Alison Balsom on Trumpet
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/alison-balsom-strikes-blow-trumpet-3569021 From the article: Being known as 'the crumpet with the trumpet' doesn't seem to have done Alison Balsom's career any harm, even if it's not part of the official marketing strategy. But serious music-making is what she likes to talk about, and in particular her concert with pianist Tom Poster at the Bridgewater Hall on Sunday. Their programme includes Bach, Handel, Satie, Cole Porter… quite a lot of music not actually written for trumpet and piano, but arranged for them. "Some people would say," she concedes, "if it's not originally written for your instrument, don't play it. "But Bach himself arranged music by Vivaldi, and I think if there's a musical argument for it, then it makes sense. "And the trumpet as it is now didn't exist when some of the great masters were writing. "I want to show them that the trumpet has all sorts