But back to my favorite trumpet trio ... this was a very special photoshoot for me. I've written many times that I come from a musical family. It started with my grandfather, who played the saxophone and had an orchestra in his day. My dad played the trumpet in that band, and it is so moving to hear him talk about the music he loves and to see the emotions it brings out in him. My brother Mike followed his footsteps and plays the trumpet as well, and has a long standing musical background going back to his high school years. My nephew Matthew, also followed suit and played trumpet in his school band. When I got to thinking about how awesome it was to have three generations of the men in my family carry on my grandfather's musical tradition, I decided that I really wanted to document this in a special way.
On Father's Day, I went to a performance from the Houston Concert Band. Both my brother and sister-in-law participated in the concert and each had wonderful solos. Afterwards, my dad, Mike and Matthew let me snap a few pics of them, and I LOVE the results! I think my cousin really said it best when she saw these photos ..."somewhere in heaven, [our grandfather] has a big smile on his face."
I couldn't agree more. -- S
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music” -- Rachmaninov
Thanks to my sister-in-law Meredith for taking this last photo of me, Mike and Dad.
Matthew is off to college this fall, and has decided not to pursue music while in school. He wants to hand off his trumpet to my son. Chris is still a little young for it, but having some experience with piano, he knows he would like to give it a try when he's a little older. He sure will have a lot of teachers around to help him out! :)
