Trumpet

Raúl Junquera: The Trumpeter Who Sacrificed Everything to Return Home

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¿Conoces a algún joven trompetista de 22 años capaz de renunciar a una plaza fija de solista en una orquesta sinfónica porque echa de menos su tierra? Pues ése es Raúl Junquera, quien podría considerarse el prototipo de trompeta solista orquestal español: no sólo es un gran músico y un trompetista exquisito, sino que además es un tipo noble, amante de las pequeñas cosas de la vida. La música es su pasión, y ha conseguido todo lo que se ha propuesto con la trompeta, pero jamás sacrificará por ella los buenos ratos con su gente. La de Raúl Junquera es una de las historias de músicos españoles que todo el mundo debe conocer. Y estamos muy felices de traerla a Trumpet Magazine.

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Double Bass

Jaime Robles: “If They Don’t Explain to You What Feelings You Have to Look For, It’s Tough to Find Them”

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It is with great pleasure that maestro Jaime Robles, one of the key figures of the double bass in Spain has agreed to give Bass Magazine an interview. As former principal double bass of the Spanish National Orchestra, he spent more than twenty-five years there until his retirement.

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Violoncello

Wall-to-Wall Cellists

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Five and a half hours of music for cello in one evening! When you gather around the greatest cellists of our times, this is a highly entertaining affair. Jan Vogler, himself a cellist and the director of the Dresden Music Festival, invited his colleagues to a festival-within-festival for the second time since 2018.

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Trumpet

Ryan Gardner: “I’m Just Lucky to Be Able to Work With Such Inspiring Students That Make Every Day a Pleasure”

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Dr Ryan Gardner is the Associate Professor of Trumpet at UC Boulder. In this interview, he talks about his career and the recent successes of his students at the National Trumpet Competition. Dr Gardner’s students have won every collegiate division at the National Trumpet Competition, including the Undergraduate Solo Division — 2017, 2018, 2021 — the Graduate Solo Division in 2016, the Military Band Excerpt Competition in 2022 and the Ensemble Division seven times — 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 (small ensemble) and 2022 (large ensemble) in addition to placing a total of 19 times during this span. They have also won top prizes in the International Trumpet Guild competitions, Music Teachers National Association competitions, and International Women’s Brass Conference competitions, among others. They are employed in orchestras, premiere military bands, and teaching positions across the country.

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