger Bobo

Poet of the Tuba

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 22–29 Tuba Career

Brass Bulletin 70 - 2 / 1990

Bernhard Krol (1920-2013)

Composer

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 70–76 Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 71 - 3 / 1990

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–11

Brass Bulletin 71 - 3 / 1990

Narbonne 1990

3rd International Competition for Brass Quintets

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–25 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 71 - 3 / 1990

Arturo Sandoval

Free at last!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 28–31 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 71 - 3 / 1990

The tuba in Germany

Meeting with Dietrich Unkrodt

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 34–37 Tuba Report

Brass Bulletin 71 - 3 / 1990

Dany Bonvin

Trombone in the blood

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–42 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 72 - 4 / 1990

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–6

Brass Bulletin 72 - 4 / 1990

Bremen 1991

International Trumpet Festival

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 12–17 Trumpet Event

Brass Bulletin 72 - 4 / 1990

CIEM Geneva 1991

Geneva opens the door to the Tuba

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 20–25 Tuba Competition

Brass Bulletin 72 - 4 / 1990

Floyd Cooley

Tuba of the San Francisco Symphony

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 26–31 Tuba Career

Brass Bulletin 72 - 4 / 1990

Villars Open Trumpet Academy

Trumpets of the year 2000

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–61 Trumpet Event

Brass Bulletin 72 - 4 / 1990

Peter Damm

For the love of music

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 62–75 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 72 - 4 / 1990

Jan Koetsier

Composer for the glory of the brasses

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 78–86 Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 73 - 1 / 1991

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–15

Brass Bulletin 73 - 1 / 1991

Bremen, city open to music

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 26–28 History

Brass Bulletin 73 - 1 / 1991

Claudio Roditi

flamboyant Brazilian trumpet player

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–34 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 73 - 1 / 1991

Trumpet and percussion, a dynamic combination

+ Music and Zen, interview with Patrick Lehmann and Simone Wolf-Lehmann

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 47–51 Trumpet Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 73 - 1 / 1991

Valery Strukow

Moscow composer

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 54–57 Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 73 - 1 / 1991

Brass in the circus bands of the USSR

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–61 Report

Brass Bulletin 73 - 1 / 1991

Jean Douay

Trombone in the heart of France

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 78–85 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 74 - 2 / 1991

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–16

Brass Bulletin 74 - 2 / 1991

Marc Soustrot

From the slide to the baton

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 18–22 Career

Brass Bulletin 74 - 2 / 1991

Importing brass instruments into Europe

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–36 Report Equipment

Brass Bulletin 74 - 2 / 1991

Bruno Schneider

Tale of a tall talent

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–42 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 74 - 2 / 1991

John Wallace

The challenge of the impossible

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 68–74 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 75 - 3 / 1991

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–16

Brass Bulletin 75 - 3 / 1991

Rotterdam Conservatory - ITG Conference '92

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 17–21 Trumpet Event

Brass Bulletin 75 - 3 / 1991

Yamaha-Frankfurt, a strategic Workshop

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 64–71 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–17

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Musica Riva, Ode to youth

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 20–26 Event

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Bremen 1991

Trumpet forum

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–38 Trumpet Event

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Max & Heinrich Thein

brass instrument makers from Bremen

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 39–41 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Georges Gay

Big Band trumpet player

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–54 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Fire in the music

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–65 Repertoire Career

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Engelbert Schmid

The magic touch

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 84–89 Horn Equipment

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Geneva Competition 1991

Triumph of the tuba

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 97–102 Tuba Competition

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Jens Bjorn-Larsen

Historic winner

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 103–105 Tuba Career Competition

Brass Bulletin 76 - 4 / 1991

Ladislav Kozderka

A Czech talent

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 122–124 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 77 - 1 / 1992

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 77 - 1 / 1992

André Heuvelman, trumpet player, 26 years old

Special Holland

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 34–36 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 78 - 2 / 1992

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 78 - 2 / 1992

Jan Hasenöhrl. Trumpet in freedom

Special Czechoslovakia

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 80–83 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 78 - 2 / 1992

