Katoomba trumpeter Jude Macarthur recently spent five days learning from the experts in in the Young Mannheim Symphonists (YMS), a course for youth run by the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra.
The youth orchestra course brought together 32 music students aged 12 to 23 along with 11 specialist tutors at the Conservatorium High School in Sydney.
It was his first experience with YMS that led him to the valve-less Baroque trumpet.
"I fell in love with it very quickly. You only have your lips and you change the sound by how fast your air is moving."
Jennie Curtin, Blue Mountains Gazette, 11 January 2024