[TPIN] Allen Vizzutti & WCU Trumpet Festival

[Louis A. Spagnola]

I'll be at the WCU Trumpet Fest.  It Vizzutti will be amazing as usual
The new facility is also amazing, and I'm not just saying that because I'm an alum.
I just wanted to comment that when John Hagstrom (2nd trumpet of the Chicago Symphony) did a clinic after Vizzutti's at 
Yamaha Artists Services in NYC a few months back, the first thing he said was "I'm no Al Vizzutti".  Pretty scary, huh!
Al can do things no one else can.  It's that simple!!!
 
LouLouis A. Spagnola 12 Elliston Court Exton, PA 19341 (610)647-1336 LouSpag at msn.com



> From: cartersvillebear at bellsouth.net> To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:57:56 -0500> Subject: [TPIN] Allen Vizzutti & WCU Trumpet Festival> > TPIN'ers,> > This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending the West Carolina> University Trumpet Festival. Allen Vizzutti was the featured artist. Dr.> Brad Ulrich and his staff conducted an incredible Festival. There were a> dozen or so vendors in attendance which gave all of us considering the> purchase of a new trumpet a chance to compare horns side by side. Yamaha,> Bach, Blackburn, Miles, Warburton, Calicchio, etc, were all there as was> ITG and more. The festival featured trumpet Ensembles from all over the> Country. All levels of performance from Middle School to Professional. But> the most incredible part was listening to Allen Vizzutti perform a Classical> Concert on Friday night and a Jazz Concert on Saturday night.. Allen is not> only a phenomenal performer but a very good clinician. His personality and> demeanor brought , for many of us, a perspective on being a High-in-demand> studio recording artist to traveling worldwide to perform. The performances> were flawless demonstrations of Trumpet ability at the Top of the skill set.> Rage, tone, style, and heart stopping technique brought on, for many of us,> the desire to just dig a hole and bury my horns in the back yard and take up> bird watching or something less physically and mentally demanding. But> Allen made a statement during the Masters Class that brought everything back> to reality for me and I am sure many others.. He said (paraphrasing)> "Remember, that regardless of how well you play, or think you play, there> will always be someone out there that CAN do it better. So Relax. Always> play the best that you can and above all, HAVE FUN. Enjoy playing> trumpet!!" At one point in the Classical Concert, Allen made the comment> that some people assume a weird posture or horn position while playing.> Then he played "Carnival of Venice" while rotating his horn 180 degrees> without missing a note at break neck speed while the valves were inverted> then rotated back to normal. Great shtick!!> > Again kudos to Dr. Brad Ulrich and West Carolina University for putting on a> Great Trumpet Festival and all my brothers and sisters in Phi Mu Alpha and> Kappa Kappa Psi. > > Bob Wright> > <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\Bob.GREYBIRD-OS13HC\Desktop\Bebop%20P> uss.jpg> > _______________________________________________> TPIN mailing list> TPIN at tpin.okcu.edu> http://tpin.okcu.edu/mailman/listinfo/tpin