The American Horn Quartet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 105–111 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

Maurice André

Approaching sixty

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 8–12 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

Vicente Lopez

Heir apparent

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 13–16 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

The weirdest summer story

A strange cult

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 17–19 Short story

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

Toulon 1992 - Horn

17th International Contest of the Music Festival

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 36–41 Horn Competition

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

ITG Conference '92

Rotterdam 14-17 June 1992

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 44–41 Trumpet Report Event

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

Dieter Otto

A passionate craftman

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 52–55 Horn Equipment

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

Narbonne 1992

4th International Brass Quintet Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 57–68 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

1842-1992 - 150th Anniversary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–80 Report

Brass Bulletin 79 - 3 / 1992

OPPL (Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire)

20 passionate years

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 82–87 Report

Brass Bulletin 80 - 4 / 1992

Editorial

Special Austria

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

BIM - Important changes

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 16–17 Report

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

The brasses of Languedoc-Roussillon

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 34–37 Report

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

Göteborg, where the arts are king

Bengt Eklund

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 40–45 Career

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

André Cazalet

The Horn, the brasses and France

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 48–55 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

Basel Sinfonietta

A triumph of the spirit

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 57–65 Report

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

Jost Meier

Swiss composer

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 66–71 Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 81 - 1 / 1993

Armin Rosin

Pioneer of the emancipation of the classical trombone in Germany

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 74–80 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 82 - 2 / 1993

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–9

Brass Bulletin 82 - 2 / 1993

Hakan Hardenberger

Star of the north

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–37 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 82 - 2 / 1993

Ivan Jevtic

Blood, fire and music

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–45 Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 82 - 2 / 1993

Sophie, or the story of wisdom regained

A midsummer's tale

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 71–75 Short story

Brass Bulletin 83 - 3 / 1993

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–11

Brass Bulletin 83 - 3 / 1993

Zdenek Tylsar

A great Czech horn virtuoso

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 14–17 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 83 - 3 / 1993

Jean-François Bovard and La Compagnie d'Eustache

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 18–22 Report

Brass Bulletin 83 - 3 / 1993

Herbert Joos

Jazz, drawing, trumpet, writing

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 26–33 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 83 - 3 / 1993

Norbert Böpple

Master craftsman

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 34–43 Trumpet Equipment

Brass Bulletin 83 - 3 / 1993

Guy Touvron

Vive la France, vive Selmer!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 82–85 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 84 - 4 / 1993

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 84 - 4 / 1993

Natural Horn

An amazing renaissance

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 8–11 Horn Report History

Brass Bulletin 84 - 4 / 1993

Internationales Naturhorn Festival Essen

7-12 September 1993

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 12–22 Horn

Brass Bulletin 84 - 4 / 1993

Hermann Baumann

Lesson of the master

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 38–41 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 84 - 4 / 1993

Passau - 3rd international competition for brass ensembles

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 42–45 Competition

Brass Bulletin 84 - 4 / 1993

David Bruchez

18 years old, music in his blood, trombone under his arm

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 46–51 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 84 - 4 / 1993

Vinko Globokar

The Rebel

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–89 Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Thomas Müller

Horns, Schnapps, and Cars

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 22–26 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Tokyo, Japan

10th annual competition for wind instruments

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 28–33 Trumpet Competition

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Freiburg im Breisgau, exemplary brass classes

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 36–41 Report Teaching

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Fred Sautter

Master American trumpet teacher

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 42–44 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Atlantic Brass Quintet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 46–48 Report Career

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Donald Green

Trumpet player of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–52 Trumpet Report Career

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Trumpet Academy Bremen

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 66–69 Trumpet Event

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

Boosey & Hawkes

A spectacular revival

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 80–87 Report Repertoire Equipment

Brass Bulletin 85 - 1 / 1994

The New Langwill Index

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 100–102 History

Brass Bulletin 86 - 2 / 1994

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 86 - 2 / 1994

Royal College of Music London

Tradition and evolution of the brass classes

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 10–20 Report History Teaching

