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With respect to Greg Spence, I'm not aware of a lager named "Spence", and I needed a catchy title, so... International trumpet soloist John Foster is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of performance on historical trumpets. His current roles include, Artistic Director of Australian Baroque Brass, Director of the Australasian Trumpet Academy, Principal Trumpet of the Omega Ensemble, the Canberra Bach Ensemble, and he is the Artistic Director of period instrument orchestra, Queensland Baroquehttp://www.qldbaroque.com/ (.) John was a member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 2001-2013. John has appeared as soloist worldwide and performed with many leading orchestras and ensembles in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Canada, the USA, China, Macau, and Brazil. John has given master classes throughout the world, including at the Juilliard School of Music, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music (UK), the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Northwestern University (Chicago), Bern University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), and Conservatorio da Belo Horizonte (Brazil) among countless others. John is also the author of ‘The Natural Trumpet’ (publisher, kookaburra music) and ‘The Baroque Trumpet Revival’ (publisher, Hickman Music). John has enjoyed conducting the Queensland Baroque Orchestra, he has appeared regularly as a guest conductor of the Orchestra of St James’ and was recently the guest conductor of the Rockhampton Symphony Orchestra. In this conversation with John, you'll learn: -How John got interested in trumpet initially... -Did John feel "rushed" as he progressed so quickly as a youngster?... -Politics and broken dreams with the Sydney Opera House... -Competition keeping each other fresh and pushing for greatness... -How John became interested in baroque and period instruments... -Understand THIS and it will change your approach to playing... -The difference between a cornetto and a baroque trumpet... -Why are cornets and cornettos so different?... -Composers and pieces you should know: Zalenka Ana Thielmann Paglietti Resources mentioned: http://baroquebrass.com (baroquebrass.com) http://johnfostertrumpet.com (johnfostertrumpet.com) https://www.youtube.com/user/Drawstring77 (Drawstring77 YouTube channel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ypyl4DgKrg (Sound the Trumpets on youtube) Credits: Trumpet Dynamics: The Story of the Trumpet, In the Words of Those Who Play It Host: James Newcomb Guest: John Foster Opening music: "Folklore" by https://bigbigtrain.com (Big Big Train) Closing music: "Creepin' With Clark" written and performed by Mike Vax Audio editing by: James Newcomb Show notes prepared by: podcastartistry.com