Principal Trumpet Andrew Bishop has spent the last several months recording daily trumpet solos as part of a Facebook challenge. Watch a video compilation featuring a few of his favorite orchestral excerpts!

Repertoire:

00:00  (Day 09)  Mahler – Trumpet Solo from “Blumine”

01:15  (Day 11)  Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 1, Movement 2 trumpet solo

03:01  (Day 18)  Gershwin – An American in Paris, “Blues” solo

04:00  (Day 23)  Márquez – Danzón No. 2 (with added “Ode to Méndez”)

05:08  (Day 26)  Bizet – Carmen Suite No. 1, Prelude

06:35  (Day 30)  Mahler – Symphony No. 5, Movement 1 lyric excerpt

07:14  (Day 14)  Mahler/Respighi – “Posthorn of Rome” (A mash-up of offstage solos!)

10:00  (Day 20)  Williams, John – Trumpet Solo from Summon the Heroes

11:17  (Day 33)  Donizetti – Don Pasquale, Act 2 opening solo

13:31  (Day 35)  Stravinsky – L’histoire du Soldat, Royal March

14:28  (Day 36)  Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5, Movement 4 “Heroic Solo”

14:55  (Day 37)  Copland – An Outdoor Overture

15:59  (Day 40)  Strauss - Alpine Symphony “Glacier” excerpt

16:59  (Day 43)  Tchaikovsky – Danse Napolitaine from Swan Lake

18:12  (Day 41)  Wagner – Overture to Tannhäuser

19:49  (Day 43)  Lennon/McCartney – Penny Lane piccolo trumpet solo

20:33  (Day 45)  Wagner – Parsifal, Prelude

22:57  (Day 49)  Strauss – Don Juan, lyric excerpt

23:45  (Day 51)  Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, battle scene excerpts

25:17  (Day 52)  Williams, John – Star Wars Main Title, selections.  (May the 4th be with you!)

27:47  (Easter Special) Handel – The Trumpet Shall Sound, from Messiah

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