Brass Bulletin 86 - 2 / 1994

Olé, Antonsen

Ole Edvard, the magnificent!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 28–31 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 86 - 2 / 1994

Malte Burba

Explorer of new music

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 42–45 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 86 - 2 / 1994

Guebwiller 1995

World Trumpet Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 54–57 Trumpet Event Competition

Brass Bulletin 86 - 2 / 1994

Henri Selmer Paris

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–68 History Equipment

Brass Bulletin 87 - 3 / 1994

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

Brass Bulletin 87 - 3 / 1994

Narbonne 1994

5th International Brass Quintet Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 33–40 Competition

Brass Bulletin 87 - 3 / 1994

London Symphony Orchestra Brass

Brief meeting with Eric Crees

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 41–43 Career

Brass Bulletin 87 - 3 / 1994

Maurice André

New directions

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–63 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 87 - 3 / 1994

Stomvi mouthpieces made to order

Inteview with Vicente Roncero

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 82–87 Trumpet Equipment

Brass Bulletin 88 - 4 / 1994

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

Brass Bulletin 88 - 4 / 1994

Bremen 1994

International Trumpet Days

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 51–59 Trumpet Event

Brass Bulletin 89 - 1 / 1995

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 89 - 1 / 1995

Läubin & Sons

The trumpet, a family affair

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 52–59 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 89 - 1 / 1995

The Brass College of French Switzerland (CCSR)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 62–68 Report

Brass Bulletin 90 - 2 / 1995

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–5

Brass Bulletin 90 - 2 / 1995

Steven Mead

Mister Euphonium

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 44–47 Euphonium Career

Brass Bulletin 90 - 2 / 1995

Birmingham 1995

2nd Annual National Tuba and Euphonium Conference

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–57 Tuba Euphonium Event

Brass Bulletin 90 - 2 / 1995

Emiko Ikeda & Chisato Abe

Portraits

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 66–73 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 91 - 3 / 1995

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–9

Brass Bulletin 91 - 3 / 1995

Thomas Stevens, Survey

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–57 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 91 - 3 / 1995

Branimir Slokar, development of a new trombone

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 92–96 Trombone Career Equipment

Brass Bulletin 92 - 4 / 1995

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 92 - 4 / 1995

Munich 1995

International ARD Trombone Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 16–25 Trombone Competition

Brass Bulletin 92 - 4 / 1995

Harri Lidsle

Master stroke of a young Finnish tubist

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 34–41 Tuba Report Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 92 - 4 / 1995

Guebwiller 1995

First World Trumpet Competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–69 Trumpet Competition

Brass Bulletin 92 - 4 / 1995

Bob Watt

From Linda’s look to the sound of the horn

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 70–79 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 92 - 4 / 1995

The parable of the bon vivant

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 81–86 Short story

Brass Bulletin 93 - 1 / 1996

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 93 - 1 / 1996

Sam Pilafian

Traveling tubist

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 18–23 Tuba Career

Brass Bulletin 93 - 1 / 1996

Porcia 1995

6th international competition for young concert hornists

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 52–62 Horn Competition

Brass Bulletin 93 - 1 / 1996

Thierry Caens

A great vintage of French trumpet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 68–78 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 94 - 2 / 1996

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 94 - 2 / 1996

Let us play in tune!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 28–31 Technique Teaching

Brass Bulletin 94 - 2 / 1996

Evolution of the trumpet ensembles

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 33–36 Trumpet Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 94 - 2 / 1996

Ensemble de Trompettes de Paris

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 37–41 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 94 - 2 / 1996

Fred Mills, exit Canadian Brass, new future

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–58 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 94 - 2 / 1996

Brass Bulletin 1971-1996, the fruit of the passion

Part 1

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 65–73 Career

Brass Bulletin 95 - 3 / 1996

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–9

Brass Bulletin 95 - 3 / 1996

Branimir Slokar

A happy trombonist

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 14–23 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 95 - 3 / 1996

Markneukirchen 1996

31st annual international instrumental competition • Horn • Tuba

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 61–65 Horn Tuba Competition

