http://www.solotromba.com/home trumpet, music, life, thoughts... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/08/star-of-indiana/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/08/star-of-indiana/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:21:19 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=2691 “The name Star of Indiana evokes an image of legend in the minds of many drum corps fans today. This corps, who took the field from 1985-1993, accomplished much in its relatively short existence, making the World Championship Finals in its very first year and winning a Championship in 1991. With groundbreaking programming that many [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/08/star-of-indiana/feed/ 1 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/toronto-in-june-is-lovely/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/toronto-in-june-is-lovely/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:49:55 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1331 So I just got back from the International Women’s Brass Conference held on the campus of Humber College in Toronto, Ontario. It was a great week filled with a competition, performances, reuniting with old friends, and great sight-seeing. Here is a short synopsis of my week. It all began for me on a very early [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/toronto-in-june-is-lovely/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/drum-corps-experience-of-a-lifetime/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/drum-corps-experience-of-a-lifetime/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 13:06:12 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1252 So I recently attended a drum corps move-in camp and I have to say I was amazed at the physical challenges those kids embrace. I vaguely remember my own corps summer and I can’ t believe I was able to get through it! I do remember being in the shape of my life afterwards though! [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/drum-corps-experience-of-a-lifetime/feed/ 2 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/summer-time/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/summer-time/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 16:35:33 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1195 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/05/summer-time/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/01/the-northerner-kicking-some-brass/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/01/the-northerner-kicking-some-brass/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:24:58 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1009 Check out an article about me from the Northerner, a student newspaper from Northern Kentucky University: via The Northerner – Kicking some brass – article on the Northerner website, here is also a scanned jpg  of the newspaper article. http://www.thenortherner.com/ ]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/01/the-northerner-kicking-some-brass/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/12/uk-tour-nov-2009/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/12/uk-tour-nov-2009/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:15:39 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=896 Dr. Raquel Rodriquez, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at NKU, recently had a monumental November in which she embarked on a UK tour with the Fountain City Brass Band, a traditional British style brass band based out of Kansas City. With FCBB she won a national and international championship, recorded a CD, and performed as a [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/12/uk-tour-nov-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/10/a-few-of-my-favorite-things/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/10/a-few-of-my-favorite-things/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:42:25 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=863 So I have recently been very busy with two of my favorite things, namely, brass band and drum corps. I have been preparing for the upcoming UK trip with the Fountain City Brass Band. I also have the honor of being a soloist on tour. I am especially looking forward to Brass in Concert. [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/10/a-few-of-my-favorite-things/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/10/brass-band-news/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/10/brass-band-news/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:21:51 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=825 So, I am getting settled in my new settings, and I gotta say, I’m loving life! I really like my new school, Northern Kentucky University. The students are great and I am really enjoying playing in the faculty brass quintet. The quintet recently had a school show and it was a blast! I also recently [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/10/brass-band-news/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2008/08/trumpet-in-the-olympics/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2008/08/trumpet-in-the-olympics/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:50:11 +0000 Raquel http://solotromba.com/blog/?p=30 The Olympics began in ancient Greece nearly 3,000 years ago. Sporting contests took place during the great festivals that the Greeks held in honour of their gods. The most important of these contests was the Olympic Games, dedicated to Zeus, the Father of the Gods. Every four years, free men from all over the Greek [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2008/08/trumpet-in-the-olympics/feed/ 0 http://www.solotromba.com/home/2008/08/zwilich-american-concerto/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2008/08/zwilich-american-concerto/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:48:21 +0000 Raquel http://solotromba.com/blog/2008/08/06/zwilich-american-concerto/ Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is an important figure in the realm of the compositional world. She has written a diverse body of works in which she has received many accolades including the coveted Pulitzer Prize. Her output for the trumpet has been significant, contributing such works as Concerto for Trumpet and Five Players (1984), [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2008/08/zwilich-american-concerto/feed/ 0