Mt. Pleasant Cop’s Musical Passion on Display in New CD
Article by Martin Wilbur of The EXAMINER NEWS, published May 18th 2017 After Peter Blume graduated from Pace University, he did what countless other... Read More
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May
2017
Local Cop Releases Debut Album – Westchester Magazine
Law-enforcement veteran Peter Blume releases a full-length album this month, inspired by the county he calls home. For Peter Blume, a 20-year veteran of the... Read More
09
May
2017
Coming Soon—My very 1st Solo Album!
So as you may have noticed, there has been very little to no activity updated on my site as of recent years–other than to my Performance... Read More
07
January
2017
WATER MUSIC: Handel vs. Telemann
Both George Frederic Handel & Georg Philipp Telemann each wrote a notable musical body of work known as ‘Water Music’—but for very different purposes. Both... Read More
14
January
2014
Shaken AND Stirred: OO-Derek Watkins
As 2013 comes to a close, I would like to mention the passing of 2 great trumpet players earlier this year: Derek Watkins & Adolph... Read More
30
December
2013
Phil Smith to retire from the NY Philharmonic in 2014
It was announced this past week that Phil Smith is planning to retire from the NY Philharmonic in June 2014, after a 35 year tenure... Read More
12
November
2013
Tartini, the passionate & the possessed
Italians often have the reputation as being a very passionate people. They’re passionate about their food, about their wine, about their women…& about their music.... Read More
07
August
2012
Handel, the Rock Star
Sir Handel & one of his many ‘Power Ballads’ By all accounts, Handel was a Rock Star—or whatever the equivalent of that would’ve been... Read More
25
July
2012
A Great Loss to the Trumpet World: Maurice André dies
A great loss was suffered to the Trumpet World on February 25th of this year (2012); Maurice André, possibly the greatest Classical Trumpeter/Sol oist ever,... Read More
03
March
2012
Telemann, the Artisan
Have you ever looked at a beautiful piece of furniture, let’s say an armoire, from the late 1800’s or early 1900’s & admired all the... Read More
23
July
2011