Michael AllenAug 28, 2017Musical thievery and 12 stepsAfter Bach, the composer I’ve spent the most time with is Claude Debussy. In fact, the first two arrangements I made for large brass...
Michael AllenAug 27, 2017Tuba, or not tubaTortured play on words - sorry. I've had the luxury of writing for some fantastic musicians who happened to play the euphonium. John...
Michael AllenAug 26, 2017Willow, WillowMany years ago, I was walking past Bill Stanley’s trombone studio at CU Boulder and heard a most remarkable thing. I stuck my head in the...
Michael AllenAug 25, 2017Huzzah! to the Queen's ChapelRenaissance keyboard music is really fun to arrange. The simplicity of the music (well, at least some of it) lends itself to crafty...
Michael AllenAug 24, 2017My best chordThere's nothing quite like a well voiced, well spaced, well balanced chord written for brass when played in tune. Great brass players...
Michael AllenAug 23, 2017Euphonic SoundsThe temptation when making a brass arrangement of late 19th & early 20th century marches is to take the road more traveled - to "arrange"...