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Holiday Gift Guide 2020


GIFTS FOR MUSICIANS AND MUSIC LOVERS Rock out while you cook out with these microphone inspired kitchen utensils from Rise8 Studios, check them out at www.rise8musicgifts.com and see all of their unique and fun gifts and products for musicians and music lovers like guitar-neck utensils, guitar body picture frames, drumstick utensils, and brand new guitar-neck […]




My Dearest Ruth


For High Voice and Piano Powerfully poignant and equally tender, My Dearest Ruth is composer Stacy Garrop’s musical setting of the final love letter from Martin Ginsburg to his wife, the opera-loving Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only days before Martin’s passing. Commissioned by the family to celebrate Justice Ginsburg’s 80th birthday, the work […]




Horn Playing from the Inside Out

Horn Playing from the Inside Out: A Method for All Brass Musicians


This book by Eli Epstein, of Local 9-535 (Boston, MA), presents brass pedagogy informed by scientific evidence gleaned from real-time MRI films of the interior movement patterns of the world’s finest horn players. Epstein offers tried and true methods to learn and teach these exemplary biomechanics that promote not only beautiful and easeful playing, but […]




Connecticut Halftime

Connecticut Halftime and The Three Camps


Sean J. Kennedy Following up the successful release of a new arrangement of a Revolutionary War-era fife-and-drum tune, “The Downfall of Paris,” drummer, producer, and arranger Sean J. Kennedy, of Local 341 (Norristown, PA), has created new arrangements of two more rudimental drumming standards: “Connecticut Halftime” and “The Three Camps.” “For me and many other […]




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The Web Opera


Michael Roth The Web Opera, composed by Michael Roth, of Local 47 (Los Angeles, CA), is a multi-episode, filmed opera web-series presented exclusively online and for free. It is a unique experiment in music and film based on true events to support suicide prevention and the fight against cyberabuse.  A college freshman installs a webcam […]




Ergonomic Contrabass


The Upton Bass Ergo Double Bass by AES features an asymmetric design that sits close to the player’s body allowing for a better reach with the bowing arm and remarkable fingerboard access. The Ergo also features unbroken cornerless lower bouts and sound ports on the player’s side for acoustic response. This first 2020 Upton-built version […]




GALA Clarinet


Buffet Crampon’s newest clarinet model, the GALA, takes advantage of the latest research and is characterized by rich harmonics and an overall balance of range. This new professional clarinet is equipped with grenadilla wooden chimneys, leather pads, adjustable thumb rest, silver plated keywork, and pochette-style case. Available in Bb and A; with an optional Eb […]




American Cut Jazz Reeds


The Légère American Cut jazz saxophone reeds—for alto and tenor saxes—are free-blowing, colorful, and loaded with personality. The distinct profile is what gives players a full, clear low register and vibrant altissimo. By taking material from the outside of the reed and pushing it towards the heart, the reed maintains its stiffness while allowing the […]




Blackhole Reverb Pedal


Go Beyond the Horizon Create haunting echoes, ethereal landscapes, and otherworldly ambience with Eventide’s new Blackhole, a reverb pedal “as big and as mysterious as the cosmos.” The pedal includes onboard tone controls, modulation, and infinite reverb settings with mono or stereo operation, MIDI, preset storing, and a new compact, easy-to-use interface.www.eventideaudio.com




Symphonic Snare Sticks


The weight of laminated birch paired with the much larger shaft diameter make Greg Zuber’s new Nothung concert snare stick a truly unique offering to the Vic Firth Symphonic Collection. As the principal percussionist of the MET Orchestra, Zuber, of Local 802 (New York City), needed a stick that could cover a wide array of […]










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