Brass Bulletin 95 - 3 / 1996

Narbonne 1996

6th annual international brass quintet competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 67–70 Competition

Brass Bulletin 95 - 3 / 1996

Brass Bulletin 1971-1996, the fruit of the passion

Part 2

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 85–95 Career

Brass Bulletin 96 - 4 / 1996

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–9

Brass Bulletin 96 - 4 / 1996

Stanley Friedman sound from the pen...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–47 Trumpet Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 96 - 4 / 1996

Jacques Mauger, on 7th heaven with the trombone

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–81 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 96 - 4 / 1996

Brass Bulletin 1971-1996, the fruit of the passion

Part 3

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 84–93 Career

Brass Bulletin 97 - 1 / 1997

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 97 - 1 / 1997

Tonhalle Orchester Zürich: The magic wand of David Zinman

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 22–34 Report Career

Brass Bulletin 97 - 1 / 1997

Eran Levi: top talent on the euphonium

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 57–59 Euphonium Career

Brass Bulletin 97 - 1 / 1997

Antoine Courtois, Paris

The history of instrument makers is a human adventure, all the more interesting for us today to learn about since the intimate details of this part of the history of music has been left mostly in the shadows

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–85 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 97 - 1 / 1997

Brass Bulletin 1971-1996, the fruit of the passion

Part 4

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 92–98 Career

Brass Bulletin 98 - 2 / 1997

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–9

Brass Bulletin 98 - 2 / 1997

Miroslav Kejmar

Principal trumpet of the Czech Philharmonic

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 34–44 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 98 - 2 / 1997

Angelo Galletti, Hornist and collector

Of curious mind and cusrious character, this man of 84 years has never stopped examining and critiquing the world. A remarkable story about a amn and his love/hate relationship with his twin passions

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–69 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 99 - 3 / 1997

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–11

Brass Bulletin 99 - 3 / 1997

Prague 1997 celebration of young talents?

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–73 Horn Trumpet Trombone Competition

Brass Bulletin 99 - 3 / 1997

Michael Thompson, Off-the-cuff commentary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–79 Horn Competition

Brass Bulletin 100 - 4 / 1997

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 100 - 4 / 1997

3rd International "Maurice André" Trumpet Competition (1997)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 8–14 Trumpet Competition

Brass Bulletin 100 - 4 / 1997

Passau, a competition out of the ordinary

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 34–44 Competition

Brass Bulletin 100 - 4 / 1997

Experimental musical institutions

Report followed by an interview with John Marcellus

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 73–81 Report

Brass Bulletin 100 - 4 / 1997

Guebwiller France

World competition for tuba & euphonium

Jean-Pierre Mathez, Steven Mead

pp. 84–92 Tuba Euphonium Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 100 - 4 / 1997

Quintette Magnifica, flowers in the Bell!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 96–99 Career

Brass Bulletin 102 - 2 / 1998

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 102 - 2 / 1998

Franz Xaver Streitwieser

The amazing story of a talented German trumpeter whose health problems indirectly led him to become one of the great collectors of brass instruments of our time

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 40–47 Career

Brass Bulletin 102 - 2 / 1998

1998 Frankfurt Music Fair

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 74–80 Report

Brass Bulletin 103 - 3 / 1998

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–9

Brass Bulletin 103 - 3 / 1998

The spectacular rise of the euphonium

Interview with Steven Mead

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–36 Euphonium Report

Brass Bulletin 103 - 3 / 1998

Narbonne 1998

7th annual international brass quintet competition

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 52–58 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 103 - 3 / 1998

The C. G. Conn Company

Part 1

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–78 History Equipment Report

Brass Bulletin 104 - 4 / 1998

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 3–7

Brass Bulletin 104 - 4 / 1998

The Canadian Brass

28 years young!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 8–14 Career

Brass Bulletin 104 - 4 / 1998

The history of King & Benge instruments

Part 2

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 58–72 Report History Equipment

