Welcome Back!
It's been a busy year for BfB. Highlights include:
- Final concert at the Royal Academy of Music, London, featuring the Wallace Collection's "Discovering Brass" program supported by the London Music Fund. March 8th, 2018
- Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. Chris Hasselbring & Kirsty Montgomery presenting “The Natural Trumpet: Why Bother?" and “Around the World in Twenty-One Trumpets: A Brass Odyssey." March 22, 2018.
- Vandercook College of Music, Chicago, IL. Chris Hasselbring & Kirsty Montgomery presenting “Using the Natural Trumpet and Interdisciplinary Methodology to Teach Beginning Brass Students." July 3rd, 2018.
- Covenant Village, Northbrook, IL. Chris Hasselbring & Kirsty Montgomery presenting “Around the World in Twenty-One Trumpets: A Brass Odyssey." Sept. 21st, 2018.
- Three new general music programs initiated at Carl Von Linne (Chicago Public Schools), Willard, and Dawes (Evanston public schools). September 2018.
- Wisconsin State Music Conference, Madison, WI. October 24-27, 2018.
BfB in the Classroom
BfB educators from Chicago and Evanston, IL: Shemeka Nash, Kirsty Montgomery,
Chris Hasselbring, Stephanie Abudayeh, Colleen Scampini, and Arturo Fuerte
Students from Havering, Brent, Barking & Dagenham Music Hubs
performing with the Wallace Collection at the Royal Academy of Music in London
In the News!
Articles & Publications
- Historic Brass Society Book Reviews, Brass for Beginners - Website/Curriculum Review (October 2, 2018), Jeffrey Nussbaum.
- Brass Band World, Discovering Brass for Beginners (February 2018), Clair Tomalin
Hear Ragnar at the Morris Museum!
Ragnar's story, narrated by British actor Karl Davies, can be heard at the Morris Museum exhibit, "Trumpets, Weird and Wonderful: Treasures from the National Music Museum" Morristown, NJ. October 2018 - March 2019. (The BfB Natural Trumpet™ and Around The World in Twenty-One Trumpets student books are available for purchase at the Museum Shop for the duration of the exhibition.)
Product Updates:
New BfB Natural Trumpet™ and BfB Baroque™ Instruments released in 2018! Click on links to learn more and see demo videos.
Ragnar on Tour 2018-19!
See us in action this coming year:
- Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL. December 19-22, 2018
- ILMEC (Illinois Music Educator's Conference), Peoria, IL. January 25-27, 2019
- TMEA (Texas Music Education Association) Clinic/Convention, San Antonio, TX. Chris Hasselbring & Kirsty Montgomery presenting “Brass for General Music: An Interdisciplinary Method" Feb. 15th, 2019.
- Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL. Chris Hasselbring & Kirsty Montgomery presenting “Around the World in Twenty-One Trumpets: A Brass Odyssey" and “The Natural Trumpet: Why Bother?" March 22nd, 2019
- 44th Annual ITG (International Trumpet Guild) Conference, Miami, FL. Chris Hasselbring & Kirsty Montgomery presenting “A Brass Odyssey: Using the Natural Trumpet and the History of Lip-blown Instruments to Teach Beginners." July 9-13, 2019
