This is the instrument we played when I was in the Old Guard FDC from 1977-83. We had a LOT of fun with that instrument, playing all the standards, as well as delving into Baroque, Classical, Irish, and even 20th Century classical chamber musics (the arrangement Allen Reed did of Maple Leaf Rag sounded like an old circus caliopy). 20th century music, such as Hindemith flute duets, got a bit difficult, but not impossible. John Shea’s arragement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s marches really worked out well…but I digress…
This is the instrument we played when I was in the Old Guard FDC from 1977-83. We had a LOT of fun with that instrument, playing all the standards, as well as delving into Baroque, Classical, Irish, and even 20th Century classical chamber musics (the arrangement Allen Reed did of Maple Leaf Rag sounded like an old circus caliopy). 20th century music, such as Hindemith flute duets, got a bit difficult, but not impossible. John Shea’s arragement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s marches really worked out well…but I digress…