Brass Bulletin 104 - 4 / 1998

Epsilon - Epsival - 1998

5th Annual Brass & Percussion Festival (France)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 75–78 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 104 - 4 / 1998

David Ohanian departs the Canadian Brass

Interview with David Ohanian

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 86–93 Horn Report Career

Brass Bulletin 104 - 4 / 1998

Saas Fee, Switzerland

1st Alpine Music Festival

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 98–100 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 104 - 4 / 1998

Ursula Amrein

musical port of the Baltic

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 108–112 Report

Brass Bulletin 105 - 1 / 1999

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–9

Brass Bulletin 105 - 1 / 1999

Egger, maker of brass instruments

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 14–23 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 105 - 1 / 1999

Ferrol, exemplary instrumental courses in Spain

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 75–81 Report Teaching

Brass Bulletin 105 - 1 / 1999

Reinhold Friedrich, tamer of the trumpet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 82–99 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 106 - 2 / 1999

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–11

Brass Bulletin 106 - 2 / 1999

The Voisin - A franco-american trumpet dynasty

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 26–41 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 106 - 2 / 1999

Slokar Quartet ... since 25 years

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 44–51 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 106 - 2 / 1999

The Milan Conservatory (1808-1999)

Jean-Pierre Mathez, Gianmario Bonino

pp. 54–71 Report

Brass Bulletin 106 - 2 / 1999

1999 Frankfurt Music Fair

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 88–95 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 106 - 2 / 1999

Guebwiller, international center for wind music

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 107–111 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 107 - 3 / 1999

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–11

Brass Bulletin 107 - 3 / 1999

Christian Lindberg, trombone on fire !

Interview

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 40–48 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 107 - 3 / 1999

Kelly Anne Parkes. Australian, woman, trumpeter

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 65–69 Trumpet Report Career

Brass Bulletin 107 - 3 / 1999

Werkstatt & Musikhaus Schagerl

At the service of brasses

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 70–80 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 108 - 4 / 1999

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 108 - 4 / 1999

Hamamatsu, Music capital of Japan

5th Annual International Festival and Academy for wind instruments

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 44–53 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 108 - 4 / 1999

Yamaha, 40 years of brasses

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 98–121 Equipment Report

Brass Bulletin 108 - 4 / 1999

Royal Concertgebow Orchestra

Happy brass players!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 128–133 Report

Brass Bulletin 108 - 4 / 1999

Ivan Meylemans, a trombone from out of the blue

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 134–139 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 109 - 1 / 2000

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 109 - 1 / 2000

Philip Jones 12.3.1928 - 17.01.2000

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 16–21 Report

Brass Bulletin 109 - 1 / 2000

Passau 1999: 6th International Competition for Brass Ensembles

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–65 Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 109 - 1 / 2000

The ingenious Free-Flow rotary valve of René Hagmann

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 100–106 Trombone Equipment

Brass Bulletin 109 - 1 / 2000

Robert Davis King (1914-1999)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 118–122 Career Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 110 - 2 / 2000

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 110 - 2 / 2000

Maurice André

A phenomenal artistic achievement

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–42 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 110 - 2 / 2000

Maurice Jarre

Head in the stars

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 74–85 Career

Brass Bulletin 110 - 2 / 2000

Thomas Inderbinen - master of the hammer

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 86–94 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 111 - 3 / 2000

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 111 - 3 / 2000

Enrique Crespo - seducer and musician in one

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 18–28 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 111 - 3 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe

Part 1

Krefeld

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 54–59 Report

Brass Bulletin 111 - 3 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe

Part 2

Madrid

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–75 Report

Brass Bulletin 111 - 3 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe

Part 3

Amsterdam

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–92 Report

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe - Berlin

Part 4

Berlin

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 22–23

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe - Der Blechbläser

Part 5

Der Blechbläser

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 24–29

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe - Tamás Velenczei

Part 6

Tamás Velenczei

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–47

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe - Telfs (Tyrol)

Part 7

Telfs (Tyrol)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 48–59

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

On the trail of brasses in Europe - Haagston

Part 8

Haagston

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–67

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

4th International "Maurice André" Trumpet Competition (2000)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 70–76 Trumpet Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 112 - 4 / 2000

Michel Becquet

Born to be a musician, born to play trombone

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 92–106 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon (CNSML)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 22–31 Report Teaching

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

The art of chamber music

Part 1

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 42–46 Technique Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

Bo Nilsson

Cicerone of the brasses

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 50–60 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

Basic instruction: a lottery?

Part 1

First lessons

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 64–67 Teaching

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

Roland Schnorhk, Orchestral Soloist

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 75–78 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

The fine story of Andrea Bandini, the Tuscan

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 80–81 Trombone Career

Brass Bulletin 113 - 1 / 2001

International Trumpet Guild 25th Anniversary Conference - May 24-27, 2000

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 116–128 Trumpet Report Event

Brass Bulletin 114 - 2 / 2001

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–11

Brass Bulletin 114 - 2 / 2001

Francis Orval, A heart for the horn

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 18–24 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 114 - 2 / 2001

Basic instruction: a lottery?

Part 2

Maintaining and developing acquired skills

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 72–75 Teaching

Brass Bulletin 114 - 2 / 2001

The art of chamber music

Part 2

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 78–81 Technique Repertoire

Brass Bulletin 114 - 2 / 2001

12 Tubists in search of a future...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 88–92 Tuba Report

Brass Bulletin 114 - 2 / 2001

Musikmesse - Frankfurt

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 100–102 Report Event

Brass Bulletin 115 - 3 / 2001

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–23

Brass Bulletin 115 - 3 / 2001

Brass Bulletin 1971-2001

Retrospective

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 27–61 Report

Brass Bulletin 115 - 3 / 2001

Gabriele Cassone and his universal trumpet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 64–72 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 115 - 3 / 2001

Kalison - 3rd Generation

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 84–88 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 116 - 4 / 2001

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 5–7

Brass Bulletin 116 - 4 / 2001

Jens Lindemann, lips of gold...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–36 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 116 - 4 / 2001

Guebwiller 2001 - Philip Jones International Competition - horn and brass ensembles

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 84–88 Horn Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 117 - 1 / 2002

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–13

Brass Bulletin 117 - 1 / 2002

Antoine Acquisto

A trumpet in full bloom

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 82–87 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 117 - 1 / 2002

A player’s first years

Part 3

Oral instruction, written instruction

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 94–96 Teaching Technique

Brass Bulletin 118 - 2 / 2002

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–13

Brass Bulletin 118 - 2 / 2002

Spanish Brass “Luur Metalls”

Friendship, talent, and le feu sacré...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 60–72 Career

Brass Bulletin 119 - 3 / 2002

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–11

Brass Bulletin 119 - 3 / 2002

The remarkable achievements of trumpet player Jan Hasenöhrl

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 24–30 Career

Brass Bulletin 119 - 3 / 2002

Shuko Kuramoto - Fairy magic on the tuba

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 76–82 Tuba Career

Brass Bulletin 119 - 3 / 2002

Stomvi, birth of a new brand name in brass instruments

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 114–118 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 120 - 4 / 2002

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–13

Brass Bulletin 120 - 4 / 2002

Jon Sass

A giant tuba, a giant on the tuba

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 30–35 Tuba Career

Brass Bulletin 120 - 4 / 2002

Mnozil Brass

Virtuosos of Satire

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 70–71 Career

Brass Bulletin 120 - 4 / 2002

Niklas Eklund - Ambassador for the historical trumpet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 82–89 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 121 - 1 / 2003

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–13

Brass Bulletin 121 - 1 / 2003

Otto Sauter - The determination to win

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 44–53 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 121 - 1 / 2003

The Langhammer/Meinl saga

From Christian Langhammer to Gerhard A. Meinl and Ja Musik GmbH

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 102–113 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 122 - 2 / 2003

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–11

Brass Bulletin 122 - 2 / 2003

How dared they say that...

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 32–33 Backstage

Brass Bulletin 122 - 2 / 2003

Bruno Schneider

For the love of Music!

