University of Kentucky Baroque Trumpet Ensemble

We’re sounding the trumpet this week on Harmonia, with magnificent baroque trumpets in virtuosic solo music and majestic choral and orchestral works from Monteverdi to Telemann. Our featured release is Altissima: Works for High Baroque Trumpet with soloist Josh Cohen.

Practice, practice, practice! In centuries past, musicians learned how to play from a tutor—both a person and a book. This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore method books that teach how to play Baroque wind instruments including recorder, transverse flute, oboe, bassoon, and trumpet. Plus, our featured release is Of Arms and a Woman: Late Medieval Wind Music.