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/adventures-in-car-buying/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/adventures-in-car-buying/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:04:59 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1403 So yesterday was a good day. I left the car dealership not feeling buyers remorse or feeling like I had been duped by the dealer. I got exactly what I wanted at the price I wanted! Just a few tips: research the dealerships, take a highly intelligent person with you, be prepared to walk away. [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/06/adventures-in-car-buying/feed/ 0 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/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/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:08:38 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=1143 So Spring is in the air, I feel the cold grip of winter loosening and I couldn’t be happier! The Spring semester is going fast, I can’t believe it’s already March! The semester started with some cool performances, I have posted a video of my performance of the famous Mendez piece, La Virgen de la [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air/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/fall-2009-retrospective/ http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/12/fall-2009-retrospective/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:22:28 +0000 Raquel http://www.solotromba.com/home/?p=927 So, I am getting ready to head to Dallas for the Christmas break. My first semester at NKU was a blur of activity. I made alot of new friends and played in alot of concerts, not a bad semester! Some highlights included performing with Star United Mini Corps at the DCA Championships and winning [...]]]> http://www.solotromba.com/home/2009/12/fall-2009-retrospective/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