On 16th September a concert took place as part of the Musica Sacra Maastricht Festival. It was a wonderful event with a very moving, sold-out concert with Marco Blaauw who played the piccolo trumpet, the Double Bell C trumpet and the Quartertone flugelhorn in a beautiful and fitting venue - the „Keizerzaal“ in the St. Servaas Basilica - with a tribute to Hub. Our heartfelt thanks to Marco Blaauw as well as to Erwin Roebroeks, the director of Musica Sacra … Read more » about Musica Sacra Maastricht dedicated a concert by Marco Blaauw to Hub van Laar
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Patrice Lerech
https://youtu.be/7vUlzh3mfHk?si=NcsVgVlKwKn5bHlq&t=2830 Patrice Lerech plays a Van Laar® OIRAM II trumpet. … Read more » about Patrice Lerech
Skyliners Big Band from Canada
The trumpet section of the Skyliners Big Band from Canada plays Van Laar OIRAM Fresu and B3 flugelhorns and OIRAM III trumpet. https://skylinersbigband.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063697650711 … Read more » about Skyliners Big Band from Canada
Peter Evans | Being & Becoming
Peter Evans plays a Van Laar® 4-valve flugelhorn. https://youtu.be/yfm0KgfF1o8?t=2380 … Read more » about Peter Evans | Being & Becoming
Signor Santo Rizzo
Caro Nello (Nello Salza), grazie per avermi consigliato questa tromba Van Laar BR3 che ho acquistato da Raffaele Inghilterra. Lo strumento è fantastico e l’ho suonato da subito. Un caro saluto, Santo https://youtu.be/BmaAdeGlGWk … Read more » about Signor Santo Rizzo
Visit Ladislav Kozderka
Very happy to see our sunny friend Ladislav Kozderka from Prague again. … Read more » about Visit Ladislav Kozderka
Jeroen Schippers | Anton Weeren; Concerto for Trumpet
Live recording of Anton Weeren's new trumpet concerto, premiered last November by Jeroen Schippers together with the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The virtuoso concerto for trumpet and orchestra was written by Anton Weeren for Jeroen Schippers, principal trumpeter in the Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Jeroen played the concerto on the Van Laar C4 trumpet. https://youtu.be/QwHEwt81QJM For more information please click on the link: … Read more » about Jeroen Schippers | Anton Weeren; Concerto for Trumpet
Picture from Miki Gakki in Osaka, Japan
The professional trumpet players from Osaka bought the 2nd generation Van Laar trumpets and they are very happy with their new trumpets. From left: Kazutaka Yoshino, Naoya Nakajima (Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra, B4 trumpet), Yoon Fasong (Jazz, studio trumpet player, B4 trumpet), Manami Yoshimura (Miki Gakki) … Read more » about Picture from Miki Gakki in Osaka, Japan
THE SUN
ALBUM "THE SUN" LUKAS ORAVEC ORCHESTRA feat SAMMY FIGUEROA Lukáš Oravec plays OIRAM II trumpet and OIRAM Sandoval flugelhorn made by Hub. ℗ 2023 Lukáš Oravec Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7VTSg1I418 … Read more » about THE SUN
Obituary Hub | “keep making progress” by Takamasa Hikita
The other day, the Joy Brass trumpet team and I had dinner together in Tokyo. We exchanged wonderful memories of Hub san. We really appreciated him - and still do - and we take good care to pursue his great advice and wisdom and "keep on making progress". I bought a new B6 flugelhorn from Joy Brass about two months ago. I was truly surprised when I tried out this new instrument because the B6's great sound is exactly what I have been looking for. I've been thinking. And I just bet that Hub … Read more » about Obituary Hub | “keep making progress” by Takamasa Hikita