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 36–43 Horn Career

Brass Bulletin 122 - 2 / 2003

Jean-François Madeuf

Breathing new life into the historical trumpet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 86–93 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 122 - 2 / 2003

Ernie Hammes - Jazz in his blood

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 96–101 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 123 - 3 / 2003

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 7–11

Brass Bulletin 123 - 3 / 2003

Edward H. Tarr - Scholar and troubadour of the trumpet

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 26–41 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 123 - 3 / 2003

Lester Remsen - A career of rigour and probity

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 44–47 Trumpet Career

Brass Bulletin 123 - 3 / 2003

René Spada - “So why couldn’t it be done better?”

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 80–87 Equipment

Brass Bulletin 124 - 4 / 2003

Editorial

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 9–13

Brass Bulletin 124 - 4 / 2003

5th International “Maurice André” Trumpet Competition (2003)

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 72–75 Trumpet Report Competition

Brass Bulletin 124 - 4 / 2003

Prestige des Cuivres 2003 - Guebwiller - International Philip Jones Competition - Tuba, Euphonium, Brass Ensembles

Jean-Pierre Mathez

pp. 78–83 Competition

Biography

Jean-Pierre Mathez (3 March 1938, Biel/Bienne – 26 November 2023) was a Swiss trumpeter, pedagogue, music publisher, and cultural entrepreneur. He was the founder of Brass Bulletin, the international magazine for brass players launched in 1971, and of Editions Bim, which became a leading international music publishing house.

After beginning the trumpet in a school wind band, he developed an early interest in jazz and performed with various regional ensembles. He continued his studies in London with Ernest Hall and later at the Conservatoire of Geneva, where he graduated in 1961 in the class of Paolo Longinotti, principal trumpet of the Orchestre de la Suisse romande.

From 1955 onwards, he was active in chamber music, founding a brass quartet (two trumpets, two trombones) for which he commissioned several original works, including from Jost Meier. He subsequently held orchestral positions with the Biel Theatre Orchestra, the Bern Symphony Orchestra, and later as principal trumpet with the Niedersächsisches Sinfonie-Orchester in Hanover, Germany, and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra under Victor Desarzens.

As a performer, he recorded with I Musici di Roma, the Lausanne Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble conducted by Michel Corboz, the Edward Tarr Ensemble, and in major works by Bach under the direction of Karl Richter.

Between 1971 and 1973, he created and performed around forty solo musical theatre productions entitled The Demilitarization of the Trumpet, reflecting a broader artistic approach to the instrument.

Alongside his performing career, he developed an important pedagogical activity. He was appointed professor of trumpet at the Lausanne Conservatory in 1962 and later also at the Fribourg Conservatory from 1971. His engagement in developing new pedagogical approaches led Universal Edition in Vienna to commission a major instrumental method, published in 1977 in the Wiener Instrumentalschulen series.

In 1969, he founded with his wife Gabi the BIM (Bureau d’Information Musicale), a specialized music shop and professional center for brass players, which became one of the leading European distribution centers for sheet music.

In 1971, he launched Brass Bulletin, an international music journal published in five languages (French, English, German, Italian, and Spanish). Distributed in nearly 80 countries, it became a major publication in the brass world, for which he served as both editor-in-chief and publisher.

After serving as publications director at Éditions G. Billaudot in Paris from 1972 to 1977, he founded Editions Bim, whose international development led to the publication and management of more than 1600 musical works, including compositions, pedagogical materials, and books.

From 1993 onwards, his activities focused on publishing and promoting the composers and authors represented by Editions Bim, as well as commissioning and disseminating new works. He also served on the board of SUISA and the SUISA Foundation for Music. In 1999, Editions Bim acquired the American publishing house The Brass Press.

Through his work as a musician, pedagogue, publisher, and journalist, Jean-Pierre Mathez maintained close connections with the international music scene. He can thus be regarded as a privileged observer of the evolution of instrumental performance—particularly brass playing—during the second half of the twentieth century.

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