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TBJ103: Mary Bowden on her new upcoming album, Seraph Brass and the importance of networking
My soon-t0-be colleague at Shenandoah Conservatory joined us for her second appearance on The Brass Junkies. Mary is awesome. We could talk to her for hours.
You can check out the complete show notes including all links mentioned during TBJ103 over at Pedal Note Media.
Episode 17 of The Brass Junkies features Mary Bowden, an international trumpet soloist and founding member of the Seraph Brass. She discusses her travels around the world, a transformational experience she had with our good friend Jens Lindemann that inspired her to take her career to the next level, and her new brass quintet, Seraph Brass.
She also talks about how she has gone about creating her personal brand through highly produced videos, professional photo shoots, and a great website.
Links:
Mary Bowden
Seraph Brass
Mary's YouTube Channel
Mary's Facebook Fan Page
To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink
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Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass
Tonight I saw a wonderful recital by the Seraph Brass here in the Washington, DC area. The playing was fantastic and the program was enjoyable.
There was one thing that occurred during the performance that was a valuable lesson for us all.
During the great Jack Gale arrangement of Porgy and Bess (which was recorded by the Empire Brass way back when) Amy McCabe, trumpet player for one of the premier military bands, had a little bit of an issue that she said I could feel free to share here. And it had absolutely nothing to do with her stunning playing!
During a fermata she leaned over to quickly pick up her plunger mute and her tuning slide fell out right onto the floor! She smiled as it took her about five seconds to get the thing back in. Five seconds of dead time on stage feels like an eternity.
Amy handled this like the pro she is. She didn't panic. She didn't get even remotely upset. She even turned to the audience right after the tuning slide was back in and said "Well alright!"
Everyone laughed and she actually created a real bonding moment between the performers and the audience.
It was the absolute perfect response to the situation when many of us would have become upset. She kept the audience in mind above everything else which is the only thing